Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 413

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 6 The Yog of Meditation Yogeshwar has then pointed out that the Soul can be damned as well as saved. To the man who has conquered his mind and senses, his Self is a friend who brings the ultimate good. But to the man who has failed to restrain his mind and senses, the same Self is an enemy and his malicious conduct causes griefs. It is, therefore, an Krishn has then described the yogi’s way of life. About the place where yagya is performed, and the seat and posture of the worshipper, he has said that the place should be clean and secluded, and the seat made of fabric, deer skin or a mat of kush-grass. He has stressed the importance of moderation, according to the nature of the undertaken task, in endeavour, food, recreation, sleeping, and waking. He has compared the restrained mind of a yogi to thThe e steady flame of a lamp in a place where there is no wind. Progressing even further than this, the climax-the stage of ultimate bliss-is reached when even the perfectly restrained mind is dissolved. obligation, a sacred trust, that men act to uplift their Soul rather than degrade him.