Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 39

यथाभिमतध्यानाद्वा ॥३९॥

yathā-abhimata-dhyānāt-vā ||39||

Or, from meditation on what is appropriate.

yathā - according asabhimata - appropriate; longed for, wished, desireddhyāna - meditation; mental representation of the personal attributes of a deity; profound and abstract religious meditation - or

Commentaries and Reflections

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

Or it can be from meditation on what is appropriate.

Inspirational Quote

“Whatever you do, do with all your might.” Marcus Tullius Cicero