Controlling mind is next to impossible and numerous mind
control techniques were developed by Hinduism as the religion had realized that
uncontrolled mind is the real problem.
Lord Krishna gave a perfect path of mind control in the Bhagavad
Gita.
“Lord Krishna said: O Son of Kunti, it is undoubtedly very
difficult to curb the restless mind, but it is possible by suitable practice
and by detachment.”(BG 6.35)
God Himself accepted that the mind is very flickering. This
is indeed everyone’s experience.
Mind cannot be quiet even for one second. Actually what is
this mind? It is nothing but a chain of thoughts. The thoughts about whatever
happened in the past, whatever is happening now and whatever is expected to
happen in future comprise the mind’s existence.
Mind keeps worrying about the things that already happened,
keeps imagining about the future events and often forgets about the present context.
It means actually it jumps over various issues like a monkey.
Someone may challenge that what’s wrong in thinking about
past events or imagining about future situations? But, it is meaningless in
asking such questions because constant remembrance of bad experience would
result in negative energy and despair. Also, worrying about the imagined
calamity in the future results in anxiety. There is no point in generating
negative energy and anxiety simply by allowing mind to wander as it wants. This
eventually results in depletion of enthusiasm, motivation and positive energy.
Hence, a sincere person should try and achieve control over mind with all
certainty. However, this is not so easy to achieve, but with sincere of
practice and detachment one can achieve it.
So, what is the practice that students and youth should adopt?
Also, what type of detachment they should inculcate?
Creating goals and speaking positively that those goals
shall be achieved repeatedly is the golden practice that all students should practice
without any exception.
One who is without goals remains idle. He spends his
available time in social media activities, gossip and watching TV. One who is
busy with herculean tasks always remains busy. He will never waste a single
minute.
A depressed person speaks only words of depression, but one
should never speak words of depression as it would aggravate the situation of
depression. This practice shall be maintained by the youth. Monthly, quarterly,
half yearly and yearly goals make one very busy. This practice is very important.
Then what is detachment? Leaving out all the things that are
not connected to our goals is detachment. By this detachment, one saves so much
time for a good cause. A recent study revealed that youth presently spend 3 to
4 hours in social media activities. By detachment, that time gets saved. So by setting
up goals, speaking very positively, eliminating the things that are not
connected to the goals, all the students become free from mental stress and
achieve the desired goals. Absence of mental stress means complete
peacefulness, which actually ensures success in all the tasks that are taken
up. With series of successes, all human beings can stay healthy, wealthy and
happy.