Practise AND Detachment

The mind is restless and turbulent like the wind. It can be controlled by a combination of disciplined effort and detachment. Both detachment and practice of controlling the mind are required. Detachment makes the mind stronger but disciplined practice directs its attention to the present.

Practice controls the mind in the short term and detachment in the long term. Both are required for balance. One cannot be too detached if one is living in the world. So you attach. Then the mind wanders. Then you control it with practice and discipline. If you are unable to control even then, detach. But if you detach too much, you cannot do your work and live in the world effectively. Hence attach again. It is an iterative process. Detachment alone will make you a sanyasi. Detachment with practice and discipline will make you a Karma Yogi.