Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 10

Bhagavad Gita 10.17

कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्। केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया॥

kathaṁ vidyām ahaṁ yogins tvāṁ sadā parichintayan keṣhu keṣhu cha bhāveṣhu chintyo ’si bhagavan mayā

Translation

How may I know thee, O Yogi, by constant meditation? In what, in what aspects art Thou to be thought of by me, O blessed Lord?

What it means

How may I know You, O Yogi, by constant meditation? In what aspects should I think of You? The question is practical: give me handles for attention. Contemplation needs concrete doors.

Try this today

The practical question: give me handles - specific places to direct attention in daily life.

Something to reflect on

What concrete anchors keep my largest intentions present?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.