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Chapter 2 • Verse 68
The Yoga of Knowledge
MEANING & CONTEXT
After showing how wandering senses destroy wisdom (2.67), Krishna offers the solution. 'Yasya nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇi'—whose senses are completely withdrawn. But nigṛhīta doesn't mean suppressing senses or avoiding life. Your eyes see, ears hear, but they don't hijack your mind. 'Tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā'—that person's wisdom stays steady. This is the sthita-prajña (2.54) in action. How? Through rāga-dveṣa-viyukta (2.64): when free from attachment and aversion, sense objects lose their power to pull you around. You engage fully with life, but your mind isn't enslaved to every stimulus.
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The secret isn't stronger willpower but wiser relationship. At dinner, your eyes see the phone—but does your mind get hijacked? Nigṛhīta (sense-withdrawal) means senses inform but don't compel. When free from rāga-dveṣa (attachment/aversion), sense objects lose their pull. Result: pratiṣṭhitā prajñā—wisdom that stays steady whether you're scrolling feeds or sitting in silence.
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When I see my phone, do my eyes inform or does my mind get hijacked? Can I notice the gap between sensing and craving—that space where nigṛhīta lives?
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