Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 6
Because of the desire inhering in the self the mind is attracted intensely towards objects etc., and does not abandon them, in anyway. So it is called obstinate. This obstinacy of the mind is very strong, and so the mind is called strong. It forcibly distracts a striver, from his course and leads him to sensual pleasures. So it has been mentioned in scriptures, "Mind leads a man to emancipation, and bondage." But the mind, remains turbulent, obstinate and strong, so long as desire rests, in the self. When a striver himself, becomes free from desires, objects and senses do not affect him at all, and turbulence, obstinacy and strength of the mind, perish. Restlessness of the mind, is an obstacle so long as, desire resides in the self. But when desire is rooted out, it is not an obstacle in the least. It is mentioned in the scriptures "When the feeling of egoism ('I'ness with matter) is rooted out, and one realizes God, one's mind perceives God, everywhere viz., one attains by constant trance (natural trance)."
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