Here are Jain approaches to gaining mastery over the mind and its thoughts, in simple terms:

• Understand that thoughts influence karma: thoughts create subtle karmic impressions. By cultivating right view (samyak darshan), you begin to see things as they are and reduce wild or harmful thoughts.

• Cultivate threefold right understanding: right faith (samyak darshan), right knowledge (samyak jnana), and right conduct (samyak charitra). Together they steady the mind and guide thoughts in a wholesome direction.

• Practice daily mental disciplines:

- Samayik: a fixed, calm period (about 48 minutes) for focused, mindful awareness and detachment from daily fluctuations. - Pratikraman: periodic reflection and confession of negative thoughts and actions, with firm resolve to stop repeating them. - Vipasyana (contemplation) and quiet reflection on non-violence, truth, and self-control.

• Follow the five great vows (for householders) or the corresponding monastic vows:

- Ahimsa (nonviolence in thought, speech, and action) - Satya (truth) - Asteya (non-stealing) - Brahmacharya or Brahmacharyā (celibacy or appropriate restraint) - Aparigraha (non-attachment / non-possessiveness) These vows reduce conflict in the mind and lessen disruptive thoughts.

• Create mental habits that support peace:

- Regular self-observation (svadhyay or reflective awareness) to notice when negative or random thoughts arise. - Replace harmful thoughts with positive, non-harmful alternatives (e.g., thoughts of compassion, restraint, gratitude). - Minimize triggers: avoid situations or media that provoke exaggerated fear, anger, or greed.

• Develop equanimity (upekkha) and detachment (vairagya):

- View passions as temporary and understand their karmic consequences. - Gently redirect attention from reactive thoughts to calm, steady awareness.

• Seek guidance and practice with a teacher or scriptures:

- Regular study of Jain scriptures and guidance from a trustworthy teacher helps refine how you interpret thoughts and apply restraint.

If you’d like, I can share brief, traditional phrases or sutra-style guidance (with Jain source references) on mind-control concepts like samyak darshan, samyak jnana, and samyak charitra, or point you to a specific Jain Knowledge page that explains these practices in more detail.