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Inner discipline

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on inner discipline. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 5 • Verse 6 →The Yoga of Renunciation
Sannyasas tu maha-baho duhkham aptum ayogatah, yoga-yukto munir brahma na cirenadhigacchati

True renunciation is difficult to attain without the discipline of yoga; the sage who is united in yoga reaches Brahman without delay. Renunciation without inner purification through practice is painful and fruitless.

  • •External renunciation without inner yoga is burdensome
  • •Yoga prepares the mind for genuine renunciation
  • •The yogi attains Brahman swiftly through disciplined practice
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Chapter 5 • Verse 23 →The Yoga of Renunciation
Shaknothaiva yah sodhum prak sharira-vimokshanat, kama-krodhodbhavam vegam sa yuktah sa sukhi narah

One who is able to withstand the impulse of desire and anger even before giving up the body — that person is a yogi and is happy. The capacity to endure these powerful inner forces without being swept away is the very definition of yogic mastery.

  • •Withstanding desire and anger before death is the mark of the yogi
  • •Inner discipline is more significant than outer renunciation
  • •True happiness comes from mastering inner impulses
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