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The disciplined practice gradually steadies mind

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असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥

By one who is not self-controlled, this Yoga is difficult to attain; but by the self-controlled, it is attainable by properly directed efforts.

Gītā 6·36

From The Experiential Architecture · After Sri Aurobindo’s Essays on the Gita · incarnateword.in