पातञ्जल योगसूत्र (स्वामी विवेकानन्द भाष्य एवं सूत्र व्याख्या)

Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Restraint does not come in one day, but by long continued
practice.
15. दृष्टानुश्रविकविषयवितृष्णस्य वशीकारसंज्ञा वैराग्यम् ॥ १५॥
drishtanushravikavishayavitrishnnasy vashikara
samjna vairagyam
That effort, which comes to those who have given up
their thirst after objects either seen or heard, and
which wills to control the objects, is non-attachment.
Two motives of our actions are (1) What we see ourselves; (2)
The experience of others. These two forces are throwing the
mind, the lake, into various waves. Renunciation is the power
of battling against these, and holding the mind in check.
Renunciation of these two motives is what we want. I am
passing through a street, and a man comes and takes my
watch. That is my own experience. I see it myself, and it
immediately throws my Chitta into a wave, taking the form of
anger. Allow that not to come. If you cannot prevent that, you
are nothing; if you can, you have Vairagyam. Similarly, the
experience of the worldly-minded teaches us that sense
enjoyments are the highest ideal. These are tremendous
temptations. To deny them, and not allow the mind to come
into a wave form with regard to them is renunciation; to
control the twofold motive powers arising from my own
experience, and from the experience of others, and thus
prevent the Chitta from being governed by them, is
Vairagyam. These should be controlled by me, and not I by
them. This sort of mental strength is called renunciation. This
Vairagyam is the only way to freedom.
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