MIND IS THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING..

LIFE - Man since hundreds and thousands of years has been performing actions obstinately to satisfy the body senses for sense gratification. Of course giving pleasure to the body senses does gives happiness but this happiness is temporary and as it ends distress soon follows, of what use these sense pleasures are when they only lead to a disturbed mind full of cravings and finally result in distress, disease and death.. But then can life be imagined without giving a meaning to it, a purpose to it, to entertain, to progress, to achieve goals etc ?, otherwise life will become primitive, dull and meaningless. But inspite of the fact that we got to have various purposes and reasons to live, we cannot deny this fact that cravings and sense pleasures of the body definitely leads to anxiety and anxiety results to a restless mind which is always in search for material gains and this finally makes us lose our peace of mind, and if mind is not at peace how can one be happy?.  Mind creates various desires and to fulfil these desires man performs various actions. The primary goal of the living entity throughout his life it seems is to contemplate various measures for body satisfaction, it seems action- physical, verbal or mental is the core purpose of human life and he faces good or evil as a result of the action. So Action and life are one and the same.

ACTION - So let's get to the core of the "action" itself which is the main ingredient of what is known as life or to say that life without action is not possible , what is action  - According to Vashishtha -The Soul has the power to think. Thinking, thought or mind all these are one and the same. Infact even there is no division between mind and action , before it is projected as action it arises in the mind, action is nothing but movement of energy in consciousness. When such action comes to an end, mind comes to an end too.

Our ancient texts describe what action is all about -different parts of the body that are constantly creating new desires and then finding ways to fulfil these desires are – Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue and Skin, other than these 5 senses there are another 5 working senses – Voice, Legs, Hands, Anus and Genitals. And one more most important sense is the Mind itself which is also known as the sense within. So in total there are 11 senses. The complex network of these senses and the objects associated with them like smell, taste, form, touch and sound along with the element of false ego, intelligence and the three modes of material nature and lastly the 5 core elements which are considered the seed giving father to the universe – Earth, water, fire, air and ether and their representations – desire, hatred, happiness and distress, all these together are causes of actions and reactions, various sufferings and enjoyments..           

Under the influence of various thoughts that arise in your mind, (actually mind, thought and action are one and same thing), man starts contemplating in different ways for accomplishment of that thought, that thought may be of pure or impure nature, the consciousness within will always guide you to select the pure ones but the lust sitting inside the mind may drag you towards the impure ones, now it's up to the living entity to decide which one he chooses. Even as he performs this action he should still realise that this entire universe is nothing but mind itself, it's only and only mind which creates various desires and various endeavours , in reality nothing exists . Out of lust it may perform an act in the mode of passion and than the mind itself creates the modes of suffering due to that action performed. If mind ceases to act in such a way, the world comes to an end. The other term for world is suffering, so we can say if mind ceases to act in such a way, suffering comes to an end.                                                         

What can be liberation ? (UPDATED)

What can be Liberation ? (Updated)

Liberation or Moksha, we have heard this so many times. From this material plane called Earth, liberation means to be free from the bondage of birth, youth, old age, disease and death. Does it finally mean to be free from life struggles, pain and unhappiness and remain in a state of happiness forever. If we talk about happiness, then again it's obvious that the existence of happiness is only with the existence of life. And the existence of life is measured in duration of time. So in other words this universe in itself is the cause of bondage. Total liberation means realisation of total non existence of the universe, but this universe is under the bondage of time, so does it mean that total liberation means realisation of total non existence of time. Obviously when you want to be liberated, it means you want to be liberated from time also.

Since ages mankind talks about freedom from this life itself which is known as "liberation". It also means that the Spirit Soul is embodied by the physical nature (body) which is a product of the five elements - Earth, water, fire, ether and air.The Cosmic consciousness is the seed giving father for these five elements and these five elements are the seed giving father for this universe. One of the ways out is to revolt against the same by completely cutting down the elements of physical nature ie.False ego, dualities, anxieties, qualities of being good or bad and total surrender before the Supreme person as he is himself beyond anxieties, dualities, he is beyond being good or bad, beyond false ego. But this is from religious point of view.

From practical point of view it may be like to always remain in a neutral state, one who is not entangled in attachments, happiness, and unhappiness. Who is free from greed and lust. Who accepts the results that come on its own accord though may be desired  or undesired by him, as a will of the cosmic consciousness and one who has renounced mentally all material activities, anxieties and dualities although may be from outside still performing all actions. Such a person may be considered liberated.

Liberation and bondage it seems is only a state of mind. Man gives birth to unlimited desires hence where there is desire and a dependency of achieving happiness by fulfilling the said desire, where can liberation come from? A living entity who is already under the clutches of material things obviously can not even think of liberation.

The birth of "desire" itself  is the cause of "distress" and hence the cause of "bondage".  It means the "desire" to be liberated itself obstructs liberation. Because again you are desiring something, "desiring liberation".  It's only when your mind rests in peace, in a state equanimity, nothing desirable but nothing not even undesirable, when you are ever satisfied, enjoying within that you can be said to be liberated.

The entire universe is within the mind, even the notions of bondage and liberation.when mind ceases to be materially conditioned and reaches the state of equanimity , it becomes "no mind", there is nothing to desire not even liberation

Our scriptures say Liberation is not on the other side of sky, nor is in the nether world, nor on the earth. One way is the extinction of mind resulting from eradication of all desires is regarded as Liberation. Its basically when we separate ourselves as a second entity from the Infinite, pure consciousness, the question of liberation arises. The One who is established in what is infinite, pure consciousness, bliss and unqualified non duality, this really gets close theory wise - "Unqualified non duality", to such a person where is the question of bondage or liberation, seeing that there is no second entity?.

The thought of desiring liberation comes when we believe there is a second entity. A very interesting information from the Yoga Vashishta on liberation - "Liberation is the realization of the total non - existence of the universe, this is different from mere denial of existence of ego and the universe", "By persistent practice egotism is quitened. Thinking of "that" alone, speaking of "that" alone, conversing of "that", utter dedication to "that" alone can lead to liberation.
Ignorance, life forms, mindstuff, bondage, impurity, evil deeds all are synonyms, they are simply words with same meaning. This entire universe is non-different from the Cosmic consciousness that dwells in every atom, in each and everything, right, left, centre, above, below, within, without etc. Just how the ornament is non-different from the Gold.

Yoga Vashishta further states that the object exists in the subject, but when this notion of object is firmly rejected and removed from the subject, what is left is consciousness alone. This is awesome.

Cosmic consciousness or the super soul or also known as the unborn creator has only one body and that is spiritual but mortal beings have two bodies - physical and spiritual. The unborn creator has only the spiritual body because the cause that gives rise to physical does not exist in him. Now the nature of the unborn creator is of dual nature - Consciousness and Thought. Consciousness is pure but thought is subject to confusion. The unborn creators consciousness supports the entire universe and the thought that arise in the universe takes a form. But the creator is not subject to this delusion. This material universe is outcome of a thought of the cosmic consciousness and hence is unreal. It can be termed as real only because it exists out of the real cosmic consciousness but otherwise it can also be termed as unreal because it can not exist on its own without cosmic consciousness.

Now liberation can be realized or the unborn creator can be realized only if one is firmly established in the unreality of this universe. In this state the intellect is not required because the knowledge, the knower and the one to be known exist as "One infinite super soul"

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THE SCIENCE OF WORK..

The Science of Work..

The kind of work as per ones nature, how passionate you are towards your work and the level of commitment, these three things lead to failure or success in that work. The material nature is a produce of the Three modes of nature - the mode of goodness, the mode of passion and the mode of ignorance. According to Vedanta, the living entity under the influence of these 3 modes of nature develops a particular kind of nature and should work accordingly as per his nature. From scientific angle and as per the Vedanta theory there are 5 causes for accomplishment of all actions - the physical body, the soul, the various body senses, different kinds of endeavour and the super soul. But there are 3 more factors that motivate action - knowledge, understanding and the object of knowledge. Unless you do not have the knowledge on what the action is to be performed, the object which is involved, and the right understanding by which one knows what is to be done and what is not to be done, what is to be feared and what is not to be feared, what is binding and what is liberating, right  action can not be performed and completed.

An important factor which can not be neglected is that a living entity has to perform action as per the nature acquired by him. A soldier can not become a school teacher and a school teacher can not go on the war front to face gun fire. Every individual should adopt the kind of work which suits his nature. As Lord Krishna says that he has already divided the society in 4 major divisions- a) The Brahmin (teaching class), the Kshatriya (protectors), the vaisya (traders/merchants) and the Shudra (workers), the living entity acquires a particular nature under the influence of the three modes of nature and develops a skill accordingly.  Success or failure in any work is related to many other factors and circumstances also.

If I go a little deeper, according to Yog Vasisht - There is no division between mind and action, before it is projected as action it arises in the mind, with the mind as its body. Action is nothing but the movement of energy in consciousness. When such action comes to an end, mind comes to an end too. It clearly means the source of all action good or evil is mind alone. Karma or action takes different forms in different circumstances. The gold in ornament is said to be an ornament but still it is gold. Karma in different surroundings may change but still it is karma. Pure movement in consciousness is karma or action without an independent doer. When it pursues the fruition of action it is known as karma. When it entertains the notion "I have seen this before", it is known as memory. When the effects of past enjoyment continue to remain, it is known as latent tendencies. When it is consciousness of the truth that the vision of division is the product of ignorance, it is known as knowledge. When it moves towards greater self - forgetfulness and deeper involvement in false tendencies, it is known as impurity. When it entertains the in dweller with sensations it is known as senses, when it creates confusion between reality and appearance it is known as Maya. When it thinks I am bound, there is bondage. When it thinks I am free there is freedom. The Vedic texts talk about The entire universe to be within the mind, even the notions of bondage and liberation. Neither the body nor the enlightened being actually undergoes suffering. It is only the ignorant mind that suffers. It is only in a state of ignorance that the mind dreams of the world appearance , not when it is awakened or enlightened. In all experiences of happiness and unhappiness, as also in imaginations and hallucinations, it is Mind that does everything and it is mind that experiences all this. Mind is Man.

MIND..{Updated}

The Living entity since hundreds and thousands of years has been performing actions to satisfy the various senses of the physical body for sense gratification. 

The primary goal of the living entity throughout his life is to contemplate various measures for body satisfaction – the different parts of the body that are constantly creating new desires and then finding ways to fulfill these desires are – Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue and Skin, other than these 5 senses there are another 5 working senses – Voice, Legs, Hands, Anus and Genitals. And one more most important sense is the Mind which is also known as the sense within. So in total there are 11 senses. The complex network of these senses and the objects associated with them like smell, taste, form, touch and sound along with the element of false ego, intelligence and the three modes of material nature and lastly the 5 core elements which are considered the seed giving father to the universe – Earth, water, fire, air and ether and their representations – desire, hatred, happiness and distress, all these together are causes of actions and reactions, various sufferings and enjoyments.

This material body is a product of the material world and the material world is a product of the three modes of material nature - The mode of Goodness, the mode of passion and the mode of ignorance which are also known as Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. The living being in this endless material nature thus follows different ways and lifestyles under the influence of these three modes of material nature.

It's so obvious that even our thoughts manifest according to these 3 modes of material nature and we experience happiness and distress accordingly hence what we think is what we are and what we receive. Till here it explains the existence of the universe materially or you can say it is real on ground level but there is one more angle to it which can not be avoided. The other concept is that this universe and its objects are an illusion. All this universe is only a reflection of God itself.

Even as Lord Krishna says - "The working senses are superior to dull matter, mind is higher than the senses, intelligence is still higher than the mind and Soul is still higher than the Intelligence. The Soul has the power to think, thinking, thought or mind all these are one and the same. Infact even there is no division between mind and action , before it is projected as action it arises in the mind, action is nothing but movement of energy in consciousness. When such action comes to an end, mind comes to an end too. It is said that "Creation" is but agitation in Consciousness.

The absolute Brahman or the Infinite Consciousness is all Supreme peace, unborn, pure consciousness. The notion of "I am this" is the sole bondage in this world. Nothing is ever being created anywhere, at any time, nothing arises and nothing comes to an end too. This entire universe is only a product of the mind. this universe is infact within the mind. When the mind created the idea of Sun, sun was born, when it created the idea of 5 elements - Earth, fire, water, air and ether, they were born, similarly when it thought of liquid, water was born.

Its basically like this - as an object is reflected in the mirror and it seems as if it was inside the mirror, the soul reflects the external objects and activities and soon begins to think that they all are within itself and that he is the doer of actions and the experiencer of experiences. In this state it is known as Soul. The mind makes the unreal real and vice versa and on account of this it seems to enjoy and suffer.

As the great Saints said - 

SAGE VASISHT 

Whatever one thinks within oneself in his own intelligence, that alone is experienced by him. To a suffering person a night is an epoch, and a night of revelry passes like a moment.  

SAGE VYASA 

The Mind creates numerous ideas of objects or existent things. The understanding settles which is which. The heart discriminates which is agreeable and which is disagreeable, these are the forces that impel to act. The objects of the senses (physical body) are superior to the senses. The mind is superior to those objects. The understanding is superior to mind. The Soul is regarded as superior to understanding, when understanding of its motions forms ideas within itself, it then comes to be called Mind. 

Thus it seems that mind alone is the cause of all causes and effects. Hence it is said that the mind when in control of the living entity becomes his best friend, otherwise his worst enemy.

The Unfavourable Conjunction of planet Mars and Venus in the Zodiac sign of Cancer..

The placement and transit of planets play a very important role  in Astrology. The destiny of an individual depends on these planets, the Mahadasha of the planet he or she is going through, whether a particular planet is weak or strong in the birth chart and of course the actions performed by the individual.

At present the conjunction of planets Mars and Venus in the zodiac sign of Cancer is not considered auspicious. Planet Mars is all about action and aggression, will power. And planet Venus is all about love, finance, luxury, comforts etc. Every planet gets exalted and debilitated in some zodiac sign and planet Mars gets debilitated or weak in the zodiac sign of Cancer because Cancer is the sign of emotions, sentiments ruled by planet Moon. Here Mars doesn't feel comfortable because it's nature is all about action and aggression and has nothing to do with emotions and sentiments, hence here Mars though still has to show his powerful nature puts negative energy on planet Venus which is sharing the zodiac sign of cancer with planet Mars for the time being.
Venus which signifies money matters, financial markets is facing the negative aggression of Mars hence there is extreme volatility in the stock markets. Also chances of criminal activities by celebrities.

Till mid September 2015 the scenario is not good and May last till month end. Also planet Jupiter is combust for some time due to closeness with planet Sun.
In 2nd half of September 2015 Rahu will throw its negative aspect on his old enemy Sun and Sun will lose its power (surya grahan) . Combination of Mars and Venus also causes natural disasters. Particularly all those having Aquarius ascendant will face health problems and obstacles, losses. Pisces ascendents may face problems related to there children, stock market losses. Aries ascendent individuals may face property disputes or their mothers may have health issues, Taurus ascendents may have differences with their neighbours and friends, Gemini ascendents may have financial problems, cancer ascendents may become aggressive in their approach and obstacle in studies, Leo ascendents may incur high expenditure and losses in long distance travels, Virgo ascendents may have trouble from their social circle, Libran ascendents can have trouble in their profession and business, Scorpio ascendents may have issues with their in laws and obstacles in higher studies, Sagittarius ascendents can face sudden ups and downs, Capricorn ascendents may have differences with their life partner and business partner and difficulty in trade and business.

Ascendent is the 1st house in the birth chart.

Happy Janmashtami (More Beautiful Images Of The Lord)

One with God...

There is lot of suffering around the world - poverty, disease, tensions, anxieties, endless desires, dualities, pain, depression, jealousy, enmity, struggle to survive, competition, insecurity, ignorance, stress, madness, old age, homeless, and finally death and the unimaginable pain that one has to go through at the time of death.

Thoughts started rising ,is this what life is all about?, As life takes shape at the time of  birth, the unbearable pain mother has to go through to give life to that what is known as "life". A life whose ingredients are fear, disease, old age, pain, stress, madness, insecurity, flesh and bones and finally death. No there should be something beyond all this, this cannot be termed as life. But if there is something more to it, something more positive to it but what is it?

Some books like the Bhagvad Gita, Yog Vasisht and other ISKON books, some reading from the laws of manu, and some reading from the books on Osho, Ashtvakra Geeta and other religious texts did throw some light on the hidden darkness of life. For me it's like nothing is in our hands and each and everything, every event good and bad is predetermined as per the Supreme lords will. The Supreme Infinite consciousness exists in all directions, up and down, in and out, existss to both the ends of extremity, it exists within and without. It in itself is the seed giving father of the universe. It automatically strikes a balance when it has to uphold righteousness and justice by punishing the unjust in due course of time. The problem is that the living entity is not ready to accept the monopoly of the Supreme Lord , not ready to accept that the Suoreme Infinite consciousness alone exists and nothing else does because everything else is only an illusion. The world is an illusion. It's only "Thought" which is known as mind and which has given birth to the illusion known as universe and the objects around.

We all have already reached to the stage of believing and living this illusion known as life and universe and it's difficult to come out of it though not impossible. Once the illusionary universe and it's objects were created the living entity felt the need to co relate with them by desiring to understand them and for which the living entity wanted to measure it hence he created "Time".

Time, there is actually nothing known as time hence the concept of measuring is also illusionary and untrue because one may realise that for one in pleasure the size of an epoch is not more then few moments but for the one in distress even a small moment is like an epoch. This is the basics of understanding the concept of a "Peaceful life".  Having realised this the living entity needs to understand that this universe is the product of the three modes of nature - The modes of Goodness, passion and ignorance.

It was because of the good, passionate and vulnerable thoughts of the Infinite consciousness that this universe came into existence.  A little agitation out of the combination of the three modes of nature on the surface of the infinite consciousness gave rise to that what is known as universe and jiva. When  a part of Infinity separated from itself it became jiva. Having reached this state it became difficult for the jiva or living entity to differentiate whether this illusionary universe is real or the supreme consciousness from which it came is real and still this battle is on to find out if God and the living entity have anything in common and are they related to each other and whether God really exists.

Our approach that God is something that is to be known, in itself rises division between the living entity and God. It creates two identities - 1) God and 2) The living entity. Though basically they both are "one", During birth the living entity comes in contact with the three modes of nature and gets conditioned by them and then starts performing good, bad and crazy actions and accordingly gets results too.  But the one who is in knowledge of this science of material nature neither is effected by quality of goodness nor by evil qualities and thus performs actions only as a matter of duty, not to satisfy the body senses, not for sense gratification. Thus for him the question of good or bad, happiness or sadness, loss or gain, does not arise. He is self satisfied, always enjoying within, enjoying the pure soul he is and knows what to do and what not to do. For such a man works hard but as a matter of duty and is ever satisfied with gain that comes on its own accord. He is in an awakening state as the world sleeps and when the world is actively involved he goes to sleep from within. For such a person sees that the Infinite conscious alone exists and his material existence has no value in front of the limitless infinity and hence the living entity when understands this truth relates itself and identifies itself as one with the Supreme infinite consciousness and thus can live peacefully "one" with God.

Astrology and the Laws of Karma..

According to Vedic Astrology everything is predetermined as per the Laws of Karma. As you sow, so shall you reap, karmic actions basically are of three types - prarabhada, sanchita and agami.

Prarabhada karma are carry forwarded from past lives and are fixed and normally cannot be erased and one has to face its results good or bad. The 2nd one is Sanchita karma - its basically what we are in this life - our nature, looks, our thought proces as a result of our past life karmas. These can be modified with sincere prayers, sacrifices, meditation, mantra etc. The last one is Agami karma - the present life karmas which are completely in our hands and decision is ours what and how to do & accordingly they will give its results in future lives. Every action has a reaction, good or bad. A further deep thought on this will make you realize that this cyclic system of karma and it's results is like a never ending story unless we want to put an end to it and be liberated. Liberation, does it mean non performance of any action to avoid any reaction so that it results into liberation?. No, the physical body has to act to be maintained. Non action is not freedom from action. Non action simply is again "An act of not desiring to physical act" but still its an action performed. So what about liberation then?, It seems to be the realization of existence of the universe as an illusion and not real. Once this is realized the universal objects have no value hence no desire to gain them or no desire to reject them. Whatever comes of its own accord by simply putting your efforts as a matter of duty and leaving the end result in the hands of god is the way to "liberation", the matter of duty covers- right action, away from bad company, prayers, sacrifices, charity, mantra and meditation and finally full devotion to the supreme infinite lord, in this process you are neither attached to the end result nor you hate to receive the end result. The mind in such a state loses its ego, loses the material desire, is free from bondage of desiring to act to get a result. The soul has nothing to do, the intellect clearly knows the difference between liberated and non liberated actions. And thus the physical body performs actions which don't lead to any karmic reactions. Once this is practiced steadily, the prarabhada karmas are reduced, the sanchita karmas are corrected and the question of any agami karmas anyway will not arise.

As per our Good and Bad deeds, different planets give different results as per the nature of the planet as under-

Sun - Satvik ruler, judge, high post, learned, a positive cool ruler.

Moon - satvik, sexy, Emotions, calm personality, lover, soft, cook, likes watery places.

Mars - Very fiery, tamsik, cruel, autocratic, evil minded, if positive- good leader, good commander

Mercury - Rajasic, materialistic, speed, quickness, talkative, princely, charming, manipulator, trader.

Jupiter - Satvik but dominating due to spiritual knowledge, religious practices, auspicious practices, heavy built, teacher, professor

Venus - Rajasik, materialistic brahmin, Poet, all beautiful things, sex pleasure, material comforts, music, fine arts, water sports, Satvik, romantic, happy go lucky type, enjoys life, cinema, eats less, slim personality, charming.

Saturn - Tamsic, low caste, physical labour, hard work, low caste jobs, plumber, driver, machinery, law & order, restrictions, workers, oil, struggle, miseries.

Rahu - Tamsic, cunning, mean minded, spy, backbiting, fake, illusionary, low character, travel to foreign lands, speed, very quick, researcher.


Ketu - Sudden obstacles, sudden halt, philosopher, miser, low type jobs, bankrupt, occult sciences, moksha, accidents, wounds,medicine dealer, hide & skin dealer, salvation, poison dealer, spiritual practices, sewerage etc.

To appease a planet give charity of things concerned to the planet, offer flowers, garments, metals, grains etc to the ruling deity of the concerned planet, chant mantras, visit temples, offer prayers, do meditation, help poor & elderly people. Offer prayers to different Demigods and Goddesses. The basic principle is do good, be good and remain free from all sorts of dualities and anxieties. 

Prompted by Wisdom..

• One equipped with wisdom and successful control over the senses is able to realize the utter non existence of all objects of perception. Because anyway, mind alone is all this, as all the universe is an illusion and when the mind is healed this jugglery of world appearance is also healed. This is the only way out to cross the ocean of world appearance.
• For One in Ego, his mind is bewildered and he experiences anxiety in due course of time but the one with absence of ego, he is already enjoying "within" with no thought of victory of defeat, gain or loss, for such a man welcomes all positive that comes to him and accepts all negative that he faces as a Will of God.
• Just how a mirror reflects an object held close to it, similarly ones behaviour reflects the sense of "ego" in ones consciousness. When this ego arises it gives birth to desire which further leads to attachment with objects and thus one loses its freedom, when there is no egoism, there is no confusion and the mind functions naturally.
• When one is able to live in a state of evenness of mind, he is already on the path of enjoying "within", for such a person heat and cold, pleasure and pain, victory and defeat, gain and loss, all are same.
• One who is ignorant, this body is the source of suffering but to the one who is enlightened, this body is the source of infinite delight and when its lifespan comes to an end, he doesnt regard it as a loss. Only the mind that is well disciplined knows what to abide by and what not to, experiences real happiness.
• Infinite consciousness does not exist materially. Material is something,non material or infinite is "without any thing". This material universe is said to exist in Infinite consciousness which cannot be true because how can something exist in "nothing".
• "Consciousness" alone exists. "I", "Mine", etc does not, because its only another form of ignorance which being unreal vanishes (dies) in a period of time. The idea of existence of this ignorance causes endless suffering because it "pollutes" the consciousness. 
• In the material game of life, one follows the material rules. If you intend to get out of this material game and be liberated or enlightened, you need to disregard and break these rules with firm conviction with knowledge of "self" that only "Infinite Brahma" exists and "I", "Mine", "his" etc does not. 

Mind games..

The mind is the cause of all causes, the mind is the seed giving father to the illusion, the mind is giver of distress and happiness, the mind is the source of the creative thought, the mind makes one suffer and enjoy, the mind if under control is your best friend otherwise your worst enemy. There is no division between mind and action, before it is projected as action it arises in the mind with mind itself as its body. Action is nothing but the movement of energy in consciouness. When such action comes to an end, mind cones to an end too.

It may be like this - Infinite consciousness does not exist materially. Material is something, non material or Infinite consciousness is without any thing. This material universe is said to exist in Infinite consciousness which is not true because how can something exist in "nothing". Consciousness alone exist. "I", "Mine", etc does not because its only another form of Ignorance which being unreal vanishes (dies) in a period of time. The idea of existence of this ignorance causes endless suffering because it pollutes the consciousness. In this material game of life, one follows the material rules, if you intend to get out of this material game and be liberated or enlightened, then you need to disregard and break these rules with firm conviction with knowledge of "self" that only "infinite brahma" exists and "I", "mine", "his", etc doesnot.

Pure movement in consciousness is karma or action without an independent doer, when it pursues the fruition of such action it is known as karma, when it entertains the notion "I have seen this" it is known as memory, when the effect of past enjoyment continue to remain, it is known as latent tendency, When it is consciousness of the truth that the vision of division is the product of ignorance, it is known as knowledge. When it moves towards greater self forgetfulness and deeper involvement in false tendencies, it is known as impurity. When it creates confusion between reality and appearance, it is known as Maya. When it thinks "I am bound", there is bondage. When it thinks "I am free, there is freedom.

The creative though process (mind) of the infinite consciousness gives birth to the illusionary world(universe), just how during sleep we create dreams. Life is just a long dream, was it not a dream but a reality it would nt vanish with death and form a new dream. But the ignorant living being unable to understand this truth intend to carry on with this dream one after another through birth, youth, oldage and death.