Questioner (Q): Sir, several times you have said, “Just stand apart and let the mind function. Let the thoughts run wild if they want to.” I don’t get that. The mind is already running wild all the time. How to stop it? How do I look rightly at things? How do I get out of seemingly stupid attractions or distractions, and just be present?
Acharya Prashant (AP): You are claiming that your thoughts run amok all the time. I want to contest that. As you are speaking to me right now, I do not see your thoughts running wild, or are they?
Q: No.
AP: And have you trained yourself especially for this moment?
Q: No.
AP: Have you taken a wonder-pill to be able to ask this question?
Q: No, Sir.
