This document discusses the concepts of personality, character, and mind. It defines personality as how a person behaves, feels, thinks and speaks, noting that appearance only reflects personality. It says character is shaped by past impressions or vasanas in our mind. It also discusses the differences between friend and enemy, with an undisciplined mind being the enemy. Finally, it outlines various aspects of the mind - chitta, manas, buddhi, ahamkara - and provides an allegory of the chariot to illustrate their relationships.

2. WHAT IS PERSONALITY?
• WHAT IS PERSONALITY?
• HOW A PERSON BEHAVES, FEELS, THINKS, SPEAKS IS PERSONALITY. THE DRESS, PERSONAL APPEARANCE
ARE ONLY REFLECTIONS AND NOT EXACT PERSONALITY.
• THE REAL PERSONALITY OF A PERSON CAN BE GRASPED ONLY AFTER STUDYING THE MIND OF THE PERSON

3. WHAT IS A CHARACTER
• VASANAS OR IMPRESSIONS LEFT IN OUR MIND SHAPE OUR CHARACTER. GOOD OR BAD.
• PAST LEADS TO PRESENT. PRESENT LEADS TO FUTURE.

4. DIFFERENCES

5. FRIEND AND ENEMY
• WE NEED CONCENTRATION, GOOD MEMORY ETC
TO PERFORM SOMETHING. MOST OF THE TIMES
IT REBELS. PRAYING, STUDYING, MEDITATION…
• SRI KRISHNA SAYS IN GITA, UNDISCIPLINED AND
ADAMANT MIND IS OUR ENEMY.
• HOW TO TAME OUR MIND?

6. CHITTA
• MEMORY BANK WHERE THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF VARIOUS IMPRESSIONS ARE
PRESENT WITH EXPERIENCES.
• SUM TOTAL OF THESE EXPERIENCES AND
IMPRESSIONS ARE CALLED AS CHITTA
• OTHERWISE CALLED AS SUBCONSCIOUS MIND

7. MIND/MANAS
• DELIBERATIONS AND CONCEPTUALIZATIONS
• IT EXAMINES MANY THINGS
• IMAGINATIONS AND FORMATION OF CONCEPTS
CALLED MANAS

8. BUDDHI/INTELLECT
• DECISION MAKING AND DISCRIMINATIVE
• JUDGING AND EXAMINING PROS AND CONS OF A
SUBJECT
• MORALITY ON A SUBJECT, RIGHT AND WRONG

9. I CONSCIOUSNESS
• I SLEPT
• I EAT
• I WALK
• I SIT
• ALL THESE ARE ‘I’ CONSCIOUS
• AHAMKARA

10. CHARIOT ALLEGORY
• MASTER= I CONSCIOUSNESS
• BODY= CHARIOT
• CHARIOTEER= BUDDHI
• REINS= MANAS YOKED TO SENSES
• ROAD= SENSE OBJECTS

11. ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
• FAITH IN GOD AND SELF
• ENGAGING IN POSITIVE THOUGHTS
• ATTITUDES TOWARDS FAILURES AND MISTAKES
• SELF RELIANCE
• RENUNCIATION AND SERVICE

12. HAVE FUN