Lord Krishna said, He who performs his bounden duty without
depending on the fruits of Action he is a Sannyasin and a Yogi; not he who is without
fire and without action. For a Muni or a sage who wishes to attain to Yoga,
action is said to be the means; for the same sage who has attained to Yoga,
inaction or quiescence is said to be the means.
Let a man lift himself by his own Self alone, let him not
lower himself; for the Self alone is the friend of oneself and this Self alone
is the enemy of oneself. The Self is the friend of the self for him who has
conquered himself by the Self, but to the unconquered self, this self stands in
the position of an enemy like the external foe .
Verily Yoga is not possible for him who eats too much, nor
for him who does not eat at all, nor for him who sleeps too much nor for him who
is always wakeful, O Arjuna.
Yoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is moderate
in eating and recreation, who is moderate in exertion in actions, who is moderate
in sleep and wakefulness.
Little by little let him attain quietude by intellect held in
firmness; having made the mind established in the Self, let him not think of
anything. From whatever cause the restless and unsteady mind wanders away, from
that let him restrain it and bring it under the control of the self alone.
With the mind harmonised by Yoga he sees the Self, abiding
in all beings, and all beings in the Self, he sees the same everywhere. He who
sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, he never becomes separated from
Me, nor do I become separated from him.
Chapter 6, Verse 7
jitatmanah prasantasya paramatma samahitah
sitosna-sukha-duhkhesu
tatha manapamanayoh
For one who has conquered the mind, the Supersoul is already
reached, for he has attained tranquility. To such a man happiness and distress,
heat and cold, honor and dishonor are all the same.
Chapter 6, Verse 8
jnana-vijnana-trptatma kuta-stho vijitendriyah
yukta ity ucyate yogi
sama-lostrasma-kancanah
A person is said to be established in self-realization and
is called a yogi [or mystic] when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired
knowledge and realization. Such a person is situated in transcendence and is
self-controlled. He sees everything--whether it be pebbles, stones or gold--as the
same.
Chapter 6, Verse 17
yuktahara-viharasya yukta-cestasya karmasu
yukta-svapnavabodhasya
yogo bhavati duhkha-ha
He who is temperate in his habits of eating, sleeping,
working and recreation can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga
system.
yato yato niscalati
manas cancalam asthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad
atmany eva vasam nayet
From whatever and wherever the mind wanders due to its
flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it
back under the control of the Self.
Chapter 6, Verse 36
asamyatatmana yogo
dusprapa iti me matih vasyatmana tu yatata
sakyo 'vaptum upayatah
For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is
difficult work. But he whose mind is controlled and who strives by right means
is assured of success. That is My opinion.
Chapter 6, Verse 47
yoginam api sarvesam
mad-gatenantar-atmana sraddhavan bhajate yo mam
sa me yuktatamo matah
And of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great
faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately
united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.
Aum Sarva Manggala Maangalye
Shive Sarvaartha-Saadhike
Sharannye Tryambake Gauri
Naaraayanni Namostu Te
Salutations to Goddess Durga You are the Auspiciousness in All the Auspicious, Auspiciousness Yourself and Complete with All the Auspicious Attributes,
You are the Giver of Refuge, You have Three Eyes (spanning the Past, Present and Future; and containing within them the Sun, Moon and the Fire), You are Gauri (the Shining One); Salutations to You O Narayani.
Aum Namo Narayanaya
Aum Namo Narayanaya
Aum Namo Narayanaya
