सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।
मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
By totally eschewing all desires that arise from thoughts and restraining all the organs with the mind from every side;
One should gradually withdraw with the intellect, endowed with steadiness. Making the mind fixed in the Self, one should not think of anything at all.
Osho’s Commentary
Krishna gives the method. First, abandon all desires born of the egoic will, completely. And restrain the senses with the mind. Then, slowly, slowly, shanaih shanaih, withdraw. This is a very important secret. The journey inwards is not a sudden jump for most people. It is a gradual withdrawal, a patient process. With the intellect held in firmness, establish the mind in the Self. And then, na kinchidapi chintayet—do not think of anything. This is the ultimate key: to arrive at a state of no-thought. Thoughts are the clouds that hide the inner sun. When the mind is completely established in the Self, all thoughts cease. In that thoughtless awareness, in that pure silence, the ultimate reality is revealed.