The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 2 - Samkhya Yoga - Sloka 66
Nasti buddhih ayuktasya nacha ayuktasya bhavana I
Nacha bhavayatah shantih ashantasya kutah sukham II sloka 66
नास्ति बुद्धिः अयुक्तस्य नच अयुक्तस्य भावना ।
नच भावयतः शान्तिः अशान्तस्य कुतः सुखं ।। श्लोक ६६
There is no wisdom in the fickle minded; nor is there meditation in him. To the unmeditative there is no peace. And how can the peaceless enjoy happiness?
Yoga is the science of self culture. He who devoutly practices it is called yukta; but he who is indifferent to it is an ayukta. It is by the practice of self culture buddhi or right understanding is developed. It makes the mind profound, which state being known as bhavana. The one devoid of profundity does not get santi - serenity of mind. How can there be happiness to one with a disturbed mind?
Excellences such as a deep discrimination, benign mentation, solemn bearing and unbroken joy emanate from the practice of yoga. He who is indifferent to this soul-elevating science paves the way for self-annihilation.
Clay allows itself to be moulded into any fine form;but baked clay is of no use for this purpose. Mind burnt by profane desires is incapable of taking divine moulds
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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