From vigyan to gyan -- mind to knowledge. There is a Yajur Vedic prayer to develop a very firm and a powerful mind.
I found out this mantra very useful to arrest the oscillating mind - chanchal man and also makes you to evolve into a higher state of consciousness. It quenches the thirst of the seeking mind with the elixir of Divine Knowledge. I also found out that this Yajur Vedic prayer accomplishes everything - “Sarva Karya Siddhi prayer” for a seeker as well.
Speaking tree is a wonderful platform to learn, assimilate and evolve higher. Each one of you seekers will find this Yajur Vedic prayer extremely powerful to develop a firm and a powerful mind.
Chant this Yajur Vedic prayer every morning either in English or you can translate it to your own Mother tongue as well to chant -
May this mind of mine
Which travels too far,
Which is the light of lights,
The only source of all wisdom
Which wanders to far - off places,
Whether I am asleep or awake,
Resolve on what is noble.
May this mind of mine
By which persevering and intellectual persons
The spirit that lies in all creatures
The source of the power of memory. The immortal flame of consciousness
Without which no action whatsoever is performed
Resolve on what is noble. May this mind of mine
Which guides men like a good charioteer
Who controls fleet — footed horses with reins,
That which abides in the heart
Most swift and vigorous
Resolve on what is noble.
May this mind of mine
That immortal spirit
By which all the past and the present
World is comprehended By which all the benevolent actions
Are promoted and conducted through
Seven sense organs
Resolve on what is noble.
May this mind of mine
Which imbibes and holds the teachings
Imparted by the Rig, the Sama and the Yajur. Like spokes in the hub of a wheel
In which all thoughts of the living world
Lie interwoven
Resolve on what is noble. As we complete this prayer, then, for a few moments, we should just sit and contemplate deeply.
With our spirit becoming alive with ‘Awareness’ may we — the citizens and the seekers of truth of this world!
This article is taken from the book Pratical Spirituality for Enriched Living by His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji