CH 6, Verse 10

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Chapter 6

Verse 10

 

Yogee yujnjeeta satatam aatmaanam rahasi sthitah /

ekaakee yata-chitt'aatmaa niraasheer aparigrahah //

 

The Yogi ought to concentrate his mind always (on his

Self) living in solitude, alone, with the mind and the

body controlled, free from desires and possessions.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 56

>From the discourses of Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

"The Yogi ought to concentrate his mind always (on his

Self) living in solitude, alone, with the mind and the

body controlled, free from desires and possessions."

 

The Yogi, in this context, means the man who strives

after perfection and not the Yogi who has attained it.

In order to gain the evenness of perception or to

realize Brahman present in all a man should select for

himself a secluded spot. He should remain alone so

that his mind is not distracted by the hustle and

bustle of worldly life. He should also be free from

all desires as it is impossible for anyone whose mind

is full of desires to live alone in seclusion.

 

He should not care for any possessions as well. A man

who has possessions will always be worried about their

safety and consequently his mind will be restless and

will lack concentration. The Yogi voluntarily gives up

all his possessions, knowing fully well that worldly

things are transitory and that they cannot make him

really happy. He also does not receive any gift from

others. He is the man who has realised the sameness

between a lump of earth and a piece of gold.

 

>From the use of the qualifying words in solitude and

alone, it follows that the seeker after Truth has to

undertake all these after taking to monasticism. And

even after accepting the monastic order he should

concentrate his mind on his Self and lead a

contemplative life by desisting from all acquisitions.

This is the idea.

 

 

 

 

 

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