# Sense control [[sb/1/6/35#purport|SB 1.6.35]], [[sb/1/6/35#purport|SB 1.6.35]], [[sb/1/10/23#purport|SB 1.10.23]], [[sb/1/10/23#purport|SB 1.10.23]], [[sb/3/25/44#purport|SB 3.25.44]], [[sb/4/31/19#purport|SB 4.31.19]] * *gosvāmīs *&, [[bg/5/23|Bg. 5.23]], [[bg/6/26|Bg. 6.26]] * *pratyāhāra,*, 6.25 * impractical today, [[bg/8/12|Bg. 8.12]] * method of, [[bg/8/12|Bg. 8.12]] * advantages of, [[bg/4/39|Bg. 4.39]] * air of life &, 4.27, [[bg/4/29|Bg. 4.29]] * artificial, [[bg/3/43|Bg. 3.43]], [[sb/3/27/5#purport|SB 3.27.5]] * as heroic, [[sb/4/25/25#purport|SB 4.25.25]] * as sacrifice’s goal, [[bg/4/30|Bg. 4.30]] * by *svāmī *or *gosvāmī,*, 5.23, [[bg/6/26|Bg. 6.26]] * by brahmacārī, [[sb/7/6/9#purport|SB 7.6.9]], [[sb/7/12/1#purport|SB 7.12.1]] * by devotee & mystic yogī contrasted, [[sb/9/4/25#purport|SB 9.4.25]] * by devotees, [[bg/2/58|Bg. 2.58]], [[bg/5/8–11|Bg. 5.8–11]], [[bg/5/13|Bg. 5.13]] * by Pṛṣadhra, [[sb/9/2/10#purport|SB 9.2.10]], [[sb/9/2/11-13#purport|SB 9.2.11-13]] * compared to tortoise’s withdrawal of limbs, [[bg/2/58|Bg. 2.58]] * defined, [[bg/10/4|Bg. 10.4]] (4) * detachment via, [[bg/5/27|Bg. 5.27]] * determination for, [[bg/6/24|Bg. 6.24]] * difficulty of, [[bg/2/60|Bg. 2.60]], [[bg/2/62|Bg. 2.62]], [[bg/2/67|Bg. 2.67]] * for family life, [[sb/7/6/8-8#purport|SB 7.6.8-8]] * for producing progeny, [[sb/10/3/33#purport|SB 10.3.33]] * for self-realization, [[bg/18/51|Bg. 18.51]] * gradual, [[bg/6/25|Bg. 6.25]] * happiness via, [[bg/5/23|Bg. 5.23]] * human life affords, [[sb/3/31/19#purport|SB 3.31.19]] * impersonalism &, 12.3 * knowledge via, [[bg/4/39|Bg. 4.39]] * Kṛṣṇa conscious, [[bg/2/58–71|Bg. 2.58–71]], [[bg/6/2|Bg. 6.2]], [[bg/13/8|Bg. 13.8]] (7) * examples of, [[bg/13/8|Bg. 13.8]] (7) * Kṛṣṇa origin of, [[bg/10/4|Bg. 10.4]] * liberation via, [[bg/5/27|Bg. 5.27]] * Lord satisfied via, [[sb/4/31/19-19#purport|SB 4.31.19-19]] * materialists lack, [[sb/7/6/9-9#purport|SB 7.6.9-9]], [[sb/7/6/15#purport|SB 7.6.15]], [[sb/7/6/17-18#purport|SB 7.6.17-18]], [[sb/7/6/17-18#purport|SB 7.6.17-18]] * mind’s importance in, [[sb/4/29/7#purport|SB 4.29.7]] * necessity of, [[bg/3/34|Bg. 3.34]], [[bg/3/41|Bg. 3.41]], [[bg/4/29|Bg. 4.29]], [[bg/4/31|Bg. 4.31]], [[bg/5/23|Bg. 5.23]], [[bg/6/24|Bg. 6.24]], [[bg/6/26|Bg. 6.26]] * obstacles to, listed, [[bg/5/23|Bg. 5.23]] * of ears, [[bg/13/8|Bg. 13.8]] (7) * of eyes, [[bg/13/8|Bg. 13.8]] (7) * of tongue, [[bg/13/8|Bg. 13.8]] (7) * origin of, Kṛṣṇa as, [[bg/10/4|Bg. 10.4]] * peace via, [[bg/2/70–71|Bg. 2.70–71]] * pleases everyone, [[bg/5/7|Bg. 5.7]] * purpose of, [[sb/8/19/21#purport|SB 8.19.21]] * regulation for, [[bg/3/34|Bg. 3.34]] * required for knowledge & liberation, [[bg/2/6|Bg. 2.6]] * sacrifice of, [[bg/4/26–27|Bg. 4.26–27]] * satisfaction via, [[sb/8/19/21#purport|SB 8.19.21]], [[sb/8/19/24#purport|SB 8.19.24]] * self-realization via, [[bg/4/27|Bg. 4.27]] * sense gratification vs., [[sb/7/6/8#purport|SB 7.6.8]] * training for, [[sb/7/6/10#purport|SB 7.6.10]] * urgency of, [[bg/3/41|Bg. 3.41]] * varṇāśrama-dharma teaches, [[sb/8/19/21#purport|SB 8.19.21]] * via *aṣṭāṅga-yoga, *, 2.59 * via breath control, [[bg/4/27|Bg. 4.27]], [[bg/4/29|Bg. 4.29]] * via chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, [[sb/3/25/33#purport|SB 3.25.33]] * via Deity worship, [[bg/13/8|Bg. 13.8]] (7) * via devotional service, [[bg/2/68|Bg. 2.68]], [[bg/5/26|Bg. 5.26]], [[sb/3/27/5#purport|SB 3.27.5]], [[sb/3/31/36#purport|SB 3.31.36]], [[sb/4/28/37#purport|SB 4.28.37]], [[sb/7/6/9#purport|SB 7.6.9]], [[sb/8/17/2-3#purport|SB 8.17.2-3]] * via higher taste, [[bg/2/59–64|Bg. 2.59–64]], [[bg/2/67|Bg. 2.67]], [[bg/2/68|Bg. 2.68]] * via Kṛṣṇa consciousness only, [[bg/2/61|Bg. 2.61]], [[bg/2/62|Bg. 2.62]], [[bg/2/63|Bg. 2.63]], [[bg/2/67|Bg. 2.67]], [[bg/2/68|Bg. 2.68]] * via meditation, [[sb/4/29/7#purport|SB 4.29.7]] * via mind absorbed in devotional service, [[bg/3/42|Bg. 3.42]] * via prasāda, [[sb/3/25/33#purport|SB 3.25.33]] * via regulative principles, [[bg/2/64|Bg. 2.64]] * via restrictions, [[bg/2/59|Bg. 2.59]] * via yoga, 2.48, [[bg/4/29|Bg. 4.29]], [[bg/5/27|Bg. 5.27]], [[bg/6/11–18|Bg. 6.11–18]], [[bg/6/28|Bg. 6.28]], [[bg/8/12|Bg. 8.12]], [[sb/8/19/21#purport|SB 8.19.21]] * Viśvāmitra &, 2.60 *See also:* [Austerity](entries/austerities.md); [Celibacy](entries/celibacy.md); [Detachment](entries/detachment.md); [Renunciation](entries/renunciation.md); [Meditation](entries/meditation.md); Samādhi; [Yoga](entries/yoga.md); [Self-control](entries/self-control.md) *See:* [Austerity](entries/austerities.md); [Detachment](entries/detachment.md); [Renunciation](entries/renunciation.md)