मन चलता तन भी चलै, ताते मन को घेर I तन मन दोऊं बसि करै, होय राई सुमेर II
The king of the jungle lives with pride in his natural habitat. He has an army, lives in prides and hunts in groups with planned strategy. Being the strongest, the alpha male will reign unchallenged with power. Now, picture the exact same alpha male lion, but caged in a zoo, controlled and manipulated by human beings. The result will be a depressed beast deprived of his powerful nature. Each one of us was born with amazing natural abilities, but like the lion above, if deprived of those abilities, that potential will be wasted. A weak mind will kill our potential. Just like a lion needs freedom to be “the king of the jungle,” you and I need freedom from the "caged mind" of ours conditioned to mundane existence, for only then we can become everything that our Creator designed us to be, NOT what other people made us think we are. There is a popular understanding that a sanyasi is one who wears ochre robes; and that a yogi is one who has given up worldly commitments and retires into solitude to engage in meditation. These acts cannot be called renunciation if one has not given up desires or inward striving for reward. The Renunciation is not about living like a hermit , for it must be associated with the conscious effort to get rid of the deep seated vasanas and all kinds of attachment to worldly attractions, objects and beings being cut off relentlessly.
"Emphasizing the significance of "Mind over matter", Kabir says, actions are but the louder expressions of thoughts. Your body will eventually obey or give in to what your mind is telling it to do. Only your thoughts are stopping you from what you want in life. More often than not, people don’t get things done because they are crippled with self-doubt. It is like your mind is the pilot of your life, and your body is like a “machine” which obeys what is ordered of it. Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. When the mind craves the sense desires, the body merely follows the suit. When the mind is restless, the body is restless. To the contrary, if the mind is in control, the body stands conquered."
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