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Bhagavad Gita Quotes: The Bhagavad Gita is the jewel in the crown of Indian spirituality. The Bhagavad Gita's seven hundred verses serve as a comprehensive manual for the study of self-realization. They were spoken by Lord Shri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to His close friend warrior prince Arjuna. Lord Krishna teaches karma, the self, the supreme self, the purpose of yoga, the distinction between our Self and our material, how our environment affects our consciousness, and how to realise the perfection of life while providing Arjun with all kinds of spiritual and practical guidance. The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most significant religious texts and the essence of Vedic wisdom. 

In Chapter 6 of this glorious book, Lord Krishna sheds light on “Dhyana Yoga” - the kind of practice which is essential for controlling the mind. A trained mind is a spiritual aspirant's closest friend, an untrained mind can be their deadliest enemy, therefore, yogis attempt to master the mind through meditation. Let us check out some best teachings by Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the significance of controlling the mind. 

Teachings By Lord Krishna In The Bhagavad Gita On Controlling The Mind 

1. To the soul who is aspiring for perfection in Yog, work without attachment is said to be the means; to the sage who is already elevated in Yog, tranquility in meditation is said to be the means. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.3) 

2. When one is neither attached to sense objects nor to actions, such a person is said to be elevated in the science of Yog, having renounced all desires for the fruits of actions. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.4) 

3. Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be the friend and also the enemy of the self. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.5)

The seven hundred verses of the Bhagavad Gita serve as a thorough guide for learning self-realization. (Image Source: Canva)

4. For those who have conquered the mind, it is their friend. For those who have failed to do so, the mind works like an enemy. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)

5. The yogis who have conquered the mind rise above the dualities of cold and heat, joy and sorrow, and honor and dishonour. Such yogis remain peaceful and steadfast in their devotion to God. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)

6. The yogi who are satisfied by knowledge and discrimination, and have conquered their senses, remain undisturbed in all circumstances. They see everything—dirt, stones, and gold—as the same. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.8)

7. The yogis look upon all—well-wishers, friends, foes, the pious, and the sinners—with an impartial intellect. The yogi who is of equal intellect toward friend, companion, and foe, neutral among enemies and relatives, and unbiased between the righteous and sinful, is considered to be distinguished among humans. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.9)

8. O Arjun, those who eat too much or too little, sleep too much or too little, cannot attain success in Yog. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.16)

9. But those who are temperate in eating and recreation, balanced in work, and regulated in sleep, can mitigate all sorrows by practising Yog. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.17)

10. With thorough discipline, they learn to withdraw the mind from selfish cravings and rivet it on the unsurpassable good of the self. Such persons are said to be in Yog, and are free from all yearning of the senses. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.18)

Lord Krishna spoke the transcendental confidential knowledge to warrior prince Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. (Image Source: Pixabay)

11. Just as a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so the disciplined mind of a yogi remains steady in meditation on the Supreme. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.19)

12. When the mind, restrained from material activities, becomes still by the practice of Yog, then the yogi is able to behold the soul through the purified mind, and he rejoices in the inner joy. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.20)

13. Whenever and wherever the restless and unsteady mind wanders, one should bring it back and continually focus it on God. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.26)

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14. Great transcendental happiness comes to the yogi whose mind is calm, whose passions are subdued, who is without sin, and who sees everything in connection with God. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.27)

15. The mind is indeed very difficult to restrain. But by practice and detachment, it can be controlled. - (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)

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