Sankaracarya's Vivekachudamani 444

विज्ञातब्रह्मतत्त्वस्य यथापूर्वं न संसृतिः ।
अस्ति चेन्न स विज्ञातब्रह्मभावो बहिर्मुखः ॥

vijñātabrahmatattvasya yathāpūrvaṃ na saṃsṛtiḥ |
asti cenna sa vijñātabrahmabhāvo bahirmukhaḥ ||
(Sankaracarya's Vivekachudamani 444)

For one who has realized the essence of Brahman, there is no reaching out for sense-objects anymore. If there is, then one has not realized Brahman because the senses still have an outgoing tendency.

In Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna told Krishna that it is possible for him to control the wind than controlling the mind. Similarly, the urge of senses is very strong. When one is fully surrendered to the Supreme Lord, he has no second thoughts about satisfying the senses. Only those who have no realization about Brahman will run after sense satisfaction.

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