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Chapter 7 · Jnana Vijnana Yoga

Devotion · Turning the Mind Toward the Divine

श्रीभगवानुवाच । मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः । असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु ॥

śrī bhagavān uvāca. mayy āsaktamanāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan madāśrayaḥ, asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ yathā jñāsyasi tac chṛṇu.

Meaning

"The Supreme Lord said: O Partha, hear now how, with the mind attached to Me and practicing Yoga while taking refuge in Me, you shall know Me completely, without any doubt."

Explanation

Complete understanding begins not with intellectual analysis alone, but with a mind and heart genuinely turned toward the divine.

Today's Life Lesson

Start today by simply turning your attention toward what you hold sacred, before trying to understand it fully.

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