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Mind & yogaChapter 6 · Dhyāna-yoga
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 6.25

Samādhi and a steadily controlled mind

शनै: शनैरुपरमेद्‍बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया ।

आत्मसंस्थं मन: कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥ २५ ॥

śanaiḥ śanair uparamed

buddhyā dhṛti-gṛhītayā

ātma-saṁsthaṁ manaḥ kṛtvā

na kiñcid api cintayet

Translation

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.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Fix the Mind Gradually

  1. 1Step by step, use intelligence and firm conviction to enter trance, fixing the mind on the Self alone.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that one should withdraw from sense activities and seek only the pleasure of the Supreme Self.
  3. 3Practice Kṛṣṇa consciousness directly to easily reach this state.

Where we are

In the story

Chapter 6, Dhyāna-yoga: samādhi and a steadily controlled mind.

What it teaches

Theme summary

A disciplined mind is one's best friend.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: manas, indriya, yoga.

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What does BG 6.25 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to mind & yoga?

Practice

Sit quietly for ten minutes and gently return the mind.

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