Why Does the Mind Wander While Chanting? One day, I was talking to a saint. During our conversation, he shared a deep truth in a simple way through a poem: "In the temple, your mind goes to the market, While turning the rosary, you travel the whole city." What the saint meant was that when we chant using a rosary (mala), our mind often starts wandering. With each bead we turn, our thoughts drift — sometimes to the market, sometimes to home worries, and sometimes to past memories. The mind is naturally restless. That’s why the real practice during chanting is to keep bringing the mind back to focus whenever it wanders. Have you experienced this too? 😊