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How to Withdraw From the Sense-Objects
Uddhava said:- “O Krishna, generally people know that the objects of the senses lead to misery. How is it they still run after them, like a dog, an ass or a goat?”
The Lord said: “In the heart of an in discriminating man, the wrong notion of ‘I’ with regard to body arises; then the terrible Rajas takes possession of the mind, which by its own origin is Sattvic. Doubts and desires arise in the mind which is filled with Rajas. He thinks, ‘I should enjoy such and such a thing in such and such a way and so on.’ Then the mind dwells upon the excellent attributes of an object ‘Oh, how beautiful! What a nice thing,’ and gets a strong liking or an inordinate hankering for it.
The foolish man is overpowered by desires and cravings. He has no control over his senses. As he is deluded by the strong current of Rajas, he knowingly does acts which are seen to bring miseries or evil fruits.
The man of discrimination is also distracted by Rajas and Tamas, but as he is conscious of their evil she sleeplessly controls his mind and practises concentration of mind. He is not attached to them.
Being alert and diligent one should secure firmness in the seat and control the breath, and having set the mind on Me, slowly practise concentration.
This is the Yoga as taught by My disciples Sanaka and others, in order to withdraw the mind successfully from everything and fix it on Me.”
Uddhava said, “O Kesava! How, when and in what form did you instruct Yoga to Sanaka and others? Please inform me of the same.”
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