Can a human mind ever be controlled by self-effort?
Can a human mind ever be controlled by self-effort? [Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya asked: Pādanamaskāram Swami, Lord Datta is the preacher of the preachers. You came here to correct the present time preachers who have become psychiatrists. They mainly focus on controlling mind and manage stress. But, our mind is like a monkey. Shri Satya Sai Baba says that human mind is not just a monkey but a drunken mad monkey bitten by a scorpion. Every human being is struggling to control one's mind through self-effort. I have two questions here. Can human mind ever be controlled by self-effort? Was there a time when human mind was controlled by one's self-effort? If only God's grace can help me, why did God give me such uncontrollable mind which only He can control? Does God want every soul to su...