1. One who is able to withdraw his senses from sense objects, as the tortoise draws its limbs within the shell, is firmly Fixed in perfect consciousness.
2. When your mind is no longer disturbed by the flowery language of the Vedas, and when it Remains fixed in the trance of self-realization, then you will have attained the divine consciousness.
3. The embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, through the taste for sense objects remains. But, ceasing such engagements by experiencing a higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness.
4. One who restrains his senses, keeping them under full control, and fixes his consciousness upon Me, is known as a man of steady intelligence.
5. On the other hand, if a sincere person tries to control the active senses by the mind and begins karma-yoga without attachment, he is by far superior.
6. The branches of this tree extend downward and upward, nourished by the three modes of material nature. The twigs are the objects of the senses. This tree also has roots going down, and these are bound to the fruitive actions of human society.
7. The devotees of the Lord are released from all kinds of sins because they eat food which is offered first for sacrifice. Others, who prepare food for personal sense enjoyment, verily eat only sin.
8. But for one who takes pleasure in the self, whose human life is one of self-realization, and who is satisfied in the self only, fully satiated—for him there is no duty.
9. Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act as a matter of duty, for by working without attachment one attains the Supreme.
