What does Shankara, Bhaja Govindam 1 mean for the mind?

भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं गोविन्दं भज मूढमते ।bhaja govindam bhaja govindam govindam bhaja mudha-mate |

From the book – Chapter 24: Gita, Ramayana and Hindu Traditions on the Mind

Shankara, Bhaja Govindam 1

भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं गोविन्दं भज मूढमते ।

bhaja govindam bhaja govindam govindam bhaja mudha-mate |

Worship Govinda, worship Govinda, O foolish mind.

Shankara's refrain is a call to drop frantic acquisition. Use it as a rumination interrupt, not as an insult to someone already crushed.

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