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Controlling the Senses is the First Step to Control Desires

इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते |
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् || 3.40||

indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyate
etair vimohayatyeṣha jñānam āvṛitya dehinam|| 3.40||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 3- Ver. 40:

It is supposed to live in the senses, mind, and intellect. Through them, it clouds one’s knowledge and deludes the embodied soul.

Explanation

Shree Krishna has now revealed the regions where desire can be found, implying that there is a way to manage it. According to Shree Krishna, desire exercises its domination over the soul through the senses, mind, and intellect.
The senses crave the sense objects, the senses infatuate the mind, the mind misleads the intellect, and the intellect loses its discriminate powers under the influence of lust. When the brain is obscured, the living being is fooled into being a slave to passion, willing to do anything to satisfy it.

The senses, mind, and intellect—they were given to us for the purpose of gaining God-realization, but we have allowed lust in its many forms to march upon them, so we must uplift ourselves using the same senses, mind, and intellect.

Verse & what we can learn

If we want to have control over desires we need to be careful about what we are feeding the senses with.
What are the five working senses

How are the senses regarded in the bhagavad gita

All these doubts are cleared by Shri Krishna. Controlling the senses Bhagavad Gita gives us a clear idea about this, how to control senses, is a question that every sadhaka has Bhagavad Gita on senses, how to have control over them and use them to attain higher consciousness gives us elaborate knowledge.

To regulate the desires and have the wisdom to make the right choices in life that will lead to material and spiritual progress one needs to have a balanced state of mind. Teachings of Krishna give the right direction to life and Daily practice of meditation helps us by giving us the inner strength to follow the path that Krishna has shown us.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There are also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the Next verse, Shri Krishna asks Arjuna to bring senses under control.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…