Chapter 6 · The Yoga of Meditation · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 6.19 — Lamp in a windless place

यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥

yathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā | yogino yatacittasya yuñjato yogamātmanaḥ ||

Meaning

As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker — that is the image used for the controlled mind of a yogi absorbed in meditation on the Self.

In today's life

Sit quietly for a few minutes daily and hold your attention in one place — slowly the mind grows steady like a lamp out of the wind.

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