Bhagavad Gita 2.58
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः। इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता॥
yadā sanharate chāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśhaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
Translation
When, again, as a tortoise draws in on all sides its limbs, he withdraws his senses from the objects of sense, then is his understanding well poised.
What it means
As a tortoise draws in its limbs from every side, the wise one withdraws the senses from their objects; understanding stands poised. Sense control is presented as a natural capacity, not violence.
Try this today
The tortoise image: deliberate sensory withdrawal as a trainable skill, not repression.
Something to reflect on
What is my tortoise-move - the reliable way I withdraw from stimulation?
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