Chapter 6 · The Way of Meditation

    Verse 19

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 6, Verse 19

    यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛitā yogino yata-chittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ

    Translation

    "A lamp does not flicker in a windless place"—that is the simile used for the tranquil mind of a yogi who practices yoga.
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