Bhagavad Gita

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Dhyana Yogam: Chapter 6: Verse 27

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If One Wants To Be Pure One Has to Rise Above Passion and Apathy

प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् |
उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् || 6.27||

praśhānta-manasaṁ hyenaṁ yoginaṁ sukham uttamam
upaiti śhānta-rajasaṁ brahma-bhūtam akalmaṣham|| 6.27||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 6- Ver. 27:

The yogi whose mind is tranquil, whose desires are suppressed, who is sinless, and who perceives everything as connected to God experiences great transcendental happiness.

Explanation

The passions are subdued and the mind becomes absolutely tranquil as a yogi perfects the discipline of withdrawing the mind from sense things and concentrating it upon God. It used to take effort to focus it on God, but now it comes effortlessly to him. The heightened meditator views everything in relation to God at this point.

When we notice an increase in our inner transcendental happiness, we can take it as a sign that our mind is becoming more under control and our awareness is becoming more spiritually enlightened. The meditator who has calmed his passions and associated with the everlasting essence experiences supreme delight.

In the instance of the meditator, Shri Krishna claims that joy follows him. It approaches the meditator The meditator becomes the sought after and the joy becomes the seeking. Furthermore, the joy that follows the meditator is not ordinary joy. It’s the happiest feeling on the planet. The distinction between a yogi and a bhogi is this. A yogi is chased by joy, but a bhogi chases after joy.

A yogi’s mind is extraordinarily peaceful, and he is capable of viewing any condition that affects him with dispassion. A yogi has no complaints about any situation. He has stifled the quality of passion that he possesses. We can only entirely erase the unseen, delicate traces of rajas within us by meditation. We should let it express itself in the form of performing our tasks, not any other activities, until all the rajas have been quiet.

A single thought pervades the meditator’s mind: “I am the eternal essence.” The meditator immediately becomes one with the everlasting essence once he has associated himself with brahman and abandoned his affiliation with everything else.

Verse & what we can learn

A yogi who has attained Supreme Bliss The mind is completely at ease. The body’s subtlety was transcended. Passions subsided. Crossed gross body without any sin. The causal body has been surpassed. He ascends to the fourth plane of Consciousness, passing through the stages of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep.  He attains the status of Brahman. To develop sattva purity, you must eliminate rajas passion and tamas apathy. To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There are also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the Next verses, Shri Krishna tells Arjuna more about yogi.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…

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