Chapter 6

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, […]

Shloka 6.16 “Yoga is not for one who eats too much or too little, sleeps too much or too little, O Arjuna.” Key Teaching: Moderation in eating and sleeping is essential for yoga. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that yoga is not for those who eat or sleep too much or too

Shloka 6.15 “Thus, always disciplining oneself, the yogi with controlled mind attains peace in Nirvana, resting in Me.” Key Teaching: Disciplined meditation on Krishna leads to Nirvana’s peace. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that a yogi, always disciplining oneself with a controlled mind, attains peace in Nirvana, resting in him. This verse,

Shloka 6.14 “Serene, fearless, firm in celibacy’s vow, controlling the mind, meditating on Me, the yogi attains peace.” Key Teaching: Serenity, fearlessness, and meditation on Krishna lead to peace. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that a yogi, serene, fearless, firm in celibacy, controlling the mind, and meditating on him, attains peace. This

Shloka 6.13 “Holding body, head, and neck erect, steady, gazing at the nosetip, not looking around.” Key Teaching: Proper posture and gaze aid meditative focus. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna instructs a yogi to hold the body, head, and neck erect and steady, gazing at the nosetip without looking around, during meditation. This

Shloka 6.12 “There, with mind focused, controlling thoughts, senses, and activities, one should meditate to purify the self.” Key Teaching: Focused meditation purifies the self by controlling mind and senses. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that, in the prepared space, a yogi should meditate with a focused mind, controlling thoughts, senses, and

Shloka 6.11 “In a clean place, establish a firm seat, neither too high nor too low, with cloth, skin, and kusha grass.” Key Teaching: A yogi should meditate in a clean, stable environment. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna instructs a yogi to meditate in a clean place on a firm seat, neither too

Shloka 6.10 “A yogi should constantly practice meditation, alone, with controlled mind and self, free from desires, possessing nothing.” – Key Teaching: Solitary meditation with a controlled mind is essential for a yogi. – Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. – Description: Krishna instructs that a yogi should constantly practice meditation alone, with a controlled mind

Shloka 6.9 “Superior is one who regards friend, foe, neutral, mediator, hateful, relative, saint, and sinner with equal mind.” Key Teaching: A superior yogi treats all—friend or foe—equally. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that a superior yogi regards friend, foe, neutral, mediator, hateful, relative, saint, and sinner with an equal mind. This

Shloka 6.8 “Content with knowledge and realization, steady, sensecontrolled, seeing gold, stone, and earth equally, such a yogi is disciplined.” Key Teaching: A disciplined yogi, content with knowledge, sees all equally. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that a yogi, content with knowledge and realization, steady, sensecontrolled, and seeing gold, stone, and earth