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Regulated breathing and sense control,
discrimination of values between the eternal and the transient, japa and meditation
linking the conscious into the unconscious--attend to these things with care, with great
care.
'Pratyahara' means holding back; that is
controlling desire and keeping the senses under check as horses are restrained by drawing
he reins and pulling at the bridle.
The main concern of a devotee is to see
that the senses do not play unrestrained. Bhakti alone will give one the power to check
the senses. A man may be ever so intelligent; but if it does not help him to sit in guard
over his senses, it will not make for jnaana. Enlightenrnent will come only if we, offer
adoration with faith unto God and implore Him to give us the required strength to control
our senses.
Author - C.Raja Gopalachari
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