The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita - 11.5. Swami Krishnananda.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, July 03, 2021. 9:11. PM. Chapter 11: The Yoga of Meditation - 5. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, the fulfilment of desires need not mean indulgence in satisfactions, though some of the desires have to be satisfied in that manner when it is necessary to adopt that method. But, otherwise, they are to be absorbed and melted away by other techniques which are followed in Yoga. All this is a subject one cannot read in books. They are secrets and esoteric approaches, and connected with the idiosyncrasy of the particular individual concerned. Thus, the preparation for Yoga is, perhaps, going to take more time than the actual concentration of the mind on the chosen object. It is no use suddenly saying, “I will go for meditation.” The point is not that. What is important is: are we ready for it? Is it possible for the mind to accept it c...