When we suffer on the path of spiritual growth, then we tend to complain that others have caused havoc to us, and they are our enemies. However, our biggest enemy and friend is our own mind. Shree Krishna states that in Bhagavad Geeta
In order to be able to use mind as a friend, it is important to understand the mind’s nature. Our mind operates at four levels:
Mind: When it creates thoughts, we call it mana, or the mind.
Intellect: When it analyses and decides, we call it buddhi, or intellect.
Chitta: When it gets attached to an object or person, we call it chitta.
Ego: When it identifies with the bodily identifications and becomes proud of things like wealth, status, beauty, and learning, we call it ahankār, or ego.
So when Shree Krishna says that we must use the mind to elevate the self, it means we must use the higher mind to elevate the lower mind. In other words, we must use the intellect to manage the mind.
-Bhagavad Geeta
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