Why your mind wanders during meditation
Authored by: Dr Hansaji Yogendra, The Yoga Institute

cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham
tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye vāyor iva su-duṣkaram~Bhagwat Gita
6.34

The mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, O
Kṛṣṇa, and to subdue it, I think, is more difficult than
controlling the wind; so, said Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. This is a
reality every meditator faces: no matter how earnestly you want to sit
in silence, the mind wanders. Everything from the morning’s
conversations, to the grocery list, a past regret, a painful
conversation or a future plan fill your mind the moment you sit down
to meditate. And for many of you, this wandering feels like failure.