शनैःशनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया ।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥ २५ ॥
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥ २५ ॥
śanaiḥśanairuparamed buddhyā dhṛtigṛhītayā .
ātmasaṃsthaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcidapi cintayet .. 25 ..
Little by little let him withdraw, by reason (buddhi) held in firmness; keeping the mind established in the Self, let him not think of anything.
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He should make the mind constantly abide in the Self, bearing in mind that the Self is all and that nothing else exists. This * is the highest form of Yoga.
The steadinesf of mind.—(A.)
Now, as to the Yogin who thus strives to make the mind abide in the Self,