
USE THE INTELLECT TO REALIZE THE TRUTH ![]()
Our subtle body is usually controlled by the mind. As long as the mind rules, we will live in ignorance and fear. If we want to realize the truth and overcome both our ignorance and our panic, we must use our intellect to discriminate thoughts and be free from the darkness of ignorance.
What is the intellect? It is another domain of our subtle body. It is not the mind. Just like the memory that is often considered to be the mind, is actually a separate faculty, so is the intellect. The mind does not record everything that happens in our life, that is the task of the memory. Like the memory is different, the intellect is a specific part of our subtle existence that discriminates thoughts.
The mind produces all kinds of thoughts. It is for the intellect to discriminate between what is right and what is wrong. The mind produces thoughts that are very real, just as it produces thoughts that are nothing but a myth. That is the job of the mind—to constantly produce thought. If our intellect is switched off, then we are unable to discriminate thoughts. But if we activate our intellect, it stops the thoughts from developing into action.
What actually happens in the human body? The mind