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Dhyana Yoga · The Yoga of Meditation

Bhagavad Gita 6.35

Sanskrit

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् । अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते ॥6.35॥

Transliteration

asaṃśayaṃ mahābāho mano durnigrahaṃ calam | abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate ‖6.35‖

Meaning

The Blessed Lord said: Doubtless, O mighty-armed one, the mind is restless and hard to restrain; but by practice, O son of Kunti, and by dispassion, it is restrained.

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