Our mind is like an unbridled horse, running off here and there. Through meditation we can bridle the mind and bring it under our control, leading to a much more peaceful existence.
20 Minute Fully Guided Meditation Sequence with Gayatri
Take Control of your Life
It states in the Bhagavad-gita as it is in chapter 3 Karma Yoga, text 42: “The working senses are superior to dull matter; mind is higher than the senses; intelligence is still higher than the mind; and he [the soul] is even higher than the intelligence.”