Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 6: The Path of Meditation
Bhagavad Gita 6.20
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया ।
यत्र चैवात्मनात्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति ॥
yatroparamate cittaṃ niruddhaṃ yogasevayā | yatra caivātmanātmānaṃ paśyannātmani tuṣyati ||
When the mind, restrained by the practice of yoga, comes to rest; and when, seeing the self by the self, one is content in the self;
Modern context
Verses 20 to 23 form one long sentence describing what yoga finally is. First the mind, restrained by practice, comes to rest. Then something remarkable: the self sees the self, by the self, and is content. Usually the mind looks outward, at things and people. Here attention turns back on its own source. There is nothing to get and nowhere to go, and that is exactly why the contentment is complete.