While using tricks like propinquity to control our senses don’t we neglect the bhakti aspect?

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You say that you use propinquity in bhakti. Isn’t it just like using our willpower or using some tricks and tips? What about the spiritual aspect or the devotional aspect of serving Krishna? Yes, that is also important.
And in fact, when I talk about the last session, I will talk about how the devotional aspect, directing our heart towards Krishna is important. But this adjusting the circumstances, it also has its value. Now Krishna, when he talks about sense control, 2.54 to 72, it’s a section which talks about sense control.
And the first thing he says is, Just as a tortoise withdraws its limbs, like that withdraw your senses. He does say afterward, that alone is not enough to fix the mind on Krishna. But this is also important.
Again in the third chapter also, when Krishna talks about controlling kama, controlling selfish desire, he says, He says, begin with controlling the senses, controlling the mind, purifying oneself. That will come later. So this is not sufficient.
By no means, just using these tricks are sufficient. But in some situations, they may be necessary starting points. And in many situations, they may be helpful to help us to do what is vital.
So the vital thing is to redirect our heart towards Krishna. But there can be some things which may assist us in doing that. So this is, when Krishna is talking about, He is not talking about bhakti.
He is talking about general principles of sense control. He talks about bhakti later primarily in the 7 through 12 chapters. So these principles are also there in scripture and we can apply them to the extent they are favorable for our bhakti.
But if you think this is all is required, then that is not true. Yes, bhakti is definitely required for ultimately controlling the senses and for moving closer towards Krishna. Thank you.
Yes.