The Yoga of Meditation · 6.23
With an undeviating mind: Meditation and Mind
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।
स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा॥ ६.२३ ॥
taṁ vidyād duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogaṁ yogasaṅjñitam
sa niśhchayena yoktavyo yogo ’nirviṇṇa-chetasā
Translation
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.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 6.23 through stronger key ideas from the verse: with an undeviating mind, you should know, state of severance from union with misery. In the context of Meditation and Mind, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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