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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 23

The Path of Meditation

तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्। स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा

taṁ vidyād duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogaṁ yogasaṅjñitam sa niśhchayena yoktavyo yogo ’nirviṇṇa-chetasā

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.23 mean?

This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practiced with determination and with a heart that refuses to be depressed.

Word-by-word meaning

tam—that · vidyāt—you should know · duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogam—state of severance from union with misery · yoga-saṁjñitam—is known as yog · saḥ—that · niśhchayena—resolutely · yoktavyaḥ—should be practiced · yogaḥ—yog · anirviṇṇa-chetasā—with an undeviating mind

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