Swami Paramananda
It is true that the mind is restless and difficult to control, yet through constant practice and dispassion it can be subdued. But this wisdom is undoubtedly difficult to attain by one of uncontrolled nature.
Therefore, if you wish to gain control over your mind, you must take up some regular practice. The first thing you must learn is to sit quietly; for until you can restrain your physical activities and hold your body still, you cannot gain mental poise.
Nothing will more quickly cure nervousness and benefit the health than the daily exercise of sitting still and checking all unnecessary and unconscious movements of the body. When you have succeeded in doing this, the mind will naturally grow calmer.
Then you must take some Ideal on which to fix your thoughts. At first the main practice will be to drive out from the mind the many other thoughts that crowd into it; but by persistent effort the number of these will gradually decrease and the mind will become stronger, steadier and purer.
Even a few moments spent in this way each day will clarify the mind, strengthen the will and enable you to do your duty with ever-growing efficiency and wisdom.
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It is true that the mind is restless and difficult to control, yet through constant practice and dispassion it can be subdued. But this wisdom is undoubtedly difficult to attain by one of uncontrolled nature.
Therefore, if you wish to gain control over your mind, you must take up some regular practice. The first thing you must learn is to sit quietly; for until you can restrain your physical activities and hold your body still, you cannot gain mental poise.
Nothing will more quickly cure nervousness and benefit the health than the daily exercise of sitting still and checking all unnecessary and unconscious movements of the body. When you have succeeded in doing this, the mind will naturally grow calmer.
Then you must take some Ideal on which to fix your thoughts. At first the main practice will be to drive out from the mind the many other thoughts that crowd into it; but by persistent effort the number of these will gradually decrease and the mind will become stronger, steadier and purer.
Even a few moments spent in this way each day will clarify the mind, strengthen the will and enable you to do your duty with ever-growing efficiency and wisdom.
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