Treat the mind like a child – don’t let the mind treat you like a child
Children are fickle. If we tell a child to study, he may do so for a few minutes and may then want to play. If [...]
Within moments, the mind can change awesome to awful
When children get a new video game, they deem it awesome. But when they can’t win it the way they want, they deem it awful. [...]
The mind is a specialist in forgetfulness
When we indulge indiscriminately in sensual pleasures, we experience their actual nature. They are insubstantial, lasting for just a few moments; and miserable, subjecting us [...]
In mind management, find the balance between laxity and stringency through maturity
When our child acts mischievously, we can empathize if we remember how we too were restless at that age. Still, if they start doing something [...]
Don’t let the mind put your thoughts out of sync with your actions
In crudely made videos, the sound and action are sometimes out of sync. Suppose a fight between a hero and a villain is being depicted. [...]
Don’t let the stray lead you astray
Suppose we are walking, and someone approaches and asks us to come with them somewhere. We wouldn’t just go along nonchalantly – we would first [...]
The mind makes us unthinkingly do the unthinkable
The unthinkable refers to actions so bad, so shocking, so reprehensible that they are not even worth thinking, leave alone intending to do, and leave [...]
The mind is naughty and haughty
Naughtiness is an attribute frequently associated with children, who often restlessly move from serious things to frivolous things. The Bhagavad-gita (06.34) points to the mind’s [...]
The mind’s misdirection is not just mild but also wild
On the spiritual path, the mind misdirects us from our intended focus on Krishna to thousands of distractions. In fact, the mind distracts not just [...]