Week 18, Bhagwat Gita Chapter 6 (Shlokas 1-14) Chants

Friends , In this week we have started with Chapter 6 and I am planning to share my three key learnings. Hope you enjoy it and please keep posting your comments and views.

1. One should let go the fruit of action or any intention to be a yogi. He should still be acting as lazy man cannot claim to be a yogi.

2. Your mind is your best friend and best enemy you should train your mind to have control over your thoughts and ideas. A uncontrolled mind is cause of all violence in society .When you win over your mind you take praise/ blame , happiness/misery equally. When you are at peace you see others shouting, yelling being their problem as they have lost their mind.

3. Yoga is to bring unity in space that is within you to space that is all around you.

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