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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 15 Simple nāty-aśnatas tu yogo ’sti na caikāntam anaśnataḥ na cāti-svapna-śīlasya jāgrato naiva cārjuna ‘Meditation cannot be for him, Arjuna!, who much feasts or who much fasts; or to him who is given to much sleep or who keeps … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 14 Simple yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī niyata-mānasaḥ śāntiṁ nirvāṇa-paramāṁ mat-saṁsthām adhigacchati ‘Thus the yogi, ever uniting his mind in Me, becomes mind-disciplined, and reaches the supreme Peace of Bliss abiding in Me.’ ‘Uniting the mind in Me,’ means to … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 13 Simple praśāntātmā vigata-bhīr brahmacāri-vrate sthitaḥ manaḥ saṁyamya mac-citto yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ ‘With mind in perfect tranquillity, fearless, keeping the vow of brahmacharya[4. Svāmi Vivekānanda says in his Rāja Yoga (pp: 61-62), that ‘that part of the human energy … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 12 Simple samaṁ kāya-śiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann acalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśaś cānavalokayan ‘Keeping the body, head and neck straight, unmoving and firm, fixing the gaze on the nose-tip[3. See verses 29 and 30, ante, The amplification of this subject … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 11 Simple tatraikāgraṁ manaḥ kṛtvā yata-cittendriya-kriyaḥ upaviśyāsane yuñjyād yogam ātma-viśuddhaye ‘There into the seat, let one enter and let the mind be made one-pointed, restraining all activities of the mind and the senses, and let concentration be practised, for … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 10 Simple śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ nāty-ucchritaṁ nāti-nīcaṁ cailājina-kuśottaram ‘In a pure place, let him prepare a firm seat, neither too high nor too low, made of kuśa[1. ‘Poa cynosuroides‘, a grass which plays a great part … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 9 Simple yogī yuñjīta satatam ātmānaṁ rahasi sthitaḥ ekākī yata-cittātmā nirāśīr aparigrahaḥ ‘Let the (karma)-yogi, alone and in secret, —checking the thoughts of the mind,— rid of desires and belongings, —constantly practise ātma-concentration.’ Yogi is he who walks the … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 8 Simple suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna- madhyastha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu sādhuṣv api ca pāpeṣu sama-buddhir viśiṣyate ‘He is specially distinguished, who looks with equal eye on friends or comrades, foes or strangers, neutrals, born-enemies or kinsmen, on the virtuous or the vile[1. Bhāgavata, IV-20-13; ‘Samas … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 7 Simple jñāna-vijñāna-tṛptātmā kūṭa-stho vijitendriyaḥ yukta ity ucyate yogī sama-loṣṭrāśma-kāñcanaḥ ‘That (karma-)yogi is fit for yoga (yuktaḥ), whose mind is content with knowledge and higher knowledge; who is constant; who hath conquered the senses; and who looketh equally on … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 6 Simple jitātmanaḥ praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ ‘By him, who has effected mind-control and has peace in the midst of cold and heat, joy and grief, honor and dishonor, the exalted ātma is realized.’ When the mind … Read more