[Advaita-l] Jagadguru Speaks: Anchor in Sastras, Not in Senses

[Aravind M]

Is this from tattvaloka magazine

On Tue, 3 Jun, 2025, 10:26 pm S Jayanarayanan via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> (Around the beginning of the month, a nugget of Wisdom from the Jagadguru
> may be posted
> on the Chaturamnaya list :
> http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/chaturamnaya )
>
>
> Man's senses and mind are strange indeed. Certain times,
> he develops attachments to certain things that please, and
> aversion to certain things that repel, all conditioned by the
> vagaries of time. This is a weakness in man by which his
> mind gets agitated. An agitated mind lacks peace, and the
> consequence is suffering.
>
> Lord Krishna advises in Srimad Bhagavad Gita, “Senses have
> attachment and aversion to their respective objects; none
> should be swayed by them. They are indeed stumbling blocks
> on the path of betterment in man's life.”
>
> इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ ।
> तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ ॥।
>
> Hence, sense control and mind control are stated to be an
> important askesis in man's spiritual life.
>
> When attachment and aversion are restrained, man abides
> by the mandates of the Sastras and ceases to be under
> Nature's thrall.
>
> Thus man elevates himself and begins to experience an
> unending divine joy in all aspects of his life.
> We bless everyone to understand this and lead a
> peaceful life.
>
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