Chapter 6: Dhyāna Yoga – Yoga through Meditation and Contemplation: Verse 10
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थित: ।
एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रह: ॥
yogī yuñjīta satatam-ātmānaṃ rahasi sthita:
ekākī yata-cittātmā nirāśīr-aparigraha: – 6.10
The yoga practitioner should sit in seclusion, collect his mind and senses, and engage always in inner practice. He must do it alone, restraining his mind and intelligence, relinquishing all his desires, not receiving any gift from anyone for his livelihood.
Chapter 6: Dhyāna Yoga – Yoga through Meditation and Contemplation - Verse 10
Ma Gurupriya
Krishna continues the thread from the last chapter (5.24, 27, 28), by prescribing the procedure for meditation. Meditation is to be done exclusively by oneself. None else has a role to play in it. Seclusion and privacy are necessary, so that none will come to disturb the practice, and it will be sublime and effective. Meditate alone, to avoid inner conflicts with others. If in a room, close all doors and windows.
The effort must be to regulate the mind and intelligence. Drop all desires and avoid distraction. Do not accept material gifts from others, as they are likely to cause expectation, likes and dislikes.
It is not enough if meditation is intermittent or even frequent. The effort should be regular and with full resignation. Only then it will bring the required transformation.
