Gita 06.15 – Yoga brings mental regulation and spiritual liberation Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-15-yoga-brings-mental-regulation-and-spiritual-liberation/ yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī niyata-mānasaḥ śāntiṁ nirvāṇa-paramāṁ mat-saṁsthām adhigacchati Word-to-word yuñjan — practicing; [...]
Gita 06.13 – Physical position is meant to facilitate mental absorption Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-13-physical-position-is-meant-to-facilitate-mental-absorption/ samaṁ kāya-śiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann acalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśaś cānavalokayan Word-to-word samam [...]
Gita 06.35 – The supreme teacher offers guidance – and confidence Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-35-the-supreme-teacher-offers-guidance-and-confidence/ śrī-bhagavān uvāca asaṁśayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ calam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa [...]
Gita 06.34 – The mind is dangerous like an unstoppable storm Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-34-the-mind-is-dangerous-like-an-unstoppable-storm/ cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye vāyor [...]
Gita 06.33 – Seeing equally is tough, but seeing devotionally is easier Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-33-seeing-equally-is-tough-but-seeing-devotionally-is-easier/ arjuna uvāca yo ’yaṁ yogas tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana etasyāhaṁ [...]
Gita 06.09 – Equal vision towards those who relate unequally is challenging Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-09-equal-vision-towards-those-who-relate-unequally-is-challenging/ suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna- madhyastha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu sādhuṣv api ca pāpeṣu sama-buddhir viśiṣyate (Bg 6.9) [...]
Gita 06.06 – Train the mind as a horse is trained Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-06-train-the-mind-as-a-horse-is-trained/ bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ anātmanas tu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatru-vat (Bg [...]
Gita 06.27 – Joy is the natural fruit of purity Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-27-joy-is-the-natural-fruity-of-purity/ praśānta-manasaṁ hy enaṁ yoginaṁ sukham uttamam upaiti śānta-rajasaṁ brahma-bhūtam akalmaṣam (Bg 6.27) [...]
Gita 06.25 – Don’t expect overnight change – determinedly make gradual changes Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-25-dont-expect-overnight-change-determinedly-make-gradual-changes/ śanaiḥ śanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛti-gṛhītayā ātma-saṁsthaṁ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcid [...]
Gita 06.18 – Self-control leads to real self-awareness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-06-18-self-control-leads-to-real-self-awareness/ yadā viniyataṁ cittam ātmany evāvatiṣṭhate nispṛhaḥ sarva-kāmebhyo yukta ity ucyate tadā (Bg 6.18) Word-for-word: [...]
Gita 02.60 – Endeavoring and discerning are not enough for sense control Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-60-endeavoring-and-discerning-are-not-enough-for-sense-control/ yatato hy api kaunteya puruṣasya vipaścitaḥ indriyāṇi pramāthīni haranti prasabhaṁ [...]
Bhagavad-gita (6.18) depicts how the mind of a purified yogi becomes steady, like a lamp in a windless place. We are often confronted with the [...]
Meditation requires us to turn our attention from the world’s promises of pleasure to a higher reality. Such turning away from the world requires a [...]
