The first practice on the Buddhist path of meditation is called shamata - calm abiding or tranquility meditation. When we begin, it is a practice of mindfulness - lightly and mindfully watching our breath.
The problem with us is that our mind is nearly always distracted. When it's distracted, mind creates endless thoughts. There is nothing it will not think of or do. If we ever looked, we would see how undiscriminating we are, how often we simply allow any kinds of thoughts to come, and let ourselves get lost in it. It has become the worse of all bad habits. We have no discipline, nor any way of looking into what kind of thoughts we are thinking; whatever arises, we let it sweep us away and off into a spiral of stories and illusions, which we take so seriously we end up not only believing, but becoming as well.
Losing the clouds, Gaining the sky
Teachings by The Dalai Lama, Dudjom Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, and many others
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