613. The mind

Don’t force the mind.
If you force the mind
It will bite you.

Don’t kick the mind.
If you kick the mind
It will strangle you.

Don’t hate the mind.
If you hate the mind
It will confuse you.

Don’t cherish the mind.
If you cherish the mind
It will delay you.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 13, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973