How to control mind?

Well if you are thinking of controlling the mind, then have you ever pondered how you will do it? Mind cannot control mind! This whole approach is wrong, mind is not to be controlled, it has to be understood, to be seen as it is. Whenever you begin to witness your mind, see how it functions. When you watch your mind, seeing every thought without judging, without labeling the thought that it is good or bad, thoughts begin to dim away. Slowly you find that the number of thoughts reduces; and as your awareness gets a higher degree of presence, mind simply stops functioning.

Mind is not more than a reflection of your sensations and perceptions. It has great functionalities as it is a tool to learn, think, remember, analyze, synthesize and if we know how to use it properly, then it is the most utilitarian instrument that nature has gifted us. If we don’t know how to use it – well, in that case, it uses us. Not only mind uses us, it rather abuses us. We do not have to fight with the mind; it is just a shadow, nothing more. Why worry!