Gita 02.63 explained
BG 2.63 krodhad bhavati sammohah sammohat smriti-vibhramah smriti-bhramsad buddhi-naso buddhi-nasat pranasyati SYNONYMS krodhat -- from anger; bhavati -- takes place; sammohah -- perfect illusion; sammohat [...]
The power of negative imagination
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Change recollection from selective to comprehensive and deceptive to protective
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Are we sending our intelligence on a vacation?
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Don’t let the mind eat your head
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Be a leader of the mind, not its cheerleader
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