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develops a liking for harmful sensual pleasures by thinking about
sense enjoyments. The desire for sense pleasures comes from
thinking about sense pleasures. Anger comes when desire is not
fulfilled, and greed (for more pleasures) comes after desire is
fulfilled. (2.62)
The un-controlled mind steals away the
intellect as the storm takes away a boat on the sea from its
destination. Therefore, a spiritual aspirant must control the mind
and senses and never let the senses or the mind control you.
(Material desires keep one away from Jnaana that leads to
nirvana, the destination) (2.67)
One attains peace in whose mind
desires enter without creating any disturbance as river waters enter
the ocean without creating a disturbance in the ocean. Themetaphor
of ocean has been used for the mind of a yogi. The one who
desires material pleasures is never peaceful, because, desires do
not end with fulfillment, it increases. (2.70)
Chapter Summary: This Chapter gives
knowledge of the Self or Atma-Jnaana, the metaphysics;
them arks of a Self-Realized (SR) yogi, and the necessity and
advantages of controlling the six senses (sight, hearing, smell,
taste, touch, and the mind)
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