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Bhagavadgītā 6.36

asaṃyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥvaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo'vāptumupāyataḥ

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asaṃyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥ | vaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo'vāptumupāyataḥ

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Yoga is hard to attain, methinks, by a self that is uncontrolled; but by the Self -controlled it is attainable by properly directed energy.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English Yoga is hard to attain, methinks, by a self that is uncontrolled; but by the Self -controlled it is attainable by properly directed energy. Annie Besant

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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0