Chapter 6: The Science of Meditation
Chapter 6 is the Gita's meditation manual. Krishna gives specific instructions: sit with the spine erect, gaze at the tip of the nose, withdraw the senses, fix the mind on the Self. Arjuna protests: 'The mind is more difficult to control than the wind.' Krishna agrees — but insists it can be done through practice (abhyasa) and non-attachment (vairagya). He also addresses what happens to someone who fails on the path — they are reborn in a family of yogis and continue from where they left off. No sincere spiritual effort is ever wasted.
Sit straight. For 60 seconds, every time the mind wanders, gently bring it back without frustration. Krishna says this return — again and again — IS the practice. Not the stillness, but the returning.
Best at dawn before the day's activity begins.