September 2025

Shloka 6.26 “Whenever the unsteady mind wanders, bring it back under selfcontrol.” Key Teaching: Control the wandering mind by bringing it back to the self. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that whenever the unsteady mind wanders, one should bring it back under selfcontrol. This verse, continuing 6.25, addresses Arjuna’s mental unrest (2.9).

Shloka 6.25 “Gradually withdrawing with intellect, steadying the mind, meditating on the self, thinking of nothing else.” Key Teaching: Gradual withdrawal and steady meditation on the self are essential. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches to gradually withdraw the mind with intellect, steadying it to meditate on the self, thinking of nothing else.

Shloka 6.24 “Abandoning all desires born of intent, restraining senses with the mind completely.” Key Teaching: Abandoning desires and restraining senses are key to yoga. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna instructs to abandon all desires born of intent and restrain senses completely with the mind. This verse, continuing 6.23, addresses Arjuna’s sensory attachments

Shloka 6.23 “Know this state, free from sorrow, as yoga; it should be practiced with determination, free from dejection.” Key Teaching: Yoga, free from sorrow, requires determined practice without dejection. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that this sorrowfree state is yoga and should be practiced with determination, free from dejection. This verse,

Shloka 6.22 “Attaining it, one considers no other gain superior; established in it, one is unshaken by heavy sorrow.” Key Teaching: Realizing the supreme gain, one remains unshaken by sorrow. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that upon attaining this supreme state, a yogi considers no other gain superior and remains unshaken even

Shloka 6.21 “Experiencing infinite bliss beyond senses, grasped by intellect, the steady yogi does not waver.” Key Teaching: Infinite bliss, beyond senses, keeps the yogi steady. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that a yogi, experiencing infinite bliss beyond senses, grasped by intellect, remains steady and unwavering. This verse, continuing 6.20, addresses Arjuna’s

Shloka 6.20 “When the mind, restrained by yoga practice, becomes still, seeing the self by the self, one is satisfied.” – *Key Teaching*: A restrained mind, seeing the self, brings satisfaction through yoga. – *Theme*: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. – * Description*: Krishna teaches that when the mind, restrained by yoga practice, becomes still and

Shloka 6.19 “As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so is the yogi’s controlled mind, practicing selffocused yoga.” Key Teaching: A yogi’s controlled mind is steady, like a lamp in a windless place. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna compares a yogi’s controlled mind, practicing selffocused yoga, to a lamp that

Shloka 6.18 “When the disciplined mind rests in the self alone, free from desire for objects, one is established in yoga.” Key Teaching: A disciplined, desirefree mind resting in the self establishes yoga. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that when a disciplined mind, free from desire for objects, rests in the self

Shloka 6.17 “One who is moderate in eating, recreation, effort, sleep, and wakefulness attains yoga that destroys pain.” Key Teaching: Moderation in all activities leads to paindestroying yoga. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that moderation in eating, recreation, effort, sleep, and wakefulness leads to yoga that destroys pain. This verse, continuing 6.16,