The Gita according to Gandhi 274

The Gita according to Gandhi -Mahadev Desai

DISCOURCE 6 Arjuna Said: 33. I do not see, O Madhusudana, how this yoga, based on the equal- mindedness that Thou hast expounded to me, can steadily endure, because of fickleness (of the mind). 34. For fickle is the mind, O Krishna, unruly, overpowering and stubborn; to curb it is, I think, as hard as to curb the wind. The Lord Said: 35. Undoubtedly, O Mahabahu, the mind is fickle and hard to curb; yet, O Kaunteya, it can be held in check by constant practice and dispassion. 36. Without self-restraint, yoga, I hold, is difficult to attain; but the self- governed soul can attain it by proper means, if he strives for it.