"Now consider another fact: Man very often condemns himself as an ignoramus, but if he really were an ignoramus or a fool, how is he able to recognise his own ignorance? From where did he get that knowledge? When did that Jnana enter him? And how?"

"A-jnana is the 'seen'; Jnana is the 'seer'. You are the dark which sees the Drisya of A-jnana. In the same way, all the eight descriptions above have to be contemplated upon. That is the correct meditation of the form of the Lord."

Arjuna asked, "Krishna! Is such meditation alone enough or has it to be supplemented?"

"Of course, when this meditation is practised, care should be taken to see that the mind is concentrated on that thing only. It should not pursue diverse objects. It must attach itself to that one supreme, with love and devotion, Prema and Bhakthi. Usually, man's love gets fastened on trifling temporary things and so gets entangled in setbacks and sorrows. So the love has to be withdrawn from such objects and centred on the Lord."

"I shall tell you briefly what Bhakthi consists of, listen! Bhakthi is the complete identification of one's mental activities with those of the ideal on which the attachment is centred."

Here Arjuna intercepted and asked, "How is that ever possible, O Lord?" "It is possible, Arjuna. Control the senses, let the mind be effaced as much as possible and let the heart be purified, let the vital airs be uplifted into the highest region of the Seersha, let the individual be established in the Atmic truth, and let the Pranava be the only point of attention at the moment of the Prana leaving the body - such a one comes to Me and joins with Me; His mental activities become the same as Mine," said Krishna.

Here, readers should fix their attention on what the Lord told Arjuna. The Lord spoke of the control of the senses, not their destruction. Control means: under one's behests, obedient to the will. Destruction means: denial of activity, full inaction. The Lord also said of all the senses, not of any one or two only. Man must keep all senses under his control and use them only when the purpose for which they have been devised are to be fulfilled. They should not be let loose, just because one has them. Give them the functions they are designed for, but do not allow them to master you and ruin you. Let them work strictly on regulated lines. That is the Lord's intention.

There is another thing too. You must yourself reason out and discover what exactly will expand your heart and what will breed disquiet; then, hold fast to the former and give up the latter. Or else, straying in devious paths like an insane ape, you will have to twist and turn in confusion. What is the cause of all the troubles and discontent to which many are subjected nowadays? It is the improper use they make of the senses.