When a thought arises in the mind, it is not easy to get rid of it. The thought keeps coming back over and over again. It becomes irritating like a grain of sand in the eye.Many times you tell your mind that something is trivial and not to worry about it. But the mind or intellect does not pay any attention.
So do we have a remedy? Yes. We can chant a mantra. Our mind takes the form of the mantra that we repeat.“Chittam mantrah” – Mind should become the mantra. If the mind thinks of something else while chanting the mantra, the mantra will not be effective. The mind should be filled with the mantra. The moment that happens, the mind is free from worry.
The power of every mantra can be felt in the form of vibrations. When an atom explodes, its impact spreads not only for many miles, but the effects remain for many years – all this from the explosion of an atom! The mind is a thousand times subtler than an atom. Imagine the power of the mind when it becomes quiet. The stillness of the mind is true mantra.
– Sri Ravishankarji
