What is the nature of our mind, and how can we deal with it? Bhagawan, our Loving Lord, guides us with an important message.

The mind flits fast from one idea to another; it fondles for a moment and forsakes it the very next moment. You may manage to keep your mouth shut, but it is next to impossible to keep the mind shut. The mind is of that nature; it is woven so, out of the yarn of desire. Its characteristic is to flutter and flit, hither and thither, through the outlets of senses, into the external world of colour, sound, taste, smell, and touch. But it can be tamed and put to good use by man. If we keep it engaged in good pursuits and good adventures, particularly in the contemplation of the Universal, the Absolute, the Eternal, that is to say, God, then it will not go astray and land man in ruin; for God is the source of undying strength, of everlasting joy and unfathomable wisdom.