5 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on stillness. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.
Apuryamanam acala-pratistham samudram apah pravishanti yadvat, tadvat kama yam pravishanti sarve sa shantim apnoti na kama-kami
A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean which is being filled but is always being still—can alone achieve peace, and not the person who strives to satisfy such desires.
Samam kaya-shiro-grivam dharayann achalam sthirah, samprekshya nasikagram svam dishas chanavalokayan
Hold the body, head, and neck erect, still, and motionless. Gaze steadily at the tip of the nose, without looking in any direction.
Samam kaya-shiro-grivam dharayann achalam sthirah, samprekshya nasikagram svam dishas chanavalokayan
Hold the body, head, and neck erect, still, and motionless. Gaze steadily at the tip of the nose, without looking in any direction.
Samam kaya-shiro-grivam dharayann acalam sthirah, samprekshya nasikagram svam dishas canavalokayan
Hold the body, head, and neck erect, still, and straight. Gaze at the tip of the nose, without looking around in any direction.
Yatha dipo nivata-stho nengate sopama smrita, yogino yata-chittasya yunjato yogam atmanah
As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so the disciplined mind of a yogi remains steady in meditation on the self.