Bhagavad Gita 6.23 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Yoga means saying goodbye to suffering. Keep practising, don’t give up.”
What it means
“This breaking of the bond with suffering is what yoga really is. Practise it with determination and without losing heart.”
The original Sanskrit
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम् । स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा ॥
taṃ vidyād duḥkhasaṃyogaviyogaṃ yogasaṃjñitam sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo.anirviṇṇacetasā
Translations
Literal translation
One should know that severance of contact with sorrow to be what is called Yoga. That Yoga has to be practised with perservance and with an undepressed heart.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
दु:ख के संयोग से वियोग है, उसीको 'योग' नामसे जानना चाहिये । (वह योग जिस ध्यानयोग लक्ष्य है,) उस ध्यानयोका अभ्यास न उकताये हुए चित्तसे निश्चयपूर्वक करना चाहिये।
Swami Tejomayananda
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