Bhagavad Gita 6.16: Becoming a Yogi

07-04-2008 07:14 MahaRani#1


Bhagavad Gita 6.16:


"There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogī, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough."




Sanskrit:


nāty-aśnatas tu yogo ’sti
na caikāntam anaśnataḥ
na cāti-svapna-śīlasya
jāgrato naiva cārjuna




German:

"O Arjuna, es ist nicht möglich, ein yogī zu werden, wenn man zuviel ißt oder zuwenig ißt, wenn man zuviel schläft oder nicht genug schläft."


07-04-2008 07:31 ·°¤»DiVa»¤°·#2
I love that verse!!

Its so true too, if we constantly sleep we cant get much done.

Kal, you should make these into slides or something???
07-04-2008 20:21 balti#3
Jai sri Krishna
08-04-2008 02:14 KALKI#4
ITS A GOOD IDEA...

IVE SEEN STUFF ONLINE BT MOSTLY AVERAGE LOOKING QUOTES...NOTHING APPEALING ENOUGH TO GRAB THE READERS ATTENTION...

I NEED TO PRACTISE A BIT MORE WITH FOTOSHOP BEFORE I START EDITING...