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Chapter 6

Bhagavad-gītā 6.5

Read once with your eyes. Read again aloud.

उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्। आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।।

uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ

Place the verse in the chapter

Sequence preparation, discipline, mind, meditation, difficulty, failure and the chapter’s final comparison of yogīs.

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A four-minute practice

Notice

Which sound, word or line catches your attention?

Remember

Cover the verse and recover one phrase.

Explain

Which stage of practice is addressed?

Keep what you learned

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A simple learning rhythm

Do more than reread

  1. 1ReadTake in one small piece.
  2. 2RememberClose it and bring it back.
  3. 3UseConnect it to a real choice.
  4. 4ExplainSay it clearly in your own words.