Help me to override and overwrite my mind’s programming (6.35)
Bhagavad Gita 6.35 śrī-bhagavān uvāca asaṁśayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ calam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate "The Lord said: Without a doubt, the mind [...]
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