Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 Chapter 6 Verse 6 bandhur aatmaa'tmanas tasya yen'aatm'aiv'aatmanaa jitah / anaatmanas tu shatrutve vartet'aatm'aiva shatruvat // His Self (mind) is the friend whose Self (mind) is conquered by the Self; but to him who has not subdued the Self (mind), his own Self acts as the enemy. LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 55 >From the discourses of Pujya Sri Swamiji "His Self (mind) is the friend whose Self (mind) is conquered by the Self; but to him who has not subdued the Self (mind), his own Self acts as the enemy." Self is the friend of that Self which has been brought under subjugation. The subdued Self is the complex of body, mind and the senses, in which mind is the chief component. But he whose Self (the body, mind and the senses equipment) is unconquered, his Self acts as his own enemy like an external foe. When the body, mind and the senses are subjugated one can find high ideals rising within him spontaneously. Then the things that belong to the sense world will touch him no more. He gradually evolves into godhead. Thus the man who is given to self-control and self-culture brings about his own elevation. And he who is a slave of his desires and acts as he likes causes his own downfall. - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost http://dir.remember./tribute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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