[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 2.41 · spoken by Krishna ]
A focused mind wins. A scattered one drowns.
The resolute intellect is one-pointed. But the intellect of the irresolute branches endlessly.
SANSKRIT
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन । बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम् ॥२-४१॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“The mind that is resolved moves in one direction — clear, still, purposeful. The mind without resolve scatters in every direction. This scattering is the bondage.”
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