When you take your body to different places, and when you go about moving aimlessly, the mind also goes to different places. If the body is moving all the time, then the mind is also moving. If you have a container filled with water, if the container is continually shaking, then the contents will continually be shaky too. So we should not keep moving our body and limbs in an aimless manner; this is a very essential part of our practice of meditation. We should sit quiet and the body should be steady. Why do we ask people to sit straight and to sit quiet in meditation? Because when the body is straight and quiet, the mind inside is also straight and quiet. If you cannot control your body, how can you control your mind? The first thing is to control your body by steadying all the limbs and body organs. The basis for the mind wandering is that your physical body is also constantly wandering. So first give up that.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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