Looking for the Mind

DEVOTEE: My mind is looking around on all sides but doesn’t seem to find the mind.

PAPAJI: On all sides, yes. You are looking … ”My mind is looking around.” But in reality, nobody looks. Nobody is looking. Nobody looks at the mind. You are looking. When you are looking at the mind there is no mind. When you look at the mind, “My mind is looking around.” At that time you have no mind. Try and tell me. Now you look around the mind. You are here. No mind. Always look around wherever you are and you’ll be safe. Always look for the mind. Where are you? Come. When someone’s looking around, when somebody’s looking, hiding, inviting. Have a dialogue with the mind. Now you invite the mind. I will tell you how to do it. Invite the mind and tell me if it is accepting your invitation.

DEVOTEE: No.

PAPAJI: No. (Chuckling) It will not accept it. No, because it is an intruder, an invader. Mind is an invader. When you are sleeping it attacks. Mind is the invader. When you are sleeping it attacks. When you are awake, it does not. That is the trick. You keep awake. That’s all and sleep, you see. Nobody will come. Nobody will come when you are awake. Nobody will come. Nobody, no thief will enter your house if you are awake, but if you are ignorant then you are in trouble, you see. So it’s all right. I’m very happy with this experience. You have done it in the train, no? You have done it in the train. Very nice of you. Thank you. Now you celebrate. Good luck. But I want you to keep this with yourself. Take this as prasad. Keep it for yourself. Where is this, this thing? Keep this with you. Always with you. OK?

DEVOTEE: Thank you, Papa.

PAPAJI: OK, you are a blessed person. OK.