This post talks about how one could lose track in various day to day tasks and the need to see the “Big Picture” as we move towards our Goals.
Posts Tagged 'Focus'
The Secret – Unveiled – Guruji’s Gita in Practice-9
9. 1 Going to tell you who is free from jealousy, the most important secret, Knowledge and its Practice, knowing which you will be liberated from the evil(of worldly existence)
9. 2 This knowledge is sovereign science and sovereign secret, holy, excellent, directly enjoyable, virtuous, easy to practise and imperishable
9. 3 People having no faith [...]
Moving up the Learning Ladder – Dhyana Yoga 27
In this verse, we talk about how a mind that is free from the lower qualities becomes calm and focused towards achieving its goal.
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् ।
उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥६- २७॥
prashaantamanasaM hyenaM yoginaM sukhamuttamam.h .
upaiti shaantarajasaM brahmabhuutamakalmashham.h .. 6.27..
Supreme bliss truly comes to that yogi whose mind is calm, whose passions are subdued, [...]
Nothing Else Matters – Dhyana Yoga 25
In our previous post, we talked about how the Yogi, through continuous practice is able to remove all traces of desire and restrain all his senses with his mind. The next Sloka describes how such a resolute Yogi remains firm in his conviction…
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद्बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया ।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किंचिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥६- २५॥
shanaiH shanairuparamed.h [...]
Mind Over Matter-Dhyana Yoga 24
In our last post, we discussed the importance of striving hard and persevering when striving for something. Very often, a person who is working hard on something gets distracted by various objects on account of his senses. In today’s post we discuss how to deal with these distractions..
संकल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः ।
मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः ॥६- २४॥
saN^kalpaprabhavaankaamaa.nstyaktvaa sarvaanasheshhataH [...]
Measuring Progress in Meditation – Dhyana Yoga 18
In the last few verses, there were detailed instructions on how to meditate and even what precautions to follow in terms of food, actions and sleep. Now, how can a person know, if his meditation is progressing well? This is answered in the next Sloka
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते ।
निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा ॥६- १८॥
yadaa viniyatam [...]
