Be In The Self And See The Supreme

6.25 Gradually, step-by-step, one should become established in the Self,

held by the conviction of intelligence, with the mind not thinking of anything else.

6.26 From wherever the mind becomes agitated due to its wandering and unsteady nature,

from there, one must certainly bring it under the control of the Self.

6.27 The yogi whose mind is peaceful attains the highest happiness;

his passion is pacified and he is free from sins as he is liberated by the Supreme.

6.28 The yogi always engaged in the Self and free from material contamination

is in touch with the Supreme and attains the highest happiness.

6.29 The yogi sees the Supreme situated in all beings and also all beings situated in the Supreme.

One engaged in the Self sees the Supreme everywhere.

Here Krishna says that we need conviction and intelligence to be established in the Self. Why does He talk about conviction? Understand that intelligence cannot happen without a strong conviction, a strong intellectual base. That is why our eastern rishis have given us the treasure of the sastras, the foundation of knowledge. Our Vedic seers have created sastras, scriptures that give the intellectual understanding, conviction and commitment to this process. Logically, we will be clear about the questions that naturally arise. 'What is the path? What is the goal? Why do we need spirituality?' All these questions are answered logically. All these major questions are answered intellectually in the sastras. The conclusions are given to us. We need to understand a few things about the sastras. Sastras are the scriptures that take away all our doubts completely.