This week's Words of Wisdom from Sri Satchidananda has an interesting analogy for the mind and why it is restless when we want to sit and meditate.
Mastering the Restless Mind
“When a dog is allowed to roam about, it enjoys its freedom and appears to be very content—but, the minute you tie it up, it will start howling. In the same way if, all through the day, you allow the mind to go wherever it wants, think whatever it wants, it also appears to be very quiet—until you try to restrain it in meditation. So if you are going to just try to bring the mind under your control during meditation and allow it to run, as it want, all the rest of the day, naturally you will find it very difficult. Though the mind appears to be under your control at other times, the minute you sit and concentrate, it will begin to revolt. But once it comes under your control, it becomes a very nice instrument. You will only be victorious in all your undertakings, if you have your own mind under your control."
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