Indriya-s and mental/physical work.

QUESTION: Hi dhananjay,
how are you? hope you are doing fine.

I have some queries please can you clarify them. In one of satsang i came across some words which i do not understand they are,

1.What are pancha indriyas,gyana indriyas,mind and the person was saying that we should control them in order to gain self realisation can you please elaborate this.

2.In one of your posts you were saying that at beginning of brahmacharya we should exercise,do intellectual work with god devotion in order for transmutation so my doubt is, do we consider walking,some stretches,basic asanas enough as physical excercise. Is practicing some logic solutions,reading autobiographies of famous people come under intellectual work.

Thanks for your support,
Ganapathi.

ANSWER: 1. The mouth, hands, legs, genital organ and excretory opening (anus) are the five ‘Karmendriya-s’ (5 organs of action)

The senses of eyes (sight), nose (smell), ears (sound), tongue (taste) and skin (touch) are the fiven ‘Gnyanendriya-s’ (5 senses of perception).

The mind is the 11th entity which is independent of all these, yet controls each one of them.

'Indriya Nigraha' (control of these 10 Indriya-s and the mind) is necessary for Brahmacharya and self-relization, for unless there is control, man goes on indulging in wrong activity and becomes prone to bondage. Also, lack of their control thickens past Samskara-s and Vasana-s.

2. A person should perform the complete set of Asana-s described in past answers along with  other Yogic practices. Those who in the habit of working out in the gym/sports/other exercises should gradually develop prowess in Asana, so that a complete shift to Asana can be undertaken in due course of time. This shift will be necessary in the advanced stages when the Yogi will need to give up body building for advanced meditation. However, this rule need not apply to beginners.

Any constructive and productive mental work carried out for a sufficient duration that rigorously makes use of the brain constitutes mental activity. It can even be derived from a thinking game such as chess etc..

ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)

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QUESTION: Hi dhananjay,

thanks for your reply, i got some doubt about "indriya nigraha". Please can you elaborate on this topic for all aspirants and please suggest ways to take control of them.

Thanking you,
Ganapathi.