Swami bashkaris a bashkaris voranand established our asram in nagpur, india. He has already taught meditation that meditation is not yet failing to control the mind. So what is christiana's answer? And here we must pay attention. When he gives a class i find the whole astronum vibrating spiritually. We don't find same level of spirituality as it was during the direct disciples of sirama chrishna. Ah, once somebody complained, i think to same shunk arond, probably, if i remember the store, very old times, 19 fifties. Oh, the level of spirituality in our monasteries is going down.
The mind is very restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate, O Krishna. It appears to me that it is more difficult to control than the wind" - Bhagavad Gita (6.34)
"Lord Krishna said: O mighty-armed son of Kunti, what you say is correct; the mind is indeed very difficult to restrain. But by practice and detachment, it can be controlled" - Bhagavad Gita (6.35)
Inspired by these verses, Swami Sarvapriyananda provides invaluable guidance on improving our meditation.