The mind chatters only about little and inconsequential things. First of all, the matter would be a petty one; secondly, irrespective of how long the chatter is, the matter can never be brought to an end; so it is inconsequential. The mind loves to engage itself with itself. The mind loves to roll in its own stuff. Give the mind a proper purpose. Let the entire body, your entire system, everything in your existence be focused, be channelized towards the right purpose in life.
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Questioner: Good evening, Sir. There are times when I think a lot and I feel caged in my own mind. My mind constantly keeps chattering and I can't stop it. My question is, how to stop the mind's chatter?
Acharya Prashant: The mind chatters only about little and inconsequential things. First of all, the matter would be a petty one; secondly, irrespective of how long the chatter is, the matter can never be brought to an end; so it is inconsequential. The mind loves to engage itself with itself. The mind loves to roll in its own stuff. It wants to be a prisoner unto itself. So, the mind is doing this, that and that.
Just see that, one, it's a petty thing. Secondly, it does not matter how long you want to think over it, brood over it, cry over it, or whatever worry over it; it will never come to an end. There is no end, so what to do, then? Just recall that life is bigger and you have more important stuff to do. The mind has to be busy with something. You did not give it something important to be busy with; so it started playing with itself. That's what has happened.
