Quote Originally Posted by yajvan
Hari Om
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Namaste Mumuksu ( one desiring liberation).

The wandering mind is doing what it knows... looking for more, for happiness. This is the wondering we all experience. JUst as a bee goes from flower to flower to collect and search for more, so does the mind.
Disciplining or controlling the mind causes strain. This strain works against settling down the mind.

Chanting is one approach for your sadhana. Meditation is another. With meditation it’s all about allowing the mind to “withdraw, then withdraw from the withdrawal”.
Simple meditation with bija mantra is a good start. There is no control , the mind with the bija mantra settles down the mind and with that the mind goes inward.
To what? To silence. No forcing, no pushing is done with this simple approach.


If there is interest here, I will add to this post... the profound wisdom here is to be simple.

RV Book 10 HYMN LVIII. Manas

1. THY spirit, that went far away to Yama to Vivasvan's Son,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
2 Thy spirit, that went far away, that passed away to earth and heaven,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
3 Thy spirit, that went far away, away to the four-cornered earth,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
4 Thy spirit, that went far away to the four quarters of the world,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
5 Thy spirit, that went far away, away unto the billowy sea,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
6 Thy spirit, that went far away to beams of light that flash and flow,
We cause to come to tbee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
7 Thy spirit, that went far away, went to the waters and the plants,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
8 Thy spirit, that went far away, that visited the Sun and Dawn.
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
9 Thy spirit, that went far away, away to lofty mountain heights,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
10 Thy spirit, that went far away into this All, that lives and moves,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
11 Thy spirit, that went far away to distant realms beyond our ken,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
12 Thy spirit, that went far away to all that is and is to be,
We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.