Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Mind Control

Wherever the mind wanders, gently bring it back.

A pause is the first yoga.

Lift yourself; do not let yourself sink.

Never decide while the fire is lit.

Anger rises like a wave; let it break without you.

You are your own best friend or your own worst enemy.

Befriend your mind, and it will serve you.

A wandering mind is a chance to return, not a failure.

The mind is a wind: you cannot grab it, only guide it.

The mind can be trained, one repetition at a time.

A restless mind is not a failed mind, only an untrained one.

What you keep dwelling on slowly becomes what you cling to.

What you hold in mind slowly becomes what you are.

Be your own ally on the hardest days.

Your worst opponent and best ally live in the same head.

Control thoughts by watching them, not by fighting them.

Bring your attention home as often as it leaves.

The skill is not in never wandering, but in coming back.

Do not be ashamed of a restless mind; be curious about it.

Your habitual thoughts become your destination.

What you turn toward becomes what you become.

The mind is tamed by repetition, not by force.

Turn every impulse into a conscious choice.

Hold the wave of desire and anger, and it passes.

A disciplined mind is a free mind.

The mind that is kind to itself grows stronger.

A disciplined mind is a loyal friend.

Notice which wants are real and which are echoes.

Kindness, not scolding, trains a wandering mind.

Be gentle with a mind that is wilder than you expected.

Wind cannot be held, but sails can use it.

Consistency tames what force cannot.

Let your last thought be one you have trained.

Whatever you dwell on, you grow toward.

Choose carefully what you rehearse in your mind.

Whatever holds your mind holds your life; choose it with care.

Calm the mind, and everything else follows more easily.

Struggling with your mind is not proof that you are failing.

Anger clouds the very memory that would calm it.

Pause long enough to remember what you are protecting.

The one who can wait out the storm within is free.

Speak to yourself as you would to someone you are lifting.

An undisciplined mind can act like an enemy within.

Fearlessness is a calm mind with a clear aim.

A disciplined mind knows the difference between need and craving.

Many desires are only planted by our own thoughts.

Be a patient shepherd to your restless thoughts.

Say it plainly: 'I cannot keep my mind steady yet'.

Everyone's mind is wild at first.

Turbulent thoughts are energy waiting for direction.

Fill the mind with what you would want to meet at the end.

If you dwell on fear, you walk toward fear; dwell on love instead.

Your attention is a quiet vote for your future.

Among the senses, the mind is the one that gathers them all.

Train the mind, and the senses follow.

Purity of heart begins with the thoughts you tend.

Self-control of the mind is quiet, steady work.

Anger has a long root; it begins with where you keep looking.

In anger we forget who we are and what we value.

The strongest person is the one who can wait.

A mind busy with its own schemes cannot rest.

Your inner voice is a companion; choose it wisely.

Self-mastery turns your own mind into a companion.

Be firm and gentle with your own mind.

A mind with one goal has little room for fear.

A restless mind does not cancel a sincere heart.

Stubborn thoughts soften under patient attention.

Even a wild mind learns the path with repetition.

Without self-control, even good intentions leak away.

Train the mind to land gently on what is good.

Your thoughts are small creators too.

The mind is the sixth sense and the master of the five.

Guard your attention, and you guard your temper.

What have you said in anger that your calmer self would never sign?

A drifting mind follows every breeze.

Feel the anger fully, but do not let it drive.

No one can lift you if you keep pulling yourself down.

Win the inner argument and the outer ones grow easy.

A strong mind is hard to tame by force alone.

Respect the power of your mind and you will train it better.

Training a restless mind is a lifelong friendship.

Mind shapes the path it keeps returning to.

Constant absorption makes its object your home.

Sudden noise makes the mind jump before it understands.

Catch the thought early; it costs less than catching the anger.

Rage borrows your intelligence and rarely returns it on time.

A ship needs a rudder; so does a mind.

Go higher than the impulse; go higher than the thought.

Untrained thoughts can sabotage you; train them kindly.

Thought breeds attachment, attachment breeds desire, and blocked desire breeds anger.

What are you rehearsing in your mind today?

The slide from anger to ruin is steep; step back at the first slope.

A sharp word costs more than a slow breath.

Wisdom is lost slowly, with each impulse we obey a little more.

A still body and a wandering mind is not discipline.

True restraint begins in the mind.

A steady mind drinks knowledge deeply.

Patience with your own urges is a kind of happiness.

Self-criticism can be a tool or a trap; learn which.

Desire slows when you stop feeding it.

Follow the thought, then lead it home.

Anxiety fades when you stop rehearsing disasters.

The mind is the sixth sense; guard it as you guard the rest.

Conquer yourself, and the world has less to conquer you with.

Every outburst has a quiet prehistory.

A mind left to brood builds its own storm.

Set the sails of attention deliberately.

Which impulse is quietly steering your ship today?

Today, are you lifting or lowering yourself?

Keep yourself in check, and letting go gets easier.

A clean mind sees the task clearly.

The mind obeys the one who keeps showing up.

Self-rule is the quiet strength behind all discipline.

Anchor before the storm, not during it.

Each higher level can steady the one below.

Wishes you did not plant cannot choke you.

Self-mastery frees you from needing to be mastered by outcomes.

Carried away by promises, the mind forgets to be present.

Know your triggers before they know you.

Don't blame the wind if you left harbour without a plan.

A disciplined mind keeps even daily work blameless.

Desire and anger are the real hurdles; clear them and peace is close.

A conquered mind sees worth beyond price.

Where does your mind wander most, and what is it looking for?

Firmness is how we keep a clear mind clear.

Is your mind acting as friend or foe right now?

How patient are you being with your own mind?

What do you most often remember when your mind is free?

Where does your mind rest most often?

How could you give your mind a little more serenity today?

Which of desire, fear or anger holds you most today?

What stirs your passions most, and what would calm them?

Which attachment is feeding your fear today?

What aim would let your mind rest in fearlessness?

Which of your desires began as a thought you could drop?

What restless energy could you offer up today?

A calm mind burns like a lamp in a windless room.

Little by little, the mind grows quiet.

Where you place your attention is where you live.

If you cannot hold the mind steady, practise bringing it back.

Practice and detachment: two hands that steady the mind.

Faith is the steady hand that holds a wandering mind.

The imperishable is not far; the mind is.

Release attachment, fear and anger, and the mind turns clear.

Steady breath, steady mind.

Gather your scattered energy into one steady flame.

The senses are strong horses; keep your hands on the reins.

Guard what enters your senses, and your mind gains peace.

Liberation is a way of holding the mind, not a place you go.

Be calm, fearless, and steady in your vows.

Honest admission of restlessness is the start of practice.

Make love and gratitude your default thoughts.

Constant practice turns the mind into a steady lamp.

Close the gates of distraction, one by one.

Gather your scattered mind into the quiet of the heart.

A single syllable can gather a scattered mind.

Mind, intellect and ego are tools, not masters.

Where attention rests, life leans.

Guard the gates of your mind.

A serene mind is the finest discipline.

Anger is attachment with a short fuse.

Not every notification deserves your attention.

One strong gust of desire can undo a long voyage of discipline.

Above the senses stands the mind; above the mind, the intellect; above the intellect, the Self.

Fear, anger and clinging are three knots; wisdom loosens them.

Knowledge lights the fire in which all restlessness is offered.

A quiet mind does the work that walking away cannot.

Give your whole attention to what matters most.

Do not act on the first rush of desire.

Master senses, mind and intellect, and fear loses its hold.

Sit, gather the mind into one point, and purify the heart.

One-pointed attention is a quiet strength.

When passion settles, joy rises like still water.

Fear, anger and craving rise like tides; steady ground outlasts them.

Willpower can shut the door, but only wisdom changes the appetite.

A strong pull proves the world is loud, not that you are weak.

Return the wandering mind without scolding it.

Anchor the mind in something higher than its moods.

Desire is a small spark; attention is the air it needs.

Outward discipline with inward craving is only pretence.

Let the mind steer the senses, and let the hands do honest work.

Steady the lower self with the higher Self.

Senses are servants; train them, do not obey them.

Hatred and desire are two hands of the same grip.

Attention gathered in one place becomes power.

The mind united with its aim finds rest.

Notice when smoke has crept into your thinking.

Self-control keeps a steady hand on the rudder.

Mind your thoughts; they are actions in seed form.

The senses are horses; let wisdom hold the reins.

Desires are guests of the mind; you need not feed every one.

Eyes and ears are doors; you decide who comes in.

Even the wise can be swept off; stay watchful.

Inner calm is a grace that settles on a disciplined mind.

Say no to small pulls, and the big ones weaken.

A mind absorbed in the highest has little room for anger.

Offer your restlessness to a deeper purpose.

A disciplined heart acts without leaving a stain.

Not every impulse is an order.

Solitude is rich company when your mind is friendly.

A mind gathered in the heart is hard to unsettle.

Where the mind rests, there the life gathers.

The senses are servants; teach them when to rest.

Every time you notice you drifted, that is already progress.

Use your senses like tools, not like masters.

Follow every pull, and wisdom is left on the shore.

What you refuse today, you stop needing tomorrow.

A single-pointed heart arrives where scattered hearts wander.

Steadiness under impulse is the proof of practice.

Self-control and care for others walk together.

Let go of the wishes your own scheming creates.

Choose the one thought you want to live in.

Reaction is a habit; stillness can become one too.

Every thought leaves a trace on the one who thinks it.

A pure intellect and a firm will make a clear path.

Starve the craving of attention and give that attention to something nobler.

A mind not led by its senses leads its own life.

Stillness of body is not stillness of mind.

Desire makes its home in the senses, the mind, and the intellect.

The mind will argue for what the senses want.

Hope for nothing, steady the mind, and the work stays clean.

Let the body work; let the mind stay free of grasping.

Self-mastery begins with awareness of the breath.

Freedom from anger is a short walk from freedom itself.

Steady the three doors: senses, mind and intellect.

Practice makes your mind trustworthy.

Let your highest aim be the thought that returns when you are quiet.

Quiet the draughts of worry, and watch your focus glow.

Even the willing find steadiness hard.

Settle your thinking and your living will follow.

Today’s attention shapes tomorrow’s inclination.

Hold mind, breath, and senses in one steady grasp.

Protect your judgement the way you protect your most precious thing.

Strength is the quiet ability to withhold your attention.

Self-control is not suppression; it is skilful steering.

Let wisdom, not willpower alone, hold the reins.

Conquer the senses, and the world can no longer lead you astray.

Refuse to be ruled by the next stimulus.

Look away from what inflames you before it becomes what you cannot refuse.

Guide the senses gently, as you would guide a child.

Master the mind, then offer the hands.

Fleeing the world does not free the mind.

Let your thinking and your deciding walk the same road.

A calm mind makes cleaner words and cleaner deeds.

Which one habit, if restrained, would free the most of you?

Climb the ladder of inner levels.

When knowledge guides self-control, effort feels like freedom.

A disciplined seeker owes nothing to the mood of the day.

Guard body, speech, and mind as one household.

Three layers can hold one craving.

Regulate the breath, and you begin to regulate the day.

Which urge could you ride out today without obeying?

Purity of mind is a slow gift of steady practice.

Master your own nature, and the world cannot bind you.