Day 281: The Mind: Your Greatest Friend or Enemy?
Video by Jiva Balance
- Channel
- Jiva Balance
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- Video
- Published
- 22 Oct 2026
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- en, sa
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- Mind, Soul
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The quote: 'The mind is the cause of our bondage and Liberation. It can take us to the Highest or condemn us to a life of ignorance’ Description: The mind can bind us to ignorance or guide us towards liberation. In Bhagavad Gītā 6.5, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa teaches us to uplift ourselves through our own mind, for the mind can be our friend or our enemy. When we identify with the Body, Mind and Intellect (BMI), we experience bondage. When, through the guidance of Śāstra and Guru, we recognise our true nature as Ātman, the mistaken identification begins to dissolve. The journey from Aham to Śivoham is not about becoming something new, but recognising what we have always been. The same mind that binds us can become the instrument of our liberation. Hari aum!