September 2025

Shloka 6.6 “For one who has conquered the self, the self is a friend; for the unconquered, it remains an enemy.” Key Teaching: A conquered self is a friend; an unconquered self is an enemy. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that for one who has conquered the self, the self is a […]

Shloka 6.5 “One should uplift oneself by the self, not degrade oneself; the self is one’s friend or enemy.” Key Teaching: The self uplifts or degrades; it is one’s friend or enemy. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that one should uplift oneself through the self, not degrade, as the self is both

Shloka 6.4 “When one is unattached to sense objects and actions, renouncing all intents, they are established in yoga.” Key Teaching: Detachment from senses and intents establishes one in yoga. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that one unattached to sense objects and actions, renouncing all intents, is established in yoga. This verse,

Shloka 6.3 “For a sage aspiring to yoga, action is the means; for one established in yoga, cessation is the means.” – Key Teaching: Action aids aspiring yogis; cessation aids established yogis. – Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. – Description: Krishna teaches that action is the means for a sage aspiring to yoga, while cessation

Shloka 6.2 “What is called renunciation is yoga, O Arjuna; no one becomes a yogi without renouncing selfish intent.” Key Teaching: Renunciation is yoga; abandoning selfish intent makes one a yogi. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that renunciation is synonymous with yoga, and no one becomes a yogi without abandoning selfish intent.

Shloka 6.1 “Krishna said: One who performs prescribed duties without attachment to fruits, not the one who shuns action, is a true renunciant and yogi.” – *Key Teaching*: True renunciation and yoga involve selfless duty, not abandoning action. – *Theme*: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. – * Description*: Krishna teaches that a true renunciant and yogi

Shloka 5.29 “Knowing Me as the enjoyer of sacrifices and austerities, the Lord of all worlds, and friend of all beings, one attains peace.” Key Teaching: Knowing Krishna as the Lord and friend brings peace. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that knowing him as the enjoyer of sacrifices, the Lord of

Shloka 5.28 “Free from desire, fear, and anger, with senses, mind, and intellect controlled, the sage, absorbed in meditation, attains peace.” Key Teaching: Meditation with controlled senses and emotions leads to peace. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that a sage, free from desire, fear, and anger, with controlled senses, mind, and

Shloka 5.27 “Shutting out external contacts, fixing the gaze between eyebrows, balancing breath through nostrils.” Key Teaching: Meditation, shutting out senses and balancing breath, leads to liberation. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna describes meditation: shutting out external contacts, fixing the gaze between eyebrows, and balancing breath through nostrils. This verse, continuing 5.26,

Shloka 5.26 “Free from desire and anger, with controlled mind, self-realized sages attain liberation everywhere.” Key Teaching: Self-realized sages, free from desire and anger, attain universal liberation. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that sages free from desire and anger, with controlled minds and self-realization, attain liberation everywhere. This verse, continuing 5.25,