Indriyani parany ahur indriyebhyah param manah, manasas tu para buddhir yo buddheh paratas tu sah
The senses are superior to the gross body, the mind is superior to the senses, the intellect is superior to the mind, and the soul is superior to the intellect.
- •Hierarchy of human faculties
- •The soul transcends all material faculties
- •Use higher faculties to control lower ones
Indriyani parany ahur indriyebhyah param manah, manasas tu para buddhir yo buddheh paratas tu sah
The senses are superior to the gross body, the mind is superior to the senses, the intellect is superior to the mind, and the soul is superior to the intellect.
- •Hierarchy of human faculties
- •The soul transcends all material faculties
- •Use higher faculties to control lower ones
Indriyani parany ahur indriyebhyah param manah, manasas tu para buddhir yo buddheh paratas tu sah
The senses are said to be superior to the gross body, and superior to the senses is the mind. Beyond the mind is the intellect, and even beyond the intellect is the soul.
- •Hierarchy of consciousness explained
- •Soul transcends mind and intellect
- •Understanding your deepest identity
Shanaih shanair uparamed buddhya dhriti-grihitaya, atma-samstham manah kritva na kinchid api chintayet
Gradually, step by step, with the intellect endowed with steadiness, one should bring the mind to stillness, and think of nothing else.
- •Gradual progress in meditation
- •Use intellect to guide the mind
- •Complete mental stillness is the goal
Shanaih shanair uparamed buddhya dhriti-grihitaya, atma-samstham manah kritva na kinchid api chintayet
Gradually, step by step, with the intellect endowed with steadiness, one should bring the mind to stillness, and think of nothing else.
- •Gradual progress in meditation
- •Use intellect to guide the mind
- •Complete mental stillness is the goal
Shanaih shanair uparamed buddhya dhriti-grhitaya, atma-samstham manah krtva na kincid api cintayet
Gradually, step by step, with full conviction, one should become situated in trance by means of the intellect, and thus the mind should be fixed on the self alone and should think of nothing else.
- •Gradual progression in meditation
- •Use intellect to steady the mind
- •Single-pointed focus on the self
Mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhaya, nivasiṣhyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na sanśhayaḥ
Fix your mind on Me alone and let your intellect dwell upon Me. Thereafter, you shall certainly live in Me. Of this, there is no doubt.
- •Complete mental focus on God
- •Intellect aligned with devotion
- •Assurance of divine union
Mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhaya, nivasiṣhyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na sanśhayaḥ
Fix your mind on Me alone and let your intellect dwell upon Me. Thereafter, you shall certainly live in Me. Of this, there is no doubt.
- •Complete mental focus on God
- •Intellect aligned with devotion
- •Assurance of divine union