Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Namaste ! >From Chapter VI Bhagavad Gita : The Yoga of MeditationVI.19. YATHAA DEEPO NIVAATASTHO NENGATE SOPAMAA SMRITAA;YOGINO YATACHITTASYA YUNJATO YOGAMAATMANAH.(Krishna speaking to Arjuna)As a lamp placed in a windless spot does not flicker-to such is compared the Yogi of controlled mind, practisingYoga in the Self (or absorbed in the Yoga of the Self).COMMENTARY: This is a beautiful simile which Yogis oftenquote when they talk of concentration or one-pointednessof mind.VI.20. YATROPARAMATE CHITTAM NIRUDDHAM YOGASEVAYAA;YATRA CHAIVAATMANAA'TMAANAM PASHYANNAATMANI TUSHYATI.When the mind, restrained by the practice of Yoga, attainsto quietude, and when, seeing the Self by the Self, he issatisfied in his own Self, * View the ENTIRE Bhagavad Gita online, with commentary provided by Swami Sivananda at: http://www.thedivinelifesociety.org/download/bgita.htm Warm Regards Subramanya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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