Chapter 2: Sānkhya Yoga – Yoga of Contemplation on Self: Verse 66
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना ।
न चाभावयत: शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुत: सुखम् ॥
nāsti buddhir-ayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā
na cābhāvayata: śāntir-aśāntasya kuta: sukham – 2.66
An unregulated person (with unbridled senses) cannot have enlightened intelligence. Much less can he have meditational absorption. For the un-meditative, there will be no peace. For one missing peace, can happiness ever be?
Chapter 2: Sānkhya Yoga – Yoga of Contemplation on Self - Verse 66
Ma Gurupriya
Krishna pinpoints how Sthita-prajñatā works, and how it is related to an interactive individual. He sets forth four propositions, each leading to the next, aimed at realizing the supreme goal. All bear upon our personality.
Unless the senses, which link the mind to the objects around, are regulated, intelligence will not be able to comprehend the Self properly. Meditation is the core practice, which transforms the seeker and builds in him qualitative enrichment.
Peace is an inner treasure, attainment. Only when nurtured by in-depth contemplation, mind becomes pure, calm and peaceful. Without taking to inner spiritual absorption, sustainable delight cannot be gained at all.
Sensory regulation, intelligential poise, enduring contemplation and peacefulness are closely inter-related.
