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Question: Why Sense Control is Said to Be So Hard?

Dear Gurudeva, Namaste. I would like to ask the following question: Why it is said that it may be easier to drink the entire sea, to uproot Meru Mountain, or to swallow red hot fire than to get hold of one's senses? Yours in Yoga Janardan Mali

Answer: By Our Own Power We Can't Control Senses

This gives us some idea of how difficult it is to control our senses. Actually, on our own it is impossible to control our voracious senses. Only by the unlimited mercy and power of Krishna can our wild senses be fully brought under control. Even the greatly powerful yogi Visvamrita, who had attained the samadhi stage of astanga yoga, failed to keep his senses under the control when he was approached by the heavenly damsel Menaka. But the stalwart devotee Haridas Thakur, who took complete shelter of Krishna's holy names, did not fall victim to the beautiful naked girl who propositioned him for sex in the dead of night. This is the power of Krishna consciousness. Sankarshan Das Adhikari My Spiritual Master can be reached at: sda@backtohome.com. For a highly inspiring, free-of-cost, e-course in self-realization through Krishna Bhakti, please get in touch with Him at: www.ultimateselfrealization.com