Yogi is superior to the ritualists. Therefore, O Arjuna, be
a yogi. (6.46)
From: "jagbir singh" <adishakti_org@...>
Date: Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:03 pm
Subject: The yogi is superior to the ritualists. Therefore,
O Arjuna, be a yogi. (6.46)
—- In adishakti_sahaja_yoga@yahoogroups.com, "jagbir singh"
<adishakti_org@y...> wrote:
>
> The only way to progress is to contemplate deeply and
meditate on
> Her 1000 names. Even grasping Her first name as "Sri Mata"
and
> deeply contemplating its fathomless depth will go a long
way in
> your ascend, and enlightenment will compel you to abandon
all
> external rituals and accumulated ignorance. The Holy
Mother within
> is the causative and creative force of the entire
universe. She is
> infinite and limitless. She is omnipresent both in forms
and as
> formless. She is all powerful to remove all kinds of
sorrows and
> sufferings. As K. K. Klostermaier, in "Hinduism: A Short
History"
> explains: "Devi is avidya because she binds, and vidya
because she
> liberates." Those who seek and meditate on the Shakti
within will
> gain the vidya that liberates. They will abandon all
external
> rituals and accumulated ignorance that binds them in
avidya.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adishakti_sahaja_yoga/message/4596
Bhagavad-Gita: The Path of Meditation
"The Supreme Lord said: One who performs the prescribed duty
without seeking its fruit is a Samnyasi and a (Karma) yogi,
not the
one who merely does not light the sacred fire, and does not
work.
(6.01)
O Arjuna, know that to be the Karma-yoga which they call
Samnyasa.
No one becomes a Karma-yogi who has not renounced the
selfish motive
behind an action. (6.02)
For the wise who seeks to attain yoga (of meditation or the
equanimity of mind), Karma-yoga is said to be the means; for
the one
who has attained yoga, the equanimity becomes the means (of
Self-
Realization). (6.03)
A person is said to have attained yogic perfection when
there is no
desire for sensual pleasures, or attachment to the fruits of
work,
and has renounced all personal selfish motives. (6.04)
One must elevate, not degrade, oneself by one's own mind.
The mind alone is one's friend as well as one's enemy.
(6.05)
The mind is the friend of those who have control over it,
and the mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control
it.
(6.06)
One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and
cold, in
pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever
steadfast
with the Supreme Self. (6.07)
A yogi is called Self-realized who is satisfied with
knowledge and
understanding of the Self, who is equanimous, who has
control over
the (mind and) senses, and to whom a clod, a stone, and gold
are the
same. (6.08)
A person is considered superior who is impartial towards
companions,
friends, enemies, neutrals, arbiters, haters, relatives,
saints, and
sinners. (6.09)
Let the yogi—seated in solitude and alone—having mind
and
senses under control and free from desires and attachments
for
possessions, try constantly to contemplate on the Supreme
Self.
(6.10)
The yogi should sit on a firm seat that is neither too high
nor too
low, covered with sacred Kusha grass, a deerskin, and a
cloth, one
over the other, in a clean spot. (6.11)
Sitting (in a comfortable position) and concentrating the
mind on a
single object, controlling the thoughts and the activities
of the
senses, let the yogi practice meditation for
self-purification.
(6.12)
Hold the waist, spine, chest, neck, and head erect,
motionless and
steady, fix the eyes and the mind steadily between the eye
brows,
and do not look around. (6.13)
With serene and fearless mind; practicing celibacy; having
the mind
under control and thinking of Me; let the yogi sit and have
Me as
the supreme goal. (6.14)
Thus, by always keeping the mind fixed on the Self, the yogi
whose
mind is subdued attains peace of the Supreme nirvana by
uniting with
Me. (6.15)
This yoga is not possible, O Arjuna, for the one who eats
too much,
or who does not eat at all; who sleeps too much, or who
keeps awake.
(6.16)
But, for the one who is moderate in eating, recreation,
working,
sleeping, and waking, this yoga (of meditation) destroys
(all)
sorrow. (6.17)
A person is said to have achieved yoga, the union with the
Self,
when the perfectly disciplined mind gets freedom from all
desires,
and becomes absorbed in the Self alone. (6.18)
As a lamp in a spot sheltered (by Brahman) from the wind (of
desires) does not flicker, this simile is used for the
subdued mind
of a yogi practicing meditation on Brahman. (6.19)
When the mind disciplined by the practice of meditation
becomes
steady, one becomes content in the Self by beholding Him
with
(purified) intellect. (6.20)
One feels infinite bliss that is perceivable only through
the
intellect, and is beyond the reach of the senses. After
realizing
Brahman, one is never separated from absolute reality.
(6.21)
After Self-Realization, one does not regard any other gain
superior to Self-Realization. Established in
Self-Realization, one
is not moved even by the greatest calamity. (6.22)
The (state of) severance of union with sorrow is known by
the name
of yoga. This yoga should be practiced with firm
determination and
perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts.
(6.23)
Totally abandoning all selfish desires, and completely
restraining
the senses (from the sense objects) by the intellect; (6.24)
One gradually attains tranquility of mind by keeping the
mind fully
absorbed in the Self by means of a well-trained (and
purified)
intellect, and thinking of nothing else. (6.25)
Whosesoever this restless and unsteady mind wanders away,
one should
(gently) bring it back to the reflection of the Supreme.
(6.26)
Supreme bliss comes to a Self-realized yogi whose mind is
tranquil,
whose desires are under control, and who is free from sin
(or
faults). (6.27)
Such a sinless yogi, who constantly engages the mind with
the Self,
easily enjoys the infinite bliss of contact with Brahman.
(6.28)
Because of perceiving the (same) Self (abiding) in all
beings and
all beings (abiding) in the (same) Self; a yogi, who is in
union
with the Self, sees every being with an equal eye. (6.29)
Those who see Me in everything and see everything in Me, are
not
separated from Me and I am not separated from them. (6.30)
The non-dualists, who adore Me as abiding in all beings,
abide in Me
irrespective of their mode of living. (6.31)
One is considered the best yogi who regards every being like
oneself, and who can feel the pain and pleasures of others
as one's
own, O Arjuna. (6.32)
Arjuna said: O Krishna, You have said that yoga of
meditation is
characterized by the equanimity (of mind), but, due to
restlessness
of mind I do not perceive the steady state of mind. (6.33)
Because the mind, indeed, is very unsteady, turbulent,
powerful, and
obstinate, O Krishna. I think restraining the mind is as
difficult
as restraining the wind. (6.34)
The Supreme Lord said: Undoubtedly, O Arjuna, the mind is
restless
and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by Abhyaasa (or
constant vigorous spiritual practice with perseverance), and
Vairaagya (or detachment), O Arjuna. (6.35)
In My opinion, yoga is difficult for the one whose mind is
not
subdued. However, yoga is attainable by the person of
subdued mind
by striving through proper means. (6.36)
Arjuna said: For the faithful but of unsubdued mind, who
deviates
from (the path of) meditation and fails to attain yogic
perfection —
what is the destination of such a person, O Krishna? (6.37)
Do they not perish like a dispersing cloud, O Krishna,
having lost
both (yoga and Bhoga, the heavenly and worldly pleasures),
supportless and bewildered on the path of Self-realization?
(6.38)
O Krishna, only You are able to completely dispel this doubt
of
mine. Because there is none, other than You, who can dispel
this
doubt. (6.39)
The Supreme Lord said: There is no destruction, O Arjuna,
for such a
yogi either here or hereafter. A transcendentalist is never
put to
grief (or bad state), My dear friend. (6.40)
The unsuccessful yogi is reborn, after attaining heaven and
living
there for many years, in the house of the pure and
prosperous; or
(6.41)
Such a yogi is born in a family of wise transcendentalists.
A birth
like this is very difficult, indeed, to obtain in this
world. (6.42)
After taking such a birth, O Arjuna, one regains the
knowledge
acquired in the previous life, and strives again to achieve
perfection. (6.43)
The unsuccessful yogi is instinctively carried towards
Brahman by
virtue of Sanskaara (or the impressions) of yogic practices
of
previous lives. Even the inquirer of Brahman surpasses those
who
perform Vedic rituals. (6.44)
The yogi who diligently strives, perfecting (gradually)
through many
incarnations, becomes completely free from all sins (or
imperfections) and reaches the supreme goal (of
Self-realization).
(6.45)
The yogi is superior to the ascetics. The yogi is superior
to the
(Vedic) scholars. The yogi is superior to the ritualists.
Therefore,
O Arjuna, be a yogi. (6.46)"
The Path of Meditation
Bhagavad-Gita 6.01-46
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