Gita-Sarah-Commentary-on-the-Slokas-of-Bhagavad-Gita
Gita-Sarah-Commentary-on-the-Slokas-of-Bhagavad-Gita
Gita-Sarah-Commentary-on-the-Slokas-of-Bhagavad-Gita
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attachment, enmity, hatred, jealousy etc.<strong>the</strong> mind is always flitting from <strong>on</strong>e objectto ano<strong>the</strong>r and is thus by nature, waveringand unsteady. As many times as <strong>the</strong> mindmay run towards <strong>the</strong> worldly objects,it should be brought back again andagain and <strong>the</strong> attenti<strong>on</strong> turned towards<strong>the</strong> Self. This repeated withdrawal isto be d<strong>on</strong>e by making <strong>the</strong> mindunderstand as to what <strong>the</strong> ultimate realityis and how all <strong>the</strong> objects are mereappearances and also by cultivating<strong>the</strong> attitude <strong>of</strong> dispassi<strong>on</strong> (vairagya)towards those objects.“In <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bhagavad</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Gita</str<strong>on</strong>g> it is said thatit is <strong>the</strong> nature <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mind to wander.One must bring <strong>on</strong>e’s thoughts to bear<strong>on</strong> God. By l<strong>on</strong>g practice <strong>the</strong> mind isc<strong>on</strong>trolled and made steady.The wavering <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mind is aweakness arising from <strong>the</strong> dissipati<strong>on</strong>78<str<strong>on</strong>g>Gita</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Sarah</str<strong>on</strong>g>
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