Thereupon Muktãnand Swãmi asked a question: "The verse 'Jitam jagat kena, mano hi yena |' explains that a person who has conquered his mind can be said to have conquered the whole world. But how can one know whether the mind has been conquered?"

Shriji Mahãrãj replied, "When the indriyas withdraw from the panchvishays, i.e., sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touch, and no desire to indulge in those vishays remains, then all of the indriyas are said to be conquered. Moreover, when the indriyas do not come into contact with the vishays, the mind also does not come into contact with the indriyas, and its vrutti remains within the heart. In this way, one who has shunned the panchvishays with absolute resolution should be known as having conquered one's mind…"
 

[Sãrangpur -1]