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Bhagavad Gita 6.19
Krishna speaking to Arjuna
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥
yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛitā yogino yata-chittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ
As a lamp in a windless place flickereth not, to such is likened the Yogî of subdued thought, absorbed in the yoga of the Self.
In plain words: Krishna says the mind of a yogi deep in meditation is like a lamp flame in a place with no wind. It does not flicker.