Yada samharate cayam kurmo 'nganiva sarvashah, indriyanindriyarthebhyas tasya prajna pratishthita
When, like a tortoise withdrawing its limbs, one can completely withdraw the senses from their objects, then one's wisdom becomes steady.
- •Control your senses like a tortoise
- •Withdrawal leads to wisdom
- •Mastering sense control
Yato yato nishcharati manash chanchalam asthiram, tatas tato niyamyaitad atmany eva vasham nayet
Whenever and wherever the restless and unsteady mind wanders, one should bring it back to focus on the self.
- •The mind will wander—this is natural
- •Gently bring it back again and again
- •Practice patience with yourself
Yato yato nishcharati manash chanchalam asthiram, tatas tato niyamyaitad atmany eva vasham nayet
Whenever and wherever the restless and unsteady mind wanders, one should bring it back to focus on the self.
- •The mind will wander—this is natural
- •Gently bring it back again and again
- •Practice patience with yourself