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Bhagavad Gita - June 06, 2008
Chapter 2, Verses: 65-68
Swami Yogatmananda

Vedanta Society of Providence

 

 

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II.65: When there is serenity, there follows eradication of all his/her sorrows, because the wisdom of one who has a serene mind soon becomes firmly established.

II.66 & 67: For the unsteady there is no wisdom and meditation. And for an unmeditative person there is no peace. How can there be happiness for one without peace? For, the mind that follows in the wake of the senses, that (mind) carries away his/her wisdom like the wind (diverting) a boat on the waters.

II.68: Therefore, O mighty-armed one, his/her wisdom becomes established whose organs in all their varieties are withdrawn from their objects.

 

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Summary of this lecture:


Nothing in the world is more possible than realizing the divine as that is our real nature; each of us, in reality, is divine. Bhagavad Gita says we fritter away our energy and that is why we are unsuccessful. We have to plug the holes in the tank not to leak and not waste the energy. Senses are these holes; so first we have to control the sense organs. Attachment and aversion are to be shunned and we should constantly remind ourselves of our journey's goal. Once we're on the path to peace, we don't friction and we experience high efficiency in what we undertake. That is being a Yogi. Dualities don't bother the person established in wisdom and he becomes serene. It takes much practice, and without practice of control, there can be little hope of success in spiritual life. Such a person is ayukta - not given to practice of Yoga. In such a person, the intellect, which is supposed to guide/control the senses, becomes the slave to them. To have a perfect mastery over the organs is being established in wisdom.

 

 

 

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