SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 6 Text 18
yada viniyatam cittam
atmany evavatisthate
nisprhah sarva-kamebhyo
yukta ity ucyate tada

yada--when; viniyatam--particul arly disciplined; cittam--the mind and its activities; atmani--in the transcendence; eva--certainly; avatisthate- -becomes situated; nisprhah--devoid of desire; sarva--for all kinds of; kamebhyah--material sense gratification; yuktah--well situated in yoga; iti--thus; ucyate--is said to be; tada--at that time.

TRANSLATION

When the yogi, by practice of yoga, disciplines his mental activities and becomes situated in transcendence- -devoid of all material desires--he is said to be well established in yoga.

JOURNAL:

The worst thing about this job is that I miss Mangal arati and Srimad Bhagavatam class in the morning. From 4:30 until 8:30 in the morning is when I get my association with the devotees through the Internet via L.A. ISKCON. Right now I don't get home until almost midnight and I am missing my online friends. Swing shift can throw me for a loop if I let it so I try to grove on the feelings of separation and chant Hare Krishna as much as possible.