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The Bhagavad Gita1432
sorrow, is known by the name of Yoga, which means Spiritual Union. Clasp it
well to thee, O Prince, with firm resolution and with confident expectation.
“Casting behind thee the vain desires of the imagination; and mastering,
by enlightened mind, the inclinations of the senses, step by step wilt thou
attain tranquility and calm, by the exercise of the Awakened Mind, guided
by the Spiritual. The mind once fixed upon the Real Self, it is folly for it to
wander away from its Supreme Object. But if it doth, be thou vigilant to rein
in the unruly steed, and by skillful guidance, lead it steadily back to where
thou hast bidden it stand.
“The man, who hath attained this peace of mind, who hath gained this
mastery of the carnal-mind, hath departed from that which the world
calls sin—hath escaped from error—hath passed into the realm of Truth.
Harmony of mind and soul—and the Blissful State, is his. He seeth the Real
Self in All—and All in the Real Self. He seeth that One is All, and All is One.
Verily, say I unto thee, that he who seeth Me in All, and All in Me—him will I
never forsake, nor will I suffer him to forsake me. Forever shall I bind him to
Me, with the golden fetters of Love, which chafe not nor fret the soul. Yea
even say I that he who realizeth Me in my Unity, and who loveth Me so, him
shalt I cause to live forever within my Being, even though he appeareth to
live separately in his own mode of life, even in this world.
“The true Yogi, O Arjuna, is he who knoweth by what he hath found within
himself, that there is one underlying Essence pervading all life, and things;
and recognizeth all pain and pleasure as of equality and sameness of nature.
A great Yogi is such a one, O Prince.”
Arjuna: “Alas, O Krishna, I am unable to accept thy teaching of the
steadfastness of the controlled mind, of which thou hath spoken. I know
the mind to be most restless, unsteady, turbulent, strong and stubborn,
obstinate, and not yielding readily to the Will. As well tell me to curb and
control the wind, as it bloweth and passeth—now the gentle breeze, and
now the raging storm—as to master and control with steady hand this
mysterious principle which is called the Mind.”