The deep calm of a yogi who is thus immersed in the depth of the Atman has no comparison except with the experience of oneness with Brahma.
He is one with his Atman at all times. His soul is purified . Caressed by Brahma all around, he experiences the highest bliss ever known.
His soul merges with me, and I am the life of all beings. His soul too, expands to contain all. He sees me in all things and loves them all as he loves me.
He who sees me everywhere sees all things in me. I belong to him and I never perish. He is mine and he will never perish.
He who follows me and knows that I am the life of all, reaches me and stays with me , he being the part of me. Wherever in the world he may move, he finds his abode in me.
Know this man to be the highest of yogis who embraces all as his own being. Their happiness and sorrow are equally his own. "
Arjun said to Krishna, "You expounded well the teaching of yoga as a way of seeing every aspect of life with equanimity. But seeing the wavering, unsteady nature of the mind, I doubt if that equanimity can stay with us at all times. O Krishna, you know how fickle, stormy and stubborn this mind is! To try to subjugate the mind is as difficult as trying to stop the wind from blowing. "
Krishna said, "There is no doubt that the mind is difficult to subjugate. But it can be captured with practice and determination. In my opinion, it is difficult to grasp the philosophy of Yoga without control over one's own mind. The only remedy is to learn self-control. Relying on your own efforts, if you try hard, it is possible to acquire the discipline of Yoga.
Arjun asked, "A yogi who begins with faith but somehow strays in mind from the path because he cannot conquer his proneness to the temptations of life, where does he go at the end of life? Faltering on the path of Karma as well as of Yoga, does he fade out like a dispersed cloud? With his foundation collapsed, lost on the way of Brahma, does he get annihilated? You must eradicate this doubt from my mind, O Krishna! There is no other I can see who can remove this doubt completely.
Lord Krishna said,
"O Partha, There is no annihilation for him, either in the earthly realm or in the other realm. My dear, why would a man who spent his life in working for the well-being of humanity meet with a downfall so devastating as that?
They go the way of the meritorious souls to the realm of the holy souls and stay there for a long time. Then one day they are born in some clean, prosperous household, or they find an ancestry of yogis with brilliant minds. Remember, a birth of this kind is not easily obtained by others in this earthly realm.
There they inherit the brilliance which they had known in their previous incarnation. Then they strive with greater devotion and with the strength that they have acquired from the previous incarnation.
His practice and study (of Yoga) naturally draws him towards the path of knowledge and yoga again. He transcends the limits of language and reaches the realm where there is no barrier of words and the language. He has an instant, intuitive understanding and a sharp, deep insight into experience.
He breaks the code of several centuries; crosses the obstructions of several incarnations and finds what he has been seeking. He reaches that which lies beyond what several lifetimes could not find.
This is what a yogi is! He is far more than a seeker who spends life in austerity. He is thought to be higher than a learned man, and he is far more than the yogi engaged in karma in this lifetime. Therefore O Arjun, I exhort you to become yogi.
And among yogis, the one who enters my heart with his entire spirit and follows me with devotion, is the one nearest to me of all.
Aum ..that is the word of truth with which ends here the sixth chapter of the Upanishad called Bhagavad Geeta based on the dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjun on the Yoga of Self-control which is a part of the science of Brahma in the discipline of Yoga.
He is one with his Atman at all times. His soul is purified . Caressed by Brahma all around, he experiences the highest bliss ever known.
His soul merges with me, and I am the life of all beings. His soul too, expands to contain all. He sees me in all things and loves them all as he loves me.
He who sees me everywhere sees all things in me. I belong to him and I never perish. He is mine and he will never perish.
He who follows me and knows that I am the life of all, reaches me and stays with me , he being the part of me. Wherever in the world he may move, he finds his abode in me.
Know this man to be the highest of yogis who embraces all as his own being. Their happiness and sorrow are equally his own. "
Arjun said to Krishna, "You expounded well the teaching of yoga as a way of seeing every aspect of life with equanimity. But seeing the wavering, unsteady nature of the mind, I doubt if that equanimity can stay with us at all times. O Krishna, you know how fickle, stormy and stubborn this mind is! To try to subjugate the mind is as difficult as trying to stop the wind from blowing. "
Krishna said, "There is no doubt that the mind is difficult to subjugate. But it can be captured with practice and determination. In my opinion, it is difficult to grasp the philosophy of Yoga without control over one's own mind. The only remedy is to learn self-control. Relying on your own efforts, if you try hard, it is possible to acquire the discipline of Yoga.
Arjun asked, "A yogi who begins with faith but somehow strays in mind from the path because he cannot conquer his proneness to the temptations of life, where does he go at the end of life? Faltering on the path of Karma as well as of Yoga, does he fade out like a dispersed cloud? With his foundation collapsed, lost on the way of Brahma, does he get annihilated? You must eradicate this doubt from my mind, O Krishna! There is no other I can see who can remove this doubt completely.
Lord Krishna said,
"O Partha, There is no annihilation for him, either in the earthly realm or in the other realm. My dear, why would a man who spent his life in working for the well-being of humanity meet with a downfall so devastating as that?
They go the way of the meritorious souls to the realm of the holy souls and stay there for a long time. Then one day they are born in some clean, prosperous household, or they find an ancestry of yogis with brilliant minds. Remember, a birth of this kind is not easily obtained by others in this earthly realm.
There they inherit the brilliance which they had known in their previous incarnation. Then they strive with greater devotion and with the strength that they have acquired from the previous incarnation.
His practice and study (of Yoga) naturally draws him towards the path of knowledge and yoga again. He transcends the limits of language and reaches the realm where there is no barrier of words and the language. He has an instant, intuitive understanding and a sharp, deep insight into experience.
He breaks the code of several centuries; crosses the obstructions of several incarnations and finds what he has been seeking. He reaches that which lies beyond what several lifetimes could not find.
This is what a yogi is! He is far more than a seeker who spends life in austerity. He is thought to be higher than a learned man, and he is far more than the yogi engaged in karma in this lifetime. Therefore O Arjun, I exhort you to become yogi.
And among yogis, the one who enters my heart with his entire spirit and follows me with devotion, is the one nearest to me of all.
Aum ..that is the word of truth with which ends here the sixth chapter of the Upanishad called Bhagavad Geeta based on the dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjun on the Yoga of Self-control which is a part of the science of Brahma in the discipline of Yoga.
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