Sense gratification (Lectures, BG chapters 4 - 18)

Expressions researched:
"gratification of the senses" |"gratifying his senses" |"gratifying me senses" |"gratifying my senses" |"gratifying our senses" |"gratifying senses" |"gratifying the senses" |"gratifying their senses" |"gratifying your senses" |"sense gratification" |"sensual gratification"

Notes from the compiler: VedaBase query: "sens* gratification" or "gratification of the senses" or "gratifying senses" or "gratifying * senses" not "material sense gratification" not "for sense gratification" not "engag* in sense gratification"

Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

Lecture on BG 4.1 -- Montreal, August 24, 1968:

If one is unable to control the mind and senses, then he is simply wasting time. And that ātma-saṁyama can be directly practiced by bhakti yoga. What is that? Now the same example can be given, that Arjuna was a fighter. So in the beginning he was considering, "Whether I shall fight or not." That was also ātma-saṁyama. But actually ātma-saṁyama was when he did not fight for his sense gratification. That is. Similarly, when we engage our senses... Because senses means they want some activity. Just like our eyes. If... The eyes want to see something beautiful. The tongue, tongue wants to taste something very sweet. The ear, it wants to hear something very melodious. In this way we have got our different senses. But the yoga system is trying to stop them. Now, just try to understand.