Sloka 6.5
6.5
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥
ఉద్ధరేదాత్మనాఽఽత్మానం నాత్మానమవసాదయేత్ ।
ఆత్మైవ హ్యాత్మనో బన్ధురాత్మైవ రిపురాత్మనః ॥
uddharedātmanā’’tmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayet |
ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ ||
About chapter 6
Krishna teaches the practice of meditation (dhyāna): one must lift oneself by one’s own mind, for the mind is both friend and enemy. He describes the seat, posture, moderation in food and sleep, and how to steady a restless mind through practice and detachment. No effort on this path is ever lost, and the yogi who worships with devotion is the highest.