Sutras 1.35, 1.36

Sutra 1.35

विषयवती वा प्रवृत्तिरुत्पन्ना मनसः स्थितिनिबन्धिनी॥३५॥ viṣayavatī vā pravr̥tti-rutpannā manasaḥ sthiti nibandhinī ॥35॥

viṣayavatī=involving sense perception; vā=or; pravr̥ttiḥ=experienced by the senses; utpannā=brought about; manasaḥ=of the mind; sthiti=steadiness; nibandhinī=cause

Taimni

"Coming into activity of (higher) senses also becomes helpful in establishing steadiness of the mind."

Mind can also be made steady by absorption in some . . . → Read More: Sutras 1.35, 1.36