Bhagavad Gita - ‘Chapter 6’
Regulate Excess to achieve Success - Dhyana Yoga 17
The theme of moderation which was advocated in the previous sloka is now extended to this Sloka as well..
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु ।
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा ॥६- १७॥yuktaahaaravihaarasya yuktacheshhTasya karmasu .
yuktasvapnaavabodhasya yogo bhavati duHkhahaa .. 6.17..
Yoga, which removes sorrow is possible only for that person who is regulated in diet and recreation, regulated in performing [...]Moderation is the Key to Meditation - Dhyana Yoga 16
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः ।
न चाति स्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन ॥६- १६॥
The Lord now describes the regulations that a yogi must follow in the next two verses.
naatyashnatastu yogo.asti na chaikaantamanashnataH .
na chaatisvapnashiilasya jaagrato naiva chaarjuna .. 6.16..
Arjuna, this yoga is neither for one who overeats, nor for one who starves himself. It is neither for [...]The Road to Eternal Peace - Dhyana Yoga 15
In slokas 10 to 13, there are detailed descriptions of the setting and process of meditation. The Lord describes, where the yogi must sit, how he must sit and how he should focus his mind and concentration. Then, the fourteenth verse describes the process of meditation on God. The Lord asks the yogi to keep [...]
Calmness is the key to Meditation - Dhyana Yoga 14
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः ।
मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः ॥६- १४॥
prashaantaatmaa vigatabhiirbrahmachaarivrate sthitaH .
manaH sa.nyamya machchitto yukta aasiita matparaH .. 6.14.
The yogi should sit absorbed in thoughts of Me, firm in the vow of brahmacharya and fearless, keeping himself perfectly calm and with the mind held in restraint and fixed on Me (the Lord).
brahmachaarivrite - [...]श्री हरि गीता - अध्याय ६ - ध्यान योग
छठा अध्याय ..
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा –
फल-आश तज, कर्तव्य कर्म सदैव जो करता, वही .
योगी व संन्यासी, न जो बिन अग्नि या बिन कर्म ही .. ६. १..
वह योग ही समझो जिसे संन्यास कहते हैं सभी .
संकल्प के संन्यास बिन बनता नहीं योगी कभी .. ६. २..
जो योग-साधन चाहता मुनि, हेतु उसका कर्म है .
हो योग [...]Shri Hari Gita 6
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.. छठा अध्याय ..
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा –
फल-आश तज,कर्तव्य कर्म सदैव जो करता,वही .
योगी व संन्यासी,न जो बिन अग्नि या बिन कर्म ही .. [...]The importance of right posture - Dhyana Yoga 13
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः ।
सम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् ॥६- १३॥
samaM kaayashirogriivaM dhaarayannachalaM sthiraH .
saMprekshya naasikaagraM svaM dishashchaanavalokayan.h .. 6.13.
The yogi should keep the trunk, head and neck straight and steady, remain firm and fix the gaze at the tip of the nose and not look in any other direction.
kayashirogriivaM - the trunk of the body, [...]Of Focussed Minds & Pure Hearts - Dhyana Yoga 12
तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः ।
उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये ॥६- १२॥
tatraikaagraM manaH kR^itvaa yatachittendriyakriyaaH .
upavishyaasane yuJNjyaad.h yogamaatmavishuddhaye .. 6.12.
After occupying the seat, concentrating the mind and controlling the functions of the mind and senses, he should practice yoga for self purification.
tatra aasane - on that seat : upavishya - sitting : yatachittendriyakriyaH - having controlled the activities [...]How to Meditate - Step by Step - Dhyana Yoga 11
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः ।
नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥६- ११॥
shuchau deshe pratishhThaapya sthiramaasanamaatmanaH .
naatyuchchhritaM naatiniicha.n chailaajinakushottaram.h .. 6.11.
The yogi should firmly fix his seat in a clean place. The seat should consist of kusha grass, a deer skin and a cloth one over the other, and it should not be too high or too low.
shuchau deshe [...]Far From the Madding Crowd - Dhyana Yoga 10
In the previous post, we discussed how a dhyaanayogi is able to have the same outlook towards all people.
This is such a difficult quality. All of us like some people, while we simply hate others. If we dislike somebody, then our attitude to them is also bad. Once a friend told me, ” I [...]
