Vaat 5.169
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 169 · 5 · Verse 169
Sanskrit Original
Sādhan manne jāṇye kare chhe tyā sudhī mannu rāj ṭaḷatu nathī; māṭe Bhagwān ne Sādhu kahe tem karavu. Agiyār niyammā rahevu, emā mūḷ nāsh pāme chhe eṭale faḷ, fūl thāy nahī ne baḷe jitātu nathī paṇ kaḷe jitāy chhe; te upar Sārangpurnu Sātmu Vachanāmṛut Naimiṣhāraṇyanu vanchāvyu.
As long as one performs spiritual endeavours according to the wishes of the mind, the rule of the mind does not cease. Therefore, act according to what God and his Sadhu say. By observing the eleven codes of conduct, the root of bondage is destroyed and so there are no negative consequences. The mind cannot be won over by force but can be won by technique. On this, he had Vachanamrut Sarangpur-7 (‘Naimishāranya Kshetra’) read.