Bhagavad Gita 6.15युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः।शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति ॥

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

• 6.10Let the yogi constantly strive to keep the mind steady, remaining in solitude, alone, with…
• 6.11In a clean spot, having established a firm seat of his own, neither too high nor too low,…
• 6.12There, having made the mind one-pointed, with the actions of the mind and senses…
• 6.13Let him firmly hold his body, head, and neck erect and still, gazing at the tip of his…
• 6.14Serene-minded, fearless, firm in the vow of a Brahmachari, having controlled their mind,…

• 6.15Thus, always keeping the mind balanced, the yogi, with the mind controlled, attains the…

• 6.16Verily, Yoga is not possible for him who eats too much, nor for him who does not eat at…
• 6.17Yoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is moderate in eating and recreation (such…
• 6.18When the perfectly controlled mind rests in the Self alone, free from longing for any of…
• 6.19As a lamp placed in a windless spot does not flicker, so is the Yogi of a controlled mind,…
• 6.20When the mind, restrained by the practice of yoga, attains quietude, and when one sees the…
• 6.21When he (the Yogi) feels that infinite bliss which can be grasped by the pure intellect…
• 6.22Having obtained it, he thinks there is no other gain superior to it; established in it, he…
• 6.23Let this be known by the name of Yoga, the severance from union with pain. This Yoga…
• 6.24Abandoning unreservedly all desires born of Sankalpa (thought and imagination) and…
• 6.25Little by little, let him attain steadiness of the intellect by holding it firmly; having…
• 6.26From whatever cause the restless and unsteady mind wanders away, let him restrain it from…
• 6.27Supreme Bliss indeed comes to this Yogi whose mind is made peaceful, whose passion is…
• 6.28The yogi, always engaging the mind thus (in the practice of yoga), is freed from sins and…

evam

thus

sadā

constantly

yogī

a yogi

yuñjan

keeping the mind absorbed in God

paramām

supreme

ātmānam

the mind

śhāntim

peace

nirvāṇa

liberation from the material bondage

mat-sansthām

abides in me

adhigachchhati

attains

niyata-mānasaḥ

one with a disciplined mind