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MIND '117Purusha, its Lord. By this the unchangeable nature of thePurusha is inferred.5. Mind ls Not Self-luminous;T ircrTtTRi E{{dr( I rv- I 9tr not, r( it (the mind), silt{'Rt[sslf-luminous, EFIGII-( becauseit is the knowable.The mind is not self-luminous, because it is the knowable.NOTES'The sun does not shine there, nor the moon nor stars, northe lightning; then what to speak of this little fire? lt shines by ltselfand illuminates every thing. lts light illuminates all these.'(Katha Upanishad.)Mind is Jada or insentient, but it appears to be luminousby contact with the Purusha or nearness to Purusha. The lightof the Purusha is reflected on the mind, just as the reflection ofsun is thrown in water. From the experiences: 'l am hungry Iam powerful, I am afraid, ! am dull,'you can very well understandthat mind has no self-luminosity. Purusha alone is self-!uminous.Mind shines in borowed lightfromthe Purusha. This isexplained in Sutra lV-22.6. Mind Does One Thing at a Time!I.fi,.sq+ *q?Il:mtmur{ I rv-20\rtF,,qq+ at one time, q and, grTi two things, 3FIqqRUrqimpossibleto cognise.It is impossible for the mind to cognise two things at onetime.NOTESIt would be impossible for any one to be conscious of boththe mind and the object cognised by it at the same time. lf themind is self-luminous, it will be able to cognise two things at atime. lf it hears something, it cannot see another thing. But the