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Mind & yogaChapter 2 · Contents of the Gītā Summarized
2.632.65

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.64

How desire and the senses disturb the mind

रागद्वेषविमुक्तैस्तु विषयनिन्द्रियैश्चरन् ।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥ ६४ ॥

rāga-dveṣa-vimuktais tu

viṣayān indriyaiś caran

ātma-vaśyair vidheyātmā

prasādam adhigacchati

Translation

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.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Sense Control and Mercy

  1. 1A person free from attachment and aversion, who controls the senses through principles of freedom, can obtain the Lord’s complete mercy.
  2. 2Outward sense control alone can fail unless the senses are engaged in serving the Lord.
  3. 3A Kṛṣṇa conscious devotee acts only to satisfy Kṛṣṇa, not himself. This consciousness is the Lord’s causeless mercy.

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Chapter 2, Contents of the Gītā Summarized: how desire and the senses disturb the mind.

What it teaches

Theme summary

A disciplined mind is one's best friend.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: manas, indriya, yoga.

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What does BG 2.64 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to mind & yoga?

Practice

Sit quietly for ten minutes and gently return the mind.

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