Chapter 6: Dhyāna Yoga – Yoga through Meditation and Contemplation: Verse 14
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थित: ।
मन: संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्पर: ॥
praśāntātmā vigata-bhīr-brahmacāri-vrate sthita:
mana: saṃyamya maccitto yukta āsīta mat-para: – 6.14
With a placid disposition, rising above fear, established in celibacy, with mind restrained, devoted to Me (the Guru), let him strive for yoga regarding Me as the Supreme.
Chapter 6: Dhyāna Yoga – Yoga through Meditation and Contemplation - Verse 14
Ma Gurupriya
The whole exercise is mental. Mind and intelligence should not run helter-skelter. They must be restful. Unrestricted indulgence in the world is what causes fear. This kind of inner striving frees one from all such fear.
Krishna specifically speaks of celibacy here. Sitting alone in seclusion should not bring in any un-celibate thought or indulgence, for which there is all possibility. Here too viveka, discrimination, is the only safeguard.
All thoughts and emotional urges arise from the mind. By watchfulness and resolve, all deflections should be dispensed with. The only thought, reliance, refuge and anchor must be the Guru, who alone fosters the best thoughts of welfare for the disciple, which even idols and other depictions will not be able to.
Regarding the Teacher as the supreme goal, strive. This is the exclusive pursuit of yoga.
