Guest guest Posted March 17, 2001 Report Share Posted March 17, 2001 Namaste, Bhagavata Purana: XI:ix:11-13 [tr. C.L.Goswamy; Gita Press, Gorakhpur]. Teacher #21. Arrow-maker - manaH ekatra sa.nyujyaat jita-shvaasaH jita- aasanaH . vairaagya-abhyaasa-yogena dhriyamaaNam atandritaH .. 11.. One should steady the mind on one thing by controlling it as well as the breath, and by acquiring a steady pose and remaining vigilant practising dispassion and concentration. 11 . ______________________________\ __________ yasmin manaH labdha-pada.n yat etat shanaiH shanaiH mu~nchati karma-reNuun.h . sattvena vR^iddhena rajaH tamaH cha vidhuuya nirvaaNam upaiti anindhanam.h .. 12.. The mind is to be steadied on That One, established in which it slowly renounces the desire for actions, and developing the Sattva Guna controls the Rajasic and Tamasic impulses and in their absence attains absorption in contemplation. 12 . ______________________________ tat evam aatmani avaruddha-chittaH na veda ki~nchit bahiH antara.n vaa . yathaa ishhukaaraH nR^ipati.n vrajantam ishhau gataatmaa na dadarsha paarshve .. 13.. Just as the maker of arrows absorbed in his work did not see the king passing by him, so the man who has concentrated his mind on the Self does not see anything inside or outside. 13 . Regards, s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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