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Dhyana Yoga · The Yoga of Meditation
Bhagavad Gita 6.5
Sanskrit
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् । आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥6.5॥
Transliteration
uddharedātmanātmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayet | ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ ‖6.5‖
Meaning
“Let one lift oneself by the self; let one not degrade oneself. The self alone is the friend of the self, and the self alone is the enemy of the self.”
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