A resolution adopted by the mind is like a stone thrown into a lake. It produces ripples that affect the entire surface and unsettles equanimity. A good sankalpa (resolution) sets up a series of such thoughts, each contributing its quota to the process of purification and strengthening. Bharatiya culture insists on the purity of sankalpa because, like a fragrant flower in the hand, it will spread its beneficial influence on others and through others, on society and community, in which the individual operates. A bad thought desecrates the individual as well as the community. Misery, too, is infectious; your impurity can pollute too. When the Mind acts in subordination to Intellect or the Discriminating Reason (Buddhi), it will help the realisation of the Inner Truth. When it yields to the pull of the senses, it will tighten the bonds. Good ideas have to be accepted, and bad ones eschewed. Each idea has to be judged in the Supreme Court of Viveka (Wisdom). And, the ruling has to be treated as inviolable.