The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 2 - Samkhya Yoga - Sloka 60
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| Krishna killing Aghasura |
Indriyani pramadhini haranti prasabham manah II sloka 60
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः ।
इन्द्रियाणि pramaadhini हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः ।। श्लोक ६०
The excited senses, O son of Kunti, impetuously carry away the mind of even a wise man, striving for perfection.
Treacherous are the senses. They are as impetuous as wild horses newly harnessed. Riding on them is risky to life. The major portion of the spiritual discipline t which an aspirant subjects himself is actually the warfare that he carries on with the wayward senses. Innumerable are the defeats that he suffers at ther hands at the intial stage.Repentance so much spoken of by a section of theologists as a means to win the mercy of the Maker is none other than the moral man chewing the cud of the rebuffs and reverses that he has had from the restive senses.
Conquest of senses is the means for the attainment of excellence here and hereafter. The refinement of an individual or a society is measured by the yardstick of sense control.
People who live in localities infested with venomous creatures should always be alert and mindful of danger. Even so, people intent on spiritual growth should guard themselves against indulgent senses tainted with lust and greed.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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