There is neither Self-knowledge nor Self-perception to those whose senses are not under control. Without Self-perception there is no peace and without peace there can be no happiness.
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By devotion one truly understand what and who I am in essence. Having known Me in essence, one immediately merges into Me.
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A Karma-yogi whose mind is pure, whose mind and senses are under control, and who sees one and the same Self in all beings, is not bound (by Karma) though engaged in work.
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As a lamp in a spot sheltered from the wind does not flicker, this simile is used for the subdued mind of a yogi practicing meditation on Brahman.
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Just as a reservoir is of little use when the whole countryside is flooded, scriptures are of little use to the illumined man or woman who sees the Lord everywhere.
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