Wandering thoughts and wandering mind are at times excellent and at times troublesome distractors. I have had great successes in scientific endeavors because of wandering mind.These I had never thought during serious concentrations.Several discoveries were patented only due to ideas which came because of surfing thoughts during other unrelated activities. But, at the same time, I have lost valuable time during serious activities because of distractions posed due to wandering thoughts. However, to sum it up, distractions are more prominent due to wandering mind..Yes! proper control to the wandering thought is critical for a proper balance.
Gyan khare, Ph.D
On Apr 29, 2014 Michael Nagler wrote :
Folks may want to check out www.easwaran[dot]org. A great system for stopping those wandering thoughts from squandering our energy!