Chapter 2 • Verse 53

Sankhya Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge

Sanskrit Verse

Shruti-vipratipanna te yada sthasyati nishchala samadhav acala buddhis tada yogam avapsyasi

Translation & Meaning

When your mind is no longer disturbed by the flowery language of the Vedas, and when it remains fixed in the trance of self-realization, then you will have attained the divine consciousness. True yoga is attained when the intellect becomes unwavering and fixed in samadhi, undistracted by scriptural promises or worldly allurements.

Key Teachings

  • Samadhi is the state of unmoved, self-established intelligence
  • Yoga is fully attained when the mind rests unshakably in the self
  • Scriptural knowledge must give way to direct self-realization

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