Bhagavan on: the Mind

Once when asked if the mind can ever be controlled, Bhagavan responded by pointing out that any attempt to control your mind only makes things worse. The mind fights your attempts and retaliates by going even more out of control. The ensuing battle saps you of strength, and you lose. In this battle the mind always wins.

To end the struggle and free yourself from the grips of the mind, you merely have to watch it. Just watch it from a witness state--no judgment, no condemnation, no berating. Just watch it as you would watch a child throwing a temper tantrum. If you just observe and don't intervene, the tantrum-thrower eventually tires himself out and stops.

By just watching your mind, it slowly quietens and becomes the passive servant it was meant to be.

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You can read more about the Witness State at:
Stages of Enlightenment

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