Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 18

Bhagavad Gita 18.52

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः॥

vivikta-sevī laghv-āśhī yata-vāk-kāya-mānasaḥ dhyāna-yoga-paro nityaṁ vairāgyaṁ samupāśhritaḥ

Translation

Dwelling in solitude, abstemious, speech, body and mind subdued, constantly fixed in meditation and yoga, taking refuge in dispassion,

What it means

Dwelling in solitude, eating lightly, with body, speech and mind governed, ever devoted to meditation, taking refuge in dispassion. The conditions are quiet, simple and steady. The last stretch of the path is deliberately uneventful.

Try this today

The lifestyle of the final stage: sparse, quiet, meditative, dispassionate.

Something to reflect on

Could my life be quiet, simple and steady on purpose - and do I want that?

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