Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 6 · The Way of Meditation

    Verse 36

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 6, Verse 36

    असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः। वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    asaṅyatātmanā yogo duṣhprāpa iti me matiḥ vaśhyātmanā tu yatatā śhakyo ’vāptum upāyataḥ

    Translation

    In my opinion, Yoga is hard to attain by a person of an unrestrained mind; however, it can be attained through the right means by one who strives for it and has a subdued mind.
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