Raja Yoga

In a clean place,
one should establish
for oneself a firm seat,
Neither too high nor too low,
made of kusha grass, then
covered with a deerskin and cloth.

There, having the mind actively
focused upon a single point,
with thought and
sense activity controlled,
Sitting on a seat,
one should practice yoga
for purification of the self.

With an aligned body,
head, and neck—
keeping these steady,
without movement;
Focusing the vision toward
the tip of one’s nose
without looking about
in any direction;

With the self quieted,
with fear dissipated,
established in
a vow of chastity;
Controlling the mind
with thought
focused upon me—
one should be seated
while absorbed in yoga,
holding me as the highest.

Thus always absorbing
one’s self in yoga,
the yogi, whose
mind is subdued,
Achieves peace
that culminates in
the highest state of Nirvna,
which rests in me.

Bhagavad Gita 6.11-15