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Bhagavad Gita - May 16, 2007 Chapter 2, Verses: 61-63 Swami Yogatmananda Vedanta Society of Providence     Please click the 'Play' button to start. It may take a minute.   Launch in external player   To download the lecture, please right-click here and then click "Save Target As..."     II.61: Controlling all the sense organs, one should remain concentrated on Me as the Supreme. For, the wisdom of one whose organs are under control becomes steadfast. II.62: In case of a person who dwells on objects, there arises attachment for them. From attachment grows hankering, from hankering springs anger. II.63: From anger follows delusion; from delusion, failure of memory; from failure of memory, the loss of understanding; from the loss of understanding, he/she perishes.   The above image is from Gita Darshan by courtesy of Sri Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad.   To Order Audio/ Video CDs : bookstore@vedantaprov.org   List of Audio/ Video CDs, DVDs

Summary of this lecture: Lord Krishna told Arjuna to control the sense organs to be united with his true nature. One should take a psychologically effective approach and ask how did I get bound in the first place. According to the Gita, when we dwell on attraction for something, this gives way to attachment. From attachment desire follows and then its other side which is anger. This anger causes delusion and delusion makes us lose sight of all goals in life. It's a very subtle process. Unless we know the cause, we can't control the effects. There is a way we can succeed. That is by being introspective and keeping a check on what direction our mind is going. Any efforts we put in we will be able to see in our life through practice. If we can catch that ball of attachment or desire at the top step before it accelerates down the remaining ones and turns to delusion, we will have accomplished a major victory.