Bhagavad-gītā As it Is — Bhagavad-gītā Como Ele É EM PROCESSO << 6 - Dhyāna-yoga >> << 6 - Dhyāna-yoga >> << VERSE 6 — VERSO 6 >> बन्धुर आत्मात्मनस तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः अनात्मनस तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ anātmanas tu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatru-vat WORD BY WORD — PALAVRA POR PALAVRA bandhuḥ friend ātmā the mind ātmanaḥ of the living entity tasya of him yena by whom ātmā the mind eva certainly ātmanā by the living entity jitaḥ conquered anātmanaḥ of one who has failed to control the mind tu but śatrutve because of enmity varteta remains ātmā eva the very mind śatru-vat as an enemy TRANSLATION — TRADUÇÃO For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy. Para aquele que conquistou a mente, a mente é o melhor dos amigos; mas para quem fracassou neste empreendimento, sua mente continuará sendo seu maior inimigo. PURPORT — SIGNIFICADO The purpose of practicing eightfold yoga is to control the mind in order to make it a friend in discharging the human mission. Unless the mind is controlled, the practice of yoga (for show) is simply a waste of time. One who cannot control his mind lives always with the greatest enemy, and thus his life and its mission are spoiled. The constitutional position of the living entity is to carry out the order of the superior. As long as one’s mind remains an unconquered enemy, one has to serve the dictations of lust, anger, avarice, illusion, etc. But when the mind is conquered, one voluntarily agrees to abide by the dictation of the Personality of Godhead, who is situated within the heart of everyone as Paramātmā. Real yoga practice entails meeting the Paramātmā within the heart and then following His dictation. For one who takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness directly, perfect surrender to the dictation of the Lord follows automatically. << Previous Verso — Verso anterior | Next Verse — Próximo >>

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