All problems are caused by the mind, by the desires arising in it. It is not easy to control the mind and keep it away effectively from desire. If we ask the mind to think of an object, it seems to obey us for a moment, but soon it takes its own course, wandering off. Our minds have become our masters. They are made originally for us to control, but they are now controlling us and we as spiritual beings have become entrapped within our own minds.

As beings living now, we have minds filled with junk. A mind that full of false thought is just as useless as a computer with false data. By clearing out this mental garbage and developing more appropriate ways of thinking, we can free ourselves  and regain mastery of our minds. We need to renew our mind and renew our existence. Our thinking must be governed by our will. Only then can we claim that it is under our control, that we are masters of our consciousness.