Chapter 6 · The Way of Meditation
Verse 19
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 6, Verse 19
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
Transliteration (IAST)
yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛitā yogino yata-chittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ
Translation
"A lamp does not flicker in a windless place"—that is the simile used for the tranquil mind of a yogi who practices yoga.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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