Do Bhastrika and Kriya

“Mind wanders because of too many desires, too many things to do. If your mind is focused on just one thing, then the mind doesn't wander. But if you have 100 things to do, it gets scattered.

At this time, you simply have to prioritize what is it that you need to do. Take a look at what your priorities are. Then things will fall into place, which were scattered all of a sudden. They come into place. That's one thing.

Second is meditation. When the mind is all over the place, then do Bhastrika and Kriya. At that time, you see, after that, the mind settles down.

And then there's dispassion. Every night when you go to bed, willingly or unwillingly, you have some dispassion. Otherwise, you can never sleep. If you are obsessed with any passion, you will suffer from insomnia. So, a degree of dispassion helps you to just let go of everything and go to sleep, right?

So, unconsciously we do this sometimes, but when we consciously understand that the curtain is going to come down, the game is going to end one day, that will give you suddenly another level of awareness. Okay, what are my priorities? What else shall I do now? Okay, I'll do these things. And if it works, fine. If it doesn't work, that's fine too.

So, that is what dispassion is. You know, we say, "Oh, I give up." You give up when you are frustrated. But without getting frustrated, you have that feeling of, "Okay, today I'm going to give this up." That moment, you are in touch with the vast source of energy within you. This is giving up without getting frustrated and agitated, but a happy give up. It may appear to be difficult, difficult to do a happy give up, but I tell you, it is the most wonderful thing to do!” 

~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar