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Vichara-Our thoughts

In a conference in USA when a gentle man asked the Origin of man according to Indian scriptures,I had mentioned that, “In Sanskrit and all Indian languages the word Man comes from mind-Manas." Later one of the participants referred to encyclopedia and told me that it says, that the word “Man” in english is indeed derived from eastern origin!It actually means Mind. Isn't it interesting to know this fact?. Mind appears to be the most important component both in  becoming the master of the world as well as the reason for our doom. Let us try to understand the human being.The first thing that comes across are the activities we indulge in.Are these within us or outside us?We need to understand this. One interesting activity is “Prana” which is in each and every living being and this Prana or the vital energy is responsible for all our activities directed from inside out such as respiration, digestion, circulation etc to movement of limbs and vital organs.The second one and