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When in recollection he withdraws all his senses from the attractions of the pleasures… — Bhagavad Gita

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When in recollection he withdraws all his senses from the attractions of the pleasures of sense, even as a tortoise withdraws all his limbs, then his is a serene wisdom.

Bhagavad Gita
200 BC
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Current citation
Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita, translated W. J. Johnson. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 2, v. 58.
Original citation
Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita. c. 200 BCE, ch. 2, v. 58.

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