बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः | अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्
bandhurātmātmanastasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ . anātmanastu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatruvat
Pour celui par qui le soi a été conquis par le Soi, son Soi est son ami. Mais pour celui dont le soi n'est pas conquis, le Soi agit en ennemi, tel un adversaire.
Of him, by whom has been conered his very self by the self, his self is the friend of his self. But, for one who has not conered his self, his self itself acts inimically like an enemy.
Ce verset approfondit la distinction entre le soi inférieur (le mental et les sens non maîtrisés) et le Soi supérieur (l'ātman). Lorsque l'individu parvient à maîtriser son mental et ses sens par la discipline et la sagesse, son Soi supérieur devient son allié le plus précieux sur le chemin de la libération. En revanche, un mental indiscipliné et asservi aux désirs agit comme un ennemi, entravant tout progrès spirituel.
Coner the lower mind through the higher mind. The lower mind is your enemy. The higher mind is your friend. If you make friendship with the higher mind you can subdue the lower mind ite easily. The lower mind is filled with Rajas and Tamas (passion and darkness). The higher mind is filled with Sattva or purity.The Self is the friend of one who is selfcontrolled? and who has subjugated the lower mind and the senses. But the Self is an enemy of one who has no selfrestraint? and who has not subdued the lower mind and the senses. Just as an external enemy does harm to him? so also his own (lower) self (mind) does harm to him. The lower mind injures him severely. The highest Self or Atman is the primary Self. Mind also is self. This is the secondary self.