Bhagavad Gita - Verse by Verse - Chapter 6 Summary - Session 44

Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga or Atma Samyama yoga is a comprehensive manual on Meditation, where following 5 important topics are covered-

1. General disciplines
2. Specific disciplines
3. Process of Meditation
4. Benefits of Meditation
5. Obstacles to Meditation and its remedies.
Last section also deals with Yogabrashta, those sadakas who die before getting the Self knowledge.

Dhyanam is an essential spiritual discipline. When used as a preparatory sadhana it is called as upasanam and after receiving the Self knowledge when used for assimilation it is called Ndhidhyasanam, and this is the main focus of this chapter.

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