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Sarangpur-1: Conquering the Mind

Summary

1. Characteristics of one who has conquered the mind:

1. One who has no desires to indulge in the vishays.
2. One who has shunned the panchvishays with absolute resolution.

2. Means to defeat the desire for vishays:

1. Ātmā-realization: Subduing the affection for vishays with the understanding that one’s ātmā is distinct from the physical body.
2. Understanding the glory of God in this manner:

1. This manifest God is master of all [the realms of the deities and abodes such as Golok, Vaikunth, etc.] and forever resides in my ātmā.
2. The bliss from the darshan of God for the slightest second is greater than the pleasure derived from vishays of countless millions of brahmānds.
3. The realms of the other deities are like narak compared to the Akshardhām of God.

3. If one renounces vishays without this understanding, then he will develop affection for the vishays in adverse circumstances [i.e. when he encounters an alluring vishay].