Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 - Dhyana Yoga - Sloka 20


The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.

The Votaries of Minor Gods 20-23
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 6 - Dhyana Yoga - Sloka 20

Should the body be in any manner disciplined to bring about concentration of mind? The injunction in this respect is :

Yatra aparamate chittam niruddham yogasevaya I
Yatra chaivatmana atmanam pashyan atmani tushyati II sloka 20
यत्र अपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया ।
यत्र चैवात्मना आत्मानं पश्यन आत्मनि तुष्यति ।। श्लोक २०

When the mind, disciplined by the practice of yoga, attains quietude, and when beholding the self by the self, he is satisfied in the self. 
Quietude of mind and the experience of satisfaction in the self are concomitant. Self knowledge and self knowledge are inter related.

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