The Teachings of the Bhagavadgita - 7.4. Swami Krishnananda.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tuesday, March 02, 2021. 10:10. AM. Chapter 7: Meditation – A Discipline of Self-Integration-4. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the process of pratyahara, the earlier or earliest stage of meditation, there is a need, first of all, to be conscious of what things there are which will distract your attention. What are your loves and hatreds? What are your inner tensions or frustrations, longings? They have to be dealt with very carefully, as we deal with wild beasts when they are tamed in a circus, or as carefully as a physician will diagnose a chronic illness. Here you should not be in a hurry; it is better to go slow – slow and steady wins the race. You should not be too anxious and emotional or enthusiastic about it. Every step has to be a firm step, a reinforced step, such that you need not have to retrace your steps due to any over-enth...