Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2: The Path of Understanding
Bhagavad Gita 2.61
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः ।
वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
tāni sarvāṇi saṃyamya yukta āsīta matparaḥ | vaśe hi yasyendriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā ||
Restraining them all, one should sit disciplined, intent on me. One whose senses are under control has wisdom that is firmly established.
Modern context
Restraint alone is a struggle with oneself and seldom lasts. Krishna adds what makes it workable: let the mind rest on something higher, 'intent on me'. The senses settle when the heart has somewhere better to go. Whatever name a person gives to the highest they know, turning towards it is what steadies them.