Verses
Verse topic
Verse source
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.8
"A person is said to be established in self-realization and is called a yogī [or mystic] when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired knowledge and realization. Such a person is situated in transcendence and is self-controlled. He sees everything – whether it be pebbles, stones or gold – as the same." https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/8/
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.10
"A transcendentalist should always engage his body, mind and self in relationship with the Supreme; he should live alone in a secluded place and should always carefully control his mind. He should be free from desires and feelings of possessiveness." https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/10/
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.11-12
"To practice yoga, one should go to a secluded place and should lay kuśa grass on the ground and then cover it with a deerskin and a soft cloth. The seat should be neither too high nor too low and should be situated in a sacred place. The yogī should then sit on it very firmly and practice yoga to purify the heart by controlling his mind, senses and activities and fixing the mind on one point." Bhagavad-Gītā 6.11-12
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.13-14
"One should hold one’s body, neck and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose. Thus, with an unagitated, subdued mind, devoid of fear, completely free from sex life, one should meditate upon Me within the heart and make Me the ultimate goal of life." Bhagavad-Gītā 6.13-14
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.15-17
"Thus practicing constant control of the body, mind and activities, the mystic transcendentalist, his mind regulated, attains to the kingdom of God [or the abode of Kṛṣṇa] by cessation of material existence." "There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogī, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough." "He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system." https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/15/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/16/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/17/
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.18
"When the yogī, by practice of yoga, disciplines his mental activities and becomes situated in transcendence – devoid of all material desires – he is said to be well established in yoga." https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/18/
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.20-23
"In the stage of perfection called trance, or samādhi, one’s mind is completely restrained from material mental activities by practice of yoga. This perfection is characterized by one’s ability to see the Self by the pure mind and to relish and rejoice in the Self. In that joyous state, one is situated in boundless transcendental happiness, realized through transcendental senses. Established thus, one never departs from the truth, and upon gaining this he thinks there is no greater gain. Being situated in such a position, one is never shaken, even in the midst of greatest difficulty. This indeed is actual freedom from all miseries arising from material contact." Bhagavad-Gītā 6.20-23
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.24-26
"One should engage oneself in the practice of yoga with determination and faith and not be deviated from the path. One should abandon, without exception, all material desires born of mental speculation and thus control all the senses on all sides by the mind." "Gradually, step by step, one should become situated in trance by means of intelligence sustained by full conviction, and thus the mind should be fixed on the Self alone and should think of nothing else." "From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the Self." https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/24/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/25/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/26/
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.27
"The yogī whose mind is fixed on Me verily attains the highest perfection of transcendental happiness. He is beyond the mode of passion, he realizes his qualitative identity with the Supreme, and thus he is freed from all reactions to past deeds." https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/27/
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.28
"Thus the self-controlled yogī, constantly engaged in yoga practice, becomes free from all material contamination and achieves the highest stage of perfect happiness in transcendental loving service to the Lord." https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/28/
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.29-30
"A true yogī observes Me in all beings and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized person sees Me, the same Supreme Lord, everywhere." "For one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I am never lost, nor is he ever lost to Me." https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/29/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/30/
Bhagavad-Gītā 6.31
"Such a yogī, who engages in the worshipful service of the Supersoul, knowing that I and the Supersoul are one, remains always in Me in all circumstances." https://vedy.online/en/bg/6/31/