Hinduism

Chapter6— The Yoga of Meditation

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Chapter Six of the Bhagavad Gita, titled Dhyana Yoga or the Yoga of Meditation, addresses the discipline of mental control and the cultivation of inner stillness within the broader framework of Karma Yoga. Krishna delineates the specific practices for a yogi, including the regulation of the senses and the steady fixing of the mind, while acknowledging the challenges of maintaining equanimity in a world of constant change. This section serves as a crucial pivot in the text, bridging the initial call to action with the ultimate realization of the self's unity with the divine.

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King James Version (1611)

1611 · Public domain

The most influential English translation ever made. Sometimes archaic, but the standard PD English text.

Translators commissioned by King James I of England, 1604–1611

Let a man lift himself by his Self alone; let him not lower himself. For this Self alone is the friend of oneself, and this Self alone is the enemy of oneself. ³⁰Who sees Me everywhere, and sees all things in Me, of him will I never lose hold, and he shall never lose hold of Me.

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