Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Chapter 2 Verse 67 IndriyaaNaaM hi charataaM yan mano'nuvidheeyate / tad asya harati praGnaaM vaayur naavam ivaambhasi // For, the mind which follows the wandering senses carries away his discrimination, just as the wind carries away from its course a boat on the waters. Verse 68 Tasmaad yasya mahaa-baaho nigriheetaani sarvashaH / indriyaaN'eendriy'aarthebhyastasya praGnaa pratishhThitaa // Therefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, his wisdom is stable whose senses have completely withdrawn from their objects. LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA - 12 As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji “For, the mind which follows the wandering senses carries away his discrimination, just as the wind carries away from its course a boat on the waters” (Chapter 2, Verse 67). A man whose mind yields to the senses, which run after worldly pleasures, cannot be peaceful. Such a mind carries away his wisdom, as the wind carries away a rudderless ship from its course in the ocean. He is in a hopeless situation, like a voyager in a ship buffeted by a stormy wind. Therefore, he who has succeeded in bringing the senses under the control of his mind gains steadiness in wisdom. When his mind becomes completely free from the influence of his senses and their objects, then he attains the highest wisdom of the realization of the Self. Therefore, the Lord says in the next verse, “Therefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, his wisdom is stable whose senses have completely withdrawn from their objects” (Chapter 2, Verse 68). LAUNCH - Your Music Experience http://launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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