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My mind is not steady. How am I to do bhajans? Without steadiness of

the mind, what for are our bhajanas?

 

The mind is never steady. This is natural. The body may find it easy to

be steady. But, movement and running, the body finds difficult. The

condition of the mind is just the opposite. The mind finds it difficult

to be steady, but easy to run or waver. Body is jada, inert. But the

mind is caitanya, awareness. You may lie down on your bed. But your

mind will go round all places. Here, one important point is to be

noted. The mind has no independent existence. It functions through the

body only. The mind which goes round different ­places is not received

and responded to by anyone. No one extends hospitality or responds to

its behaviour. It has to come back to the body sometime or other.

Therefore, never stop your sadhana, be it bhajan or meditation. The

mind will get settled and be steady gradually. Leaves flutter due to

wind currents. Once they stop, leaves become steady and motionless. The

same is the case with the mind.