Let the soul command the mind.

[air]

For spiritual aspirants, it is very important to control the mind. And who controls the mind? The soul, the inner energy, the spirit, the Atman. It is the commander of our life. But unfortunately, for most of us who live in this world, though our atman is the power that gives life, it is controlled by the body senses, by the mind. And because the atman is controlled by the body and the mind, the atman is still powerful, but not in charge. The mind takes over. The mind is distracted, the senses attract, the mind distracts and our life goes on and on and on and we are not able to achieve spiritual success. But the spiritual aspirant who is progressing in life realizes that the mind has to be controlled, destroyed, annihilated and this is done through the upgrading of the atman as a priority. The atman becomes the commanding officer, the commander-in-chief and the atman controls the mind and the body. If the atman is able to control the mind and the body, then we will progress spiritually because the mind will not wander. The mind will not be distracted. We will be able to concentrate on the question of who we are and why we are here. We will achieve self-realization without being distracted, but unfortunately, this does not usually happen. So review the state of your life. Does your mind command your soul or does your soul command your mind? It is a little tricky in the beginning, but those who are progressing on the spiritual path will realize this and they will make an effort to let the soul take charge of the mind. The soul will work through the intellect, taking over the mind and the senses and achieve spiritual success.

AiR

[alvinw333]

I'm on a spiritual path and yes the mind does over power the Soul, the Soul pick up mind and other bodies physical, astral, casual mental, and eteric bodyes, the mind to camunicate in the lower wurlds. The only thing I can say, is the mind knows, but the heart knows better, meaning Soul