when you walk carrying a vessel of water

then turn ,say right, and keep walking

the water continues to move in the direction you were moving before you turned

it sets up a wave in that direction and back

this wave represents what the ancient sages named citta

it continues on its transverse journey, attenuated, dying down over time

it's the karma that needs to be worked out

you could harness it, or sit still until it dies out, although there's a good chance the universe won't allow that

what you can't do is damp it  by pushing down with your hands

reading S.Vivekananda's book on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras