Bhagavad Gita 6.26
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्। ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्॥
yato yato niśhcharati manaśh chañchalam asthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmanyeva vaśhaṁ nayet
Translation
As often as the wavering and unsteady mind goeth forth, so often reining it in, let him bring it under the control of the Self.
What it means
Whenever the restless, unsteady mind wanders away, each time restrain it and lead it back under the Self's control. The instruction assumes failure. Practice is not never wandering but always returning.
Try this today
The core instruction for every meditator: wandering is not failure; the return is the rep. Count returns, not strayings.
Something to reflect on
Do I treat wandering as failure, or as the exercise itself?
Read it in Yathora