अर्जुन उवाच
योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।
एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्।
तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम्।।6.34।।
Arjuna said, “O Madhusudana (Krsna), this Yoga that You have spoken of as sameness, I do not see its steady continuance due to the restlessness of the mind.”
For, O Kṛṣṇa, the mind is unsteady, turbulent, strong, and obstinate; I consider its control to be as difficult as that of the wind.
Osho’s Commentary
Arjuna expresses the doubt of every seeker. The goal is beautiful, but the mind is so restless, so difficult to control. It seems as difficult as trying to control the wind. This is not a philosophical argument; it is an existential cry. This is the experience of every man who has tried to look within. The mind is a mad monkey, constantly jumping from one branch to another. Arjuna’s comparison is perfect. The mind is like the wind—invisible, powerful, and ever-moving. But in this very simile, there is a misunderstanding. The wind is a substance, a part of the material world. The mind is not. The mind is a process, a relationship between the soul and the body. And a relationship can be changed. An attachment can be broken. The mind is not a thing to be controlled, but a pattern to be understood.