Jonathan heiht: Why is it so difficult to change? He says what it does not address is the structure of the mind. It's just like that our intellect buys all those, we buy all those books from bans and nobles and listen to ted talks,. And then we decide, these are great ideas. I'm going to revolutionize my life. All of that is right. They're correct. But it doesn't work. Cause i am sold on it. But who's i who loves these ideas? Who is inspired by them? Who is who has this wo moment? Underneath the intellect is the lower mind, the emotions and the set patterns of a lifetime, of many
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.