6. karmendriyam samyumya
ya aste manasa smaran
indriyarthan vimudhatma
niithyacarah sa ucyate
(6) He who restrains his organs of action but continues in his mind to brood over the objects of sense, whose nature is deluded is said to be a hypocrite (a man of false conduct).
We may control outwardly our activities but if we do not restrain the desires which impel them, we have failed to grasp the true meaning of restraint.
7. yas tv rndriyam manasa niyamya 'rabhate 'rjuna karmendriyaih karrnayogam
asaktah sa visiyate
(7) But he who controls the senses by the mind, 0 Arjuna, and without attachment engages the organs of action in the path of work, he is superior
The human will can triumph over the rigidity of law. We should not look upon the things of the world as means to our satisfaction. If we are to recover our lost equanimity, our lost integrity, our lost innocence we must see all things as manifestations of the Real and not as objects to be grasped and possessed. To develop this attitude of non-attachment to things, contemplation is essential.
In verse 6 the Lord condemns mere outer renunciation and in this verse commends the true spirit of inward detachment.
The Importance of Sacrifice
8 myatam kuru karma tvam
karma jyayo hy akarmanah
sarirayatra ca te na
prasidhyed akarmanah
(8) Do thou thy allotted work, for action is better than inaction ; even the maintenance of thy physical life cannot be effected without action.
