[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 2.67 · spoken by Krishna ]
A mind with no rudder goes wherever the wind blows.
For when the mind follows in the wake of the wandering senses, it carries away one's wisdom — just as the wind carries off a boat upon the water.
SANSKRIT
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते । तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि ॥२-६७॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“A boat on open water has no fixed footing. Without a rudder, without an anchor, it goes wherever the wind decides. A mind that only follows the senses is exactly that boat.”
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