Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 6, verse 35
Krishna's honest answer to a very human problem: the mind is restless, yet practice and detachment can train it.
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असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् ।अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते ॥
asaṃśayaṃ mahābāho mano durnigrahaṃ calam |abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate ||
Krishna said: No doubt, mighty Arjuna, the mind is restless and hard to control. But through steady practice and letting go of cravings, it can be held.
श्रीकृष्ण ने कहा: हे महाबाहु, निःसंदेह मन चंचल है और कठिनाई से वश में होता है। पर हे कौंतेय, अभ्यास और वैराग्य से इसे वश में किया जा सकता है।
श्रीकृष्ण म्हणाले: हे महाबाहो, निःसंशय मन चंचल आणि आवरण्यास कठीण आहे. पण हे कौंतेया, अभ्यास आणि वैराग्याने ते ताब्यात येते.
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असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् ।अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते ॥
चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्‌दृढम् ।
For the mind is restless, Krishna: stormy, strong and stubborn. I think controlling it is as hard as controlling the wind.
6.36असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।
I agree that yoga is hard to reach for one who has no self-control. But one who has self-control and keeps trying can reach it by the right means.
The Yoga of Meditation
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