Chapter 6 Summary of Sixth Discourse By Swami Sivananda (Adyatma Yoga) - The Yoga of Meditation
SRIMAD BHAGAVADGITA SVADHYAYA Chapter 6 – The Yoga of Meditation (Adhyatma Yoga) Summary of Sixth Discourse By Swami Sivananda Sri Krishna emphasizes once again that the Yogi or Sannyasin is one who has renounced the fruits of actions, not the actions themselves. The performance of actions without an eye on their fruits brings about the purification of the mind. Only a purified mind, a mind free from desires, can engage itself in constant meditation on the Atman. Desire gives rise to imagination or Sankalpa, which drives the soul into the field of action. Therefore, none can realize permanent freedom and tranquility of mind without renouncing desires. The lower self must be controlled by the higher Self. All the lower impulses of the body, mind and senses must be controlled by the power of the higher Self. Then the higher Self becomes one’s friend. He who has perfect control of the body, mind and senses and is united with God, sees God in all objects and beings. ...