Not at all possible
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 1 - 6
Unless one is Kṛṣṇa conscious it is not at all possible to control the senses.
BG 2.61, Translation and Purport: One who restrains his senses, keeping them under full control, and fixes his consciousness upon Me, is known as a man of steady intelligence.
That the highest conception of yoga perfection is Kṛṣṇa consciousness is clearly explained in this verse. And unless one is Kṛṣṇa conscious it is not at all possible to control the senses. As cited above, the great sage Durvāsā Muni picked a quarrel with Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and Durvāsā Muni unnecessarily became angry out of pride and therefore could not check his senses. On the other hand, the king, although not as powerful a yogī as the sage, but a devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's injustices and thereby emerged victorious. The king was able to control his senses because of the following qualifications, as mentioned in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (9.4.18-20):
- sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor
- vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane
- karau harer mandira-mārjanādiṣu
- śrutiṁ cakārācyuta-sat-kathodaye
- mukunda-liṅgālaya-darśane dṛśau
- tad-bhṛtya-gātra-sparśe 'ṅga-saṅgamam
- ghrāṇaṁ ca tat-pāda-saroja-saurabhe
- śrīmat-tulasyā rasanāṁ tad-arpite
- pādau hareḥ kṣetra-padānusarpaṇe
- śiro hṛṣīkeśa-padābhivandane
- kāmaṁ ca dāsye na tu kāma-kāmyayā
- yathottama-śloka-janāśrayā ratiḥ
Page Title: | Not at all possible |
Compiler: | Labangalatika, Krishna Jaya |
Created: | 08 of Aug, 2009 |
Totals by Section: | BG=3, SB=5, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=5, Con=0, Let=1 |
No. of Quotes: | 14 |