The unhappy persons are always driven by their lower nature. The lower nature of a person, which is characterized by impurities such as Raaga-Dveshas (Likes and Dislikes are called Raaga-Dveshas in Sanskrit), greed, jealousy, Mada (excessive pride or arrogance) and similar negative emotions set up a tremendous pressure on the mind. Desires set up their own pressure (called Vega in Sanskrit) on the mind - until they are fulfilled. If the desires are not fulfilled, the mind is filled with anger and hatred and anger - and hatred also set up intense pressure on the mind. Every conflict in life sets up its own pressure and every one encounters many, many, conflicts in his/her life. Mind struggles to cope up with all these pressures - and all persons go through this inner struggle all through their lives.
These inner struggles, apart from frustrating all efforts at controlling the mind and meditation, can lead to depressions, mental blocks, strokes, and sometimes, even serious nervous breakdowns. These inner struggles are indicative of misdirection and misuse of internal energies, which is an avoidable wastage.
Negative thinking and lowly passions also result in making the mind divided and scattered. When divided and scattered, mind cannot be controlled. When we gather the scattered pieces together, however, we gain a certain amount of continuity and concentration in our thinking. Continuity of thought is necessary to attain success in any undertaking. Concentrated thinking is indicative of control over the mind. They say, “He alone who conquers his mind, conquers the world”. To control and conquer the mind is the highest Yoga.
The next thought is about “All thoughts arise in the mind only”
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