The mind is the enemy of SatChitAnanda. It will not let us realize the Truth. It will jump from thought to thought, creating fear, worry, stress and anxiety. Even if we contemplate and realize the Truth, the monkey mind will not stay still. It will not let us remain in that state of Chit or Consciousness. Every time we are conscious of the Truth, it will drag us into the past or the future and rob our present moment of Consciousness.
What is the mind? In reality, there is no mind. It is only a bundle of thoughts. These thoughts become feelings that become actions. These actions become Karma and we are rewarded for our good deeds, just as we are punished for our sins. Everything that is happening in our life is because of Karma and while we understand that Karma is the universal law by which we must live and die, we also think there is no way out of it. The mind fools us into believing this. It prevents us from realizing the Truth, that it is possible to escape from the cycle of death and birth and continues to steal our Joy, Peace, and Bliss.
Unless we transcend the mind, unless we slow down its pace, it will constantly bombard us with thoughts, and destroy our Consciousness. Our Consciousness has to swallow the mind and make the monkey mind into a monk. Our Consciousness has to be stronger than our thoughts. The mind will continue to exist till we die, but we have to transcend it. Then we can experience SatChitAnanda.