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Senses & Sense Control (Cont’d)
Unless the senses are controlled, there is no chance of elevation to
the platform of knowledge, and without knowledge and devotion
there is no chance of liberation. - BG 2:6, purport -
The senses are so strong and impetuous,
O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the mind
even of a man of discrimination who is
endeavouring to control them. - BG 2:60 -
One who restrains his senses, keeping them under full control, and
fixes his consciousness upon Me, is known as a man of steady
intelligence. - BG 2:61 -
The senses require real engagements, and if they are not engaged
in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, they will certainly
seek engagement in the service of materialism. - BG 2:62, purport -
But a person free from all attachment and aversion and able to
control his senses through regulative principles of freedom can
obtain the complete mercy of the Lord. - BG 2:64 -
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