INTRODUCTION
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Arjuna introduces the word 'difficult or
su-duṣkaram' here. Be very clear, the
moment we categorize something as
easy or difficult, we have made it that
way. Understand that the ego can be
fulfilled only through difficult things.
Simple things cannot satisfy the ego.
After listening to Kṛṣṇa about
controlling the mind, Arjuna expresses
his doubts about being able to still the
mind. His question is not just an
individual's question. The questions are
the fundamental quest of the individual
and the answers are the eternal Truth.
Arjuna addresses to Kṛṣṇa his concerns about the mind being so strong that it sometimes overcomes the intelligence. The first and foremost thing is to accept that we have a problem, we have a root pattern. The next thing is to understand how the root pattern is created.
That is what Arjuna does here. It is only then that we can overcome the root pattern. If we ignore or run away from the pattern we can never resolve and complete with the pattern. Here, Kṛṣṇa has to answer from the same plane that Arjuna asks the question. Kṛṣṇa has to give a technique for the mind to play with.