Yogi: I always want the body to feel comfortable and do a lot of things to satisfy my desires. But now I don’t simply follow – when it’s hot, I’m aware first instead of automatically switching on the fan.

Sayadaw: Our craving has grown strong because we usually automatically follow the craving – as a result, when we cannot get anything we want, immediately we get upset.

Consequently, our mind is unstable all the time.

Whatever we do, if it is an automatic action (without considering if the action is beneficial or necessary) certainly it is done with an unwholesome mind – with delusion, craving, or anger. [Elsewhere: If the mind is not wholesome, it is already unwholesome.]

Now, if you’re aware and wisdom arises, then whenever we want to do something, the mind will first consider if it is needed or necessary. Only then, our behavior will change and the mind will mature; if not, the mind is forever childish.