Chapter Six

Dhyāna-yoga

Gita 06.01 - Renunciation means to give up the shelter of work's fruits
Gita 06.02 - Renunciation of matter and connection with spirit share the same purpose
Gita 06.03 - Different levels require different methods for progress
Gita 06.04 - Rigorous renunciation characterizes the yogarudha stage
Gita 06.05 - The responsibility for controlling the mind rests on us
Gita 06.06 - Train the mind as a horse is trained
Gita 06.07 - The controlled mind disregards dualities and discovers the Supersoul
Gita 06.08 - Realization brings satisfaction and equal vision
Gita 06.09 - Equal vision towards those who relate unequally is challenging
Gita 06.10 - Popular yoga is not spiritual yoga
Gita 06.11 - Seek a balance between externals and internals
Gita 06.12 - Concentration is the foundation for purification
Gita 06.13 - Physical position is meant to facilitate mental absorption
Gita 06.14 - Use material dispassion to establish spiritual connection
Gita 06.15 - Yoga brings mental regulation and spiritual liberation
Gita 06.16 - Take responsibility for determining bodily balance
Gita 06.17 - Material regulation cataylzes yogic liberation
Gita 06.21 - The intelligence opens the door to trans-sensory happiness
Gita 06.18 - Self-control leads to real self-awareness
Gita 06.19 - Minimize the wind of disturbing desires to maximize the flame of meditation
Gita 06.20 - Stop outer obsession to begin inner perception
Gita 06.22 - Seek the achievement beyond hankering and lamentation
Gita 06.23 - Yoga brings disconnection from our infatuation with misery
Gita 06.24 - Determination means rejection of dejection
Gita 06.25 - Don't expect overnight change - determinedly make gradual changes
Gita 06.26 - Overcome discouragement with the inner light and the inner map
Gita 06.27 - Joy is the natural fruity of purity
Gita 06.28 - To get the best happiness, connect with God, not sense objects
Gita 06.29 - By seeing sameness in the material, yogi penetrates to the supreme spiritual substance
Gita 06.30 - The perception of Krishna everywhere takes one beyond the reach of illusion
Gita 06.31 - See oneness in Krishna's various manifestations - not Krishna and the soul
Gita 06.32 - The topmost yogi sees everyone with benevolence, not indifference
Gita 06.33 - Seeing equally is tough, but seeing devotionally is easier
Gita 06.34 - The mind is dangerous like an unstoppable storm
Gita 06.35 - The supreme teacher offers guidance - and confidence
Gita 06.36 - Mind control is essential - and possible by proper process
Gita 06.37 - Considering future problems is a sign of intelligence
Gita 06.39 - Doubts are natural due to our limitedness - seek the unlimited
Gita 06.38 - The problems we perceive reflect our level of consciousness
Gita 06.41 - The deviated yogi loses neither materially nor spiritually
Gita 06.40 - Krishna reveals how an apparently lose-lose situation is actually win-win
Gita 06.42 - Having past spiritual impressions reinforced in a present life is extremely fortunate
Gita 06.43 - Spiritual inclination is the credit that carries over beyond the corpse
Gita 06.44 - Past-life's spiritual practice manifests as inexplicable irresistible attraction to transcendence
Gita 06.46 - Focus on transcendence is superior to any material attainment - gross or subtle
Gita 06.45 - Past-life attraction and present determination leads yogi to perfection
Gita 06.47 - The perfection of yoga is not disconnection from matter but connection with Krishna