Topic

Mind

9 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on mind. Explore teachings across 4 chapters.

All Verses

Chapter 3 • Verse 42 →The Yoga of Action
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
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Chapter 3 • Verse 42 →The Yoga of Action
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
hierarchysoulintellectself-knowledge
Chapter 3 • Verse 42 →The Yoga of Action
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
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Chapter 6 • Verse 5 →The Yoga of Meditation
Uddhared atmanatmanam natmanam avasadayet, atmaiva hy atmano bandhur atmaiva ripur atmanah

Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be the friend and also the enemy of the self.

  • •Mind can be friend or enemy
  • •Self-elevation through mental discipline
  • •Take responsibility for your state
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Chapter 6 • Verse 6 →The Yoga of Meditation
Bandhur atmatmanas tasya yenatmaivatmana jitah, anatmanas tu shatrutve vartetatmaiva shatru-vat

For those who have conquered the mind, it is their friend. For those who have failed to do so, the mind works like an enemy.

  • •The mind can be friend or foe
  • •Conquest of mind determines destiny
  • •Internal battle is most important
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Chapter 12 • Verse 8 →The Yoga of Devotion
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
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Chapter 12 • Verse 8 →The Yoga of Devotion
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
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