When Arjuna says the mind is "like trying to control the wind," Krishna doesn't argue. He says: yes, it is that hard. Here's what works anyway — abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (not following every thought).
Abhyasa isn't just "practice." It's consistent return. The mind wanders. You notice. You return. That's the whole practice. Each return is one repetition. Over months, genuine quiet becomes longer — not by suppressing thoughts but by building a new default.
Vairagya isn't suppression either. A thought comes. You don't chase it. It can exist without you becoming its passenger.
The Gita's practical advice on setup (BG 6:11-12) is still accurate: fixed spot, fixed time, comfortable but alert. The same spot daily starts to carry an energetic quality of stillness.
The goal isn't manufactured silence. It's what the mind naturally settles into when agitation is allowed to quiet — like a lamp in a windless place, not forced still, just resting.
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