II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कबीर यह मन मसखरा, कहूँ तो मानै रोस I
जा मारग साहिब मिलै, तहाँ न चालै कोस II

"The mind is very restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate. It is restless because it keeps flitting in different directions, from subject to subject. It is turbulent because it creates upheavals in one's consciousness in the form of hatred, anger, lust, greed, envy, anxiety, fear, attachment etc. It is strong because it overpowers the intellect with its vigorous currents. The mind is also obstinate because when it catches a harmful thought, it refuses to let go, and continues to ruminate over it again and again, even to the dismay of the intellect. 

"Kabir says, the fickle mind is often waggish in nature, humorous in a playful, mischievous manner. Frivolous things intrigue the mind more than the deep rooted things like wisdom and contemplation. The wayward mind wanders hither and thither. It is very difficult to fasten it on one fixed point such as is needed in devotion to God. And so when the mind is forced to walk on the path of devotion where One Pointedness is so much needed, it resists."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II