Matrasparshas Tu Kaunteya (Gita 2.14)
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।
The touch of the senses with their objects, son of Kunti, brings cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and they go; they do…
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मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।
The touch of the senses with their objects, son of Kunti, brings cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and they go; they do…
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
Lift yourself up by your own effort; do not let yourself sink down. The self alone is its own friend, and the self alone is its…
असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् ।
Without doubt, mighty-armed one, the mind is restless and hard to hold. But, son of Kunti, it can be held by practice and by…
यज्जाग्रतो दूरमुदैति दैवं तदु सुप्तस्य तथैवैति ।
The mind is a divine power. It travels far when we are awake, and it travels far when we sleep. It goes far, and it is the one…
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