Returning the wandering mind

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What practices and qualities are described in these two verses?

1. BG 6.26

   From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the self.

   Read BG 6.26 in context · Source: Vanisource

   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1983+ · page 13835, revision 781289

2. BG 6.47

   And of all yogīs, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me—he is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all. That is My opinion.

   Read BG 6.47 in context · Source: Vanisource

   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1983+ · page 13856, revision 781312

Related contextual definitions

• Dhyāna: positive meditation
• Yogī: a mystic

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