Chapter 6 • Verse 12

Dhyana Yoga

The Yoga of Meditation

Sanskrit Verse

Tatraikagram manah kritvva yata-cittendriya-kriyah, upavisyasane yunjyad yogam atma-vishudhaye

Translation & Meaning

Seated there, with mind one-pointed and the activities of mind and senses controlled, one should practice yoga for the purification of the self. The purpose of all these outer preparations is this singular aim: the purification of the inner self through one-pointed yoga.

Key Teachings

  • One-pointedness of mind is the heart of meditation practice
  • Controlling both mental and sensory activity enables genuine yoga
  • The goal of all yogic practice is self-purification

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