| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| CONTROLLING THE MIND |
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should stop employing our eyes thus uselessly. And we should
restrain our ears as well. Some people seem to think that it would
be wonderful to have ears like a dog's. Then they could turn in any
direction we want. It is certainly a defect that our ears are fixed
like this. But we don't need this useless power. As it is, the mind
is far too busy. The slightest noise, the slightest disturbance, and
our minds are drawn to it.
15. Therefore I say, establish order and discipline in your life. Let us not look at bad things, or read bad books. Let us not listen to praise or slander others. Let us turn away not only from bad things, but also from excess of even good things. Avoid greed of all kinds. Of course, we should never have wine or pakoras or rasagullas, but even of bananas or oranges we can have too many. Fruit is of course pure food, but even of that one can have too much. The master within will not tolerate the license of the tongue. The senses should realize that the Lord within would surely punish them if they did what they liked. Disciplined conduct is called setting bounds to life. |
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