In the 71st verse of chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita for happiness, Krishna tells Arjuna about the things that disturb one’s peace and then asks Arjun to give them up. These include material desires, along with greed, ego, and proprietorship. Only an individual who has given up all of these desires from a sense of gratification can attain real peace.

Lalwani talks about the ocean is the unique ability to maintain its undisturbed state in the 70th verse of chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita for happiness. Here, Lord Krishna says that rivers pour all their water during the rainy season into the ocean cannot make it flow over. In the same way, an individual who has a fixed focus and is not disturbed by the regular flow of desire can attain peace & immortality.

In the 69th verse of Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita for happiness, Krishna tells Arjuna about day and night figuratively. Lalwani explains that people who are in mundane consciousness seek material enjoyment. For them, nothing beyond it matters. But those who are wise with divine knowledge see sense enjoyment as harmful for the soul — and consider it as night.

Lalwani talks about enlightened souls and how they control the intellect through transcendental knowledge in the 68th verse of chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita for happiness. He talks about purified intellect and controlling the mind, which is used to bridle the senses. But in the mind that is governed by materialistic desires, the reverse takes place. It is the human’s senses that pulls the mind in different directions and overpowers it.

In the 67th verse of Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita for happiness, Krishna tells Arjuna that God has made our five senses outward-facing. He adds that creatures get drawn to death by one of their senses. Considering this is the fate of a human being who enjoys the objects of all the five senses. Krishna warns Arjuna that the power of these senses in leading the mind astray.

In the 66th verse of Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita for happiness, Krishna tells Arjuna that humans remain engrossed in the gratification of the senses. According to Krishna, without peace of mind and transcendental consciousness cannot attain a steady mind — and without this peace, there is no happiness. Individuals who refuse the same continue to be rocked by the three-fold miseries of Maya.

In the 64th verse of Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita for happiness, Krishna tells Arjuna that one who controls the senses with patience is the one who’s capable of getting total mercy from the lord. Lalwani further elaborates on how attachment and aversion are two sides of the same coin. According to Krishna, material attachment and desire should be given up.

Lalwani talks about anger and total attachment in the 63d verse of Bhagavad Gita for happiness. According to Lord Krishna, this anger and attachment lead to loss of senses and intelligence. As a result of this, morning mist creates a hazy covering on the sunlight. He further elaborates on the path of descent from divinity to impiety in this episode.

Lalwani talks about senses in the 62nd verse of Chapter Bhagavad Gita for happiness. In this verse, Lord Krishna talks about attachment and how it can lead to lust and anger. In the material world, everyone is under the control of their senses — this includes Lord Brahma and Shiva. Lalwani continues to talk about the simple act of contemplating the pleasures of sense objects and how it leads to wrong desires.

In the 61st verse of Bhagavad Gita for happiness, Krishna tells Arjuna that individuals who are able to control their senses and channel their consciousness towards the Lord is known as a mean of steady intelligence. The highest experience of intelligence and devotion is discussed in this verse. According to Lalwani, without complete submission to god, it is not possible to control the senses.