The Lord Krishna emphasized the importance of controlling senses and described the status of Stithaprajna with a balanced mind. Whenever we pay attention to material objects in this world, we develop some kind of desire and interest towards them. Then we want to possess them. If we do not achieve them there comes anger. But in case of Stithaprajna it is a different situation. Stithaprajna might appear to enjoy the objects around him or her, but they are detached from those objects. They have a balanced state of mind.
Bhagavan also described how these objects destroy our buddhi in the next verse.
Krodhat bhavati sammohah Sammohaat smruthi vibramah!
Smruthi bhramsaat buddhi naaso buddhinasaat pranasyathi !!
From anger arises delusion; from delusion comes confused memory; Confused memory creates loss of reasoning; one will be completely ruined without reasoning.
We have to understand how Raaga, Dwesha, fear and Krodha will influence us.
If we like some object or person we develop what is called - Raaga - Attachment.
We develop hatred or dislike when some one is against our wishes and this is called Dwesha.
We develop Fear when we are worried about losing the loved ones, or some thing that belongs to us.
We are outraged and angry when we do not achieve what we wish for.
we start thinking about a particular thing when we have interest in it. Then we develop some kind of attachment. Then senses are stimulated by the mind. We then develop intense desire to some how possess that object. This desire if not fulfilled turns into Anger. Once the anger sets in we lose sight of our circumstances. This causes a blur in reality. If we lose our intellect, we are doomed. The intellect component of mind keeps us on the track and if we lose that we can not function well. We make irrecoverable mistakes which can affect us for years or life times to come.
The intellect tells the mind about the reality of this world. Who is going to clear this delusion if we lose this Buddhi?
Bhagavan continues to say;
Naasthi buddhirayuktasya na chaayuktasya bhaavanaa!
Na chaabhaavayatah saanthirasaanthasya kutah sukham!!
He who has not controlled his mind and senses, can have determinate intellect and can not contemplate. Without contemplation there will be no peace; and how can there be happiness for one lacking peace of mind?
When we can not control our senses, our mental state is disturbed. This is like a boat caught up in the turbulent water and wind of a hurricane. The wind blows the boat away in different directions. In a similar way, the disturbed mind will create a havoc on the Indriyas (senses) and buddhi is severed. Then one will lose the discrimination of real from unreal. We have to learn to give only enough importance to material objects so that we can exist in this world without losing our intellect. Then the senses will be under control.
Stithaprajna is one whose senses are completely restrained from their objects. The objects and people aroud us are not the problem, the interest and desire in them is the problem. The Lord never says not to enjoy any thing around us but to be careful not to have attachment for that object. After all this is his creation. So let us learn to detach our selves from the objects and continue to derive happiness.
OM SRI SAI RAM!
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