Bhagavad-gita As It Is 2.66

na asti— there cannot be; buddhih— transcendental intelligence; ayuktasya— of one who is not connected (with Krsna consciousness); na— not; ca– and; ayuktasya— of one devoid of Krsna consciousness; bhavana— fixed mind (in happiness); na— not; ca— and; abhavayatah— of one who is not fixed; santih— peace; asantasya— of the unpeaceful; kutah— where is; sukham— happiness.

One who is not in transcendental consciousness can have neither a controlled mind nor a steady intelligence, without which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without peace?

One who is not connected with the Supreme [in Krsna consciousness] can have neither transcendental intelligence nor a steady mind, without which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without peace?

One who is not in Krsna consciousness cannot have any fixed mind nor transcendental intelligence without which there is no possibility of peace and without peace of mind how there can be any happiness?

A critic complains: " 'A controlled mind...' In the original we can clearly see there's no possibility of peace and happiness without a controlled mind, but in Jayadvaita's translation the mind control has become a 'steady mind?' He has also made it very confusing. The meaning is no where near as clear as the original. Who said Jayadvaita was making 'better English?' He's making bewildering English!"

But if you look in the "original original"— the second-chapter manuscript personally typed by Srila Prabhupada— you'll see that there was no "controlled mind." But there was "transcendental intelligence," and there was "Krsna consciousness"—both now restored—and there was a "fixed" mind, for which I retained the word "steady" from the first edition.

Like Srila Prabhupada's original translation, the Sanskrit says nothing about "mind control."

Still, a controlled mind is a good thing to have— especially when we feel an unhealthy urge to criticize.

Hare Krsna.

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