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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6

A Yogī acts according to their body intelligence

yadā viniyataṃ cittam ātmanyevāvatiṣṭhate niḥspṛhaḥ sarvakāmebhyo yukta ityucyate tadā

When the mind is disciplined and one is situated in the Self, free from all desires, then one is said to be situated in yoga

The main aim of all our yoga and meditation techniques is to be in in 'nitya ānanda' or 'eternal bliss yathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛ tā yogino yatacittasya yuñjato yogamātmanaḥ

a lamp in a place without wind does not waver, so also the yogi, whose mind is controlled remains steady, engaged in yoga, in the Self

The moment we decide to stay in the present space of completion, the mind stops flickering