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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 20

The Path of Meditation

यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया। यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति

yatroparamate chittaṁ niruddhaṁ yoga-sevayā yatra chaivātmanātmānaṁ paśhyann ātmani tuṣhyati

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.20 mean?

Where the mind, restrained by the practice of Yoga, attains quietude, and where, seeing the Self by the self, one is satisfied in the Self alone—

Word-by-word meaning

yatra—when · uparamate—rejoice inner joy · chittam—the mind · niruddham—restrained · yoga-sevayā—by the practice of yog · yatra—when · cha—and · eva—certainly · ātmanā—through the purified mind · ātmānam—the soul · paśhyan—behold · ātmani—in the self · tuṣhyati—is satisfied

soulpeacemeditationpleasuremindgodactionnaturecontrol

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