Chapter 3 verse 43
“Thus knowing Him, who is superior to intellect, and
restraining the self by the Self, slay you, O mighty armed, the enemy in the
form of desire, no doubt, hard indeed to conquer”
“self by the Self” is a term Lord has used at least once
already so far in this Gita. The 1st self in this is the lower self
associated with the body, mind, intellect complex and the 2nd Self
is the Atman or consciousness which is ever blissful. The lower self cannot be
restrained by their own components such as the mind and intellect. That is the
ultimate paradox or catch 22 situation. The mind cannot eliminate thoughts
since it controls thought themselves. It is asking the thief to start policing
the town! The Lord acknowledges that desires are very hard to conquer and
that’s where surrender to the divine and acting without attachment to
particular results is the suggested methodology.
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