Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 verse 67
Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga

One Loose Sense · How Focus Gets Swept Away

इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते । तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि ।।67।।

indriyāṇāṃ hi caratāṃ yan mano 'nuvidhīyate tad asya harati prajñāṃ vāyur nāvam ivāmbhasi

Meaning

"Just as a strong wind sweeps a boat off course on the water, even one wandering sense that the mind follows can carry away one's wisdom."

Explanation

Krishna's vivid boat-and-wind image warns how easily focus can be lost to just one unchecked sense.

Today's Life Lesson

Watch for the one distraction most likely to sweep your focus away today, and guard against it deliberately.

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