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A Realized Meditator Remains A Witness To All The Changes
जितात्मन: प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहित: |
शीतोष्णसुखदु:खेषु तथा मानापमानयो: || 6.7||
jitātmanaḥ praśhāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ
śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣhu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ|| 6.7||
Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 6- Ver. 7:
Yogis who have controlled the mind are able to transcend the dualities of cold and heat, joy and sorrow, honour and dishonour. Such yogis maintain a calm and unwavering commitment to God.
Explanation
A person rushes after sensual perceptions of pleasure and pulls back from pain sensations as long as the mind is not subdued. These transient experiences are seen by the yogi who has conquered the mind as the workings of the body senses, distinct from the immortal soul, and thus stay unmoved by them. An advanced yogi is able to transcend the dualities of heat and cold, joy and sadness, and so on.
The mind can only exist in one of two realms: the domain of Maya or the realm of God. The intellect can simply be engrossed in God if it rises above the world’s sensuous dualities. As a result, Shree Krishna has claimed that the mind of an advanced yogi becomes situated in deep meditation upon God.
Shri Krishna addresses the meditator’s attitude regarding situations in this shloka. He claims that the meditator who has conquered his senses and thoughts, as well as his lower nature, maintains his mind in the everlasting essence at all times. His mentality remains calm and pleasant no matter what situation he finds himself in. At the physical bodily level, remaining the same in both pleasurable and painful conditions. At the mental level, joy and sorrow are felt as emotions. Praise and insult are both perceived as ego boosts and ego blows. They have a high level of intelligence. Nature, or prakriti, includes the body, mind, and intellect. They respond to changes in the environment, which also occur in prakriti.
We’ve been conditioned to react positively to some situations and negatively to others. He remains calm in all situations because he understands that situations can only affect his body, mind, and intellect, but not his personality. Do we feel joy or sorrow when something wonderful or awful happens to someone with whom we have no connection? We don’t have any. A realised meditator has this kind of insight of his own body, mind, and intellect. He does not feel compelled to enter the realm of prakriti in order to effect change. All of these developments have been witnessed by him.
Verse & what we can learn
A person with a strong intellect has a clear comprehension of the world’s nature. He is in a decent place despite the world’s ups and downs. The mind is the one who goes off the rails. His focus has changed away from the body, mind, and intellect and toward Atman. As a result, he is unaffected. All of the events and experiences are witnessed by him as a sakshi.
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 verse, Shri Krishna tells Arjuna about Yogi.
Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…