Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 8, Verse 12

Krishna said

सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च।मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम् ॥8.12॥

sarvadvārāṇi saṃyamya mano hṛdi nirudhya camūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇamāsthito yogadhāraṇām

Meaning

Closing all the gates of the senses, holding the mind within the heart, and placing the life-breath at the crown of the head, one becomes established in steady yogic concentration.

हिंदी में अर्थ

इंद्रियों के सभी द्वारों को संयम से बंद करके, मन को हृदय में रोककर और प्राण को मस्तक में स्थापित करके, व्यक्ति योग की स्थिर धारणा में स्थित होता है।

Practise it today

For ten minutes today, close the door, silence your phone and sit with your eyes closed. Let sounds and thoughts pass while you rest your attention near your heart.

Reflect tonight

What was it like to shut out the outer world for ten minutes? What came up inside?

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