Mandukya Upanishad
With an Advaita Commentary from our Understanding
by Kenneth Jaques | 31,733 words
The Mandukya Upanishad is a short, just twelve verses, description of the material manifestation and the eventual return to unmanifest form of the Universe....
Verse 42
42. By the prescribed means, one should control the mind tossed about in desire and enjoyment and also quite at ease in the lying low state; as desire, so the lying low both states are equally undesirable and harmful.
This verse confirms that a prescribed means is needed to bring the mind under control. Here is also said that as desire and pleasure seeking are detrimental to mind control so is sleeping.