Bhagavad Gita 6.19यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥

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…

na

does not

sā

this

yogam

in meditation

upamā

analogy

yathā

as

dīpaḥ

a lamp

iṅgate

flickers

smṛitā

is considered

yoginaḥ

of a yogi

ātmanaḥ

on the Supreme

yuñjataḥ

steadily practicing

yata-chittasya

whose mind is disciplined

nivāta-sthaḥ

in a windless place