Bhagavad Gita 6.6 meaningMind as friend and enemy
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“A trained mind is your friend. An untrained mind works against you.”
What it means
“If you've mastered yourself, you are your own friend. If you haven't, your own mind works against you like an enemy.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Bandhur Atmatmanas Tasya”
बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः । अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् ॥
bandhurātmātmanastasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ anātmanastu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatruvat
Translations
Literal translation
Of him, by whom has been conquered his very self by the self, his self is the friend of his self. But, for one who has not conquered his self, his self itself acts inimically like an enemy.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जिसने आत्मा (इंद्रियों,आदि) को आत्मा के द्वारा जीत लिया है, उस पुरुष का आत्मा उसका मित्र होता है, परन्तु अजितेन्द्रिय के लिए आत्मा शत्रु के समान स्थित होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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