In plain words
‘Karmaṇyevādhikārasya,’ it was said in the Bhagavad Gītā. Who is the foremost victor? On one occasion Kṛṣṇa asked: Who is a victor? The boys around Him answered. ‘The one who wins victory in battle is a victor.’ ‘The one who has faced hardships is a victor,’ they said. ‘The one who has faced sorrows is a victor’: so each gave a different answer. Then Kṛṣṇa, smiling: Cowherd boys! Being a victor does not mean being a warrior. That lasts only a while. What is true victory? True victory is nothing but mastery of the senses. Only then does one become the victor. We must master the senses. The senses belong only to the body. But we must believe the body too to be the house of God. And how did they go on describing God's form? No one can describe You, Kṛṣṇa.
Can we ever find You! Kṛṣṇa! Can we ever find You? You are subtler in form than the atom, mightier far than the mighty; the eighty-four lakh living beings, at any moment, You never leave, they say; atom, speck of dust, blade of grass, twig and all: becoming the unbroken whole, You shine forth, they say: can we ever find You?
In what way can anyone find You? It is not possible. We must find Him only as the Embodiment of Prema. We must recognise Him as the Embodiment of Satya. We must strive without letting go of Prema. Only then do you become one who has mastered all the senses. As for mastering the senses: you cannot master the senses, cannot win it, by doing some sādhana, some drill, some exercise. All these are temporary. If you want to win a lasting victory, you must win it through Prema alone. You must win it through Satya alone. Speak Satya. Practise Dharma. If we awaken Satya, through Satya alone we can gain all things. In Vedānta they said this very thing: ‘Uttiṣṭhata jāgratta prāptavarānni bodhata.’