Self-mastery & Attaining Peace

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते ।
सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते ॥ २-६२॥

dhyāyato viṣayānpuṃsaḥ saṅgasteṣūpajāyatesaṅgātsañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmātkrodho’bhijāyate 2-62

When a man thinks of objects, attachment for them arises; from attachment desire is born; from desire arises anger.

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः ।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥ २-६३॥

krodhādbhavati sammohaḥ sammohātsmṛtivibhramaḥsmṛtibhraṃśād buddhināśo buddhināśātpraṇaśyati 2-63

From anger comes delusion ; from delusion loss of memory ; from loss of memory the destruction of discrimination ; from destruction of discrimination he perishes.

रागद्वेषविमुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन् ।
आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥ २-६४॥

rāgadveṣavimuktaistu viṣayānindriyaiścaranātmavaśyairvidheyātmā prasādamadhigacchati 2-64

But the self-controlled man, moving among objects, with his senses under restraint, and free from both attraction and repulsion, attains peace.

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