Chapter 6 · The Way of Meditation

    Verse 26

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 6, Verse 26

    यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्। ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    yato yato niśhcharati manaśh chañchalam asthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmanyeva vaśhaṁ nayet

    Translation

    Wherever the fickle and unsteady mind wanders, one should subdue it and then bring it back under the control of the self alone.
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