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Swamiji begins the Satsang by recapitulating the verses discussed in the last Satsang, where Samatva (equal vision) is discussed. Samatva is a qualitative enrichment which every seeker must cultivate. When the mind interacts with the plurality of the world, it creates disturbance and agitations in the mind. Such a mind must be adorned with equal vision, by which it remains tranquil.

What is the mind? Mind is the source of all experiences. The entire world is nothing other than a display of our own mind. Normally, a non-integrated person perceives plurality and is deluded by it. He becomes agitated and starts dividing things into good and bad and it becomes rooted in his mind. So, a seeker must integrate his personality by integrating the senses with the mind, mind with the intelligence and intelligence with the ‘I’. In the entire spiritual pursuit, the focus is on the mind and intelligence alone.

In the sixth chapter, Sri Krishna discusses the process of meditation and the focus of meditation. Given to equal vision, a seeker should withdraw from all externality and dip into his own within. Sitting alone, restraining his mind and intelligence, he should keep his mind free of desires or expectation of any rewards.

What is the process of meditation? The Yogic practitioner must choose a secluded spot, sit on a comfortable, and stable Aasana (mat or seat), neither too high nor too low. Making the mind one-pointed and collected, restraining the mental, sensory, and intelligential activities, he must practice Yoga for purifying his being. Ensuring that the body, neck, and head are in a straight line, he must sit without any movement. He should focus the vision on the tip of the nose or on top of the nose and not look in any specific direction.

Shlokas chanted in the Satsang:
4:53 - ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो..Bhagavad Gita 6.8
5:26 - सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु…Bhagavad Gita 6.9
8:37 - पूर्वं मनः समुदितं परमात्मतत्त्वात्… Yogavasishtha 3.122.44
11:13 - नायं जनो मे सुखदु:खहेतु- र्न.. Bhagavatam 11.23.42
21:05 - व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन..Bhagavad Gita 2.41
26:27 - ईक्षेत विभ्रममिदं मनसो विलासं... Srimad Bhagavatam 11.13.34
31:50 - पुंसोऽयुक्तस्य नानार्थो भ्रम:स... Srimad Bhagavatam 11.7.8
34:14 - तस्माद् युक्तेन्द्रियग्रामो युक्तचित्त.. Srimad Bhagavatam 11.7.9
38:02 - एतावानेव लोकेऽस्मिन्पुंस:... Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.55
41:14 - योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं..Bhagavad Gita 6.10
47:46 - शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मन:...Bhagavad Gita 6.11
52:06 - तत्रैकाग्रं मन: कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रिय:..Bhagavad Gita 6.12
58:53 - समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिर:...Bhagavad Gita 6.13
1:12:04 - यमो हि नियमस्त्यागो मौनं... Aparokṣānubhūtiḥ 102
1:13:36 - प्राणसंयमनं चैव प्रत्याहारश्च... Aparokṣānubhūtiḥ 103

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