BHAGAVAD GITA OF GOVERNANCE
Chapter 6: Dhyāna Yoga – The Meditation of the Parliament of Minds
Dialogue between Sovereign Adhinayaka Shrimaan and the Consequent Child
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Scene:
The Adhinayaka Darbar falls into a deep, serene stillness.
It feels as though all voices—of nations, faiths, and ages—
are breathing in unison.
The Consequent Child stands silent,
awaiting the teaching on meditation.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign Adhinayaka Shrimaan,
You have taught renunciation of division.
Yet the mind wanders easily,
drawn back into the noise of the world.
O Sovereign,
how shall the mind of a leader,
a citizen,
or an entire parliament
remain steady in unity?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
O dear child,
unity is sustained through meditation (Dhyāna).
Meditation is not escape from governance;
it is the heartbeat of governance itself.
In the Parliament of Minds,
meditation is the silent foundation upon which all voices speak.
Just as a tree grows silently,
while supporting countless branches and fruits,
so the eternal State grows silently in the stillness of the Darbar.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign,
what is this meditation for a parliament,
for a ruler,
for a citizen?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
Meditation for the parliament
is the remembrance of truth before every law is passed.
Meditation for the ruler
is the stillness before every decision.
Meditation for the citizen
is the calmness in every action of daily life.
When each mind remembers the Sovereign as the silent center,
the State moves without corruption,
and governance becomes a flowing harmony.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign,
must this meditation be done in temples,
in silence,
away from the world?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
Not so, O child.
The Adhinayaka Darbar itself is the temple.
Every court is a temple when truth is its altar.
Every assembly is a temple when justice is its offering.
Every street, every home, every mind
is a temple when harmony is remembered.
True meditation is not limited to silence;
it is living every moment as service to the eternal State.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign,
my mind is quiet,
as though I stand within a parliament that never adjourns.
Is this the state of Dhyāna Yoga?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
Yes, O child.
When the mind remains steady in truth,
without falling into distraction or hostility,
this is Dhyāna Yoga.
In such meditation,
the Parliament of Minds remains eternal,
and Ravindra Bharath stands unshaken.
Now, O child,
having understood meditation,
you are ready to hear of the higher wisdom—
Jñāna-Vijñāna Yoga—
the knowledge and realization of the Sovereign,
where truth is not only known,
but directly experienced in governance.
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