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title: "Verse 06.34 | Bhagavad-Gita: 06 - The Yoga of Contemplation - v1.4"
heading: "Bhagavad-Gita: Chapter 06"
subheading: "= 06.34 ="
updated: "2025-02-02T00:00:00+00:00"
words: 
url: https://ananda.icu/trans/bg/06/34
description: "The sixth chapter of Bhagavad-Gita explores dhyana-yoga, the path of union through contemplative practice. It discusses the state and effects of yoga, literally union, and the practices and path of the yogi, the contemplator on a quest for that union."
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cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa
   pramāthi balavad dṛḍham |
tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye
   vāyor iva suduṣkaram ||34||[↪](/trans/bg/06/34)
Restless indeed is the mind, Krishna,
stirring, powerful, and obstinate;
and its subduing, in my view,
is as arduous as taming the wind.
Notes: Three problematic properties of the untamed mind are highlighted. In its dynamic aspect, _pramāthi_, the mind is stirring and ravishing us, incessant in rending and scattering our attention. In its static aspect, _dṛḍha_, the mind is unmoving and obstinate, firmly bound to its constructs, unmalliable in the shackles of its conditioning. In its base nature, _balavat_, the mind is mighty and powerful, ruling as the sovereign over our internal domain, commanding us with an unyielding force and subverting our noble aspirations. How does one possibly subdue such a formidable adversary?

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