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VERSE 6.1:-
The Lord first praises karma yoga because of
its practicality.
CCP:-
1-9 Advancement in astanga yoga in stages.
Aruruksha------ arudha.
10-15 brahman 16-23 parmatma 24-33 bhagavan
Generally fruit is the motivator,people take
shelter of result.
If outer achivement is the only goal one may
not have inner development.
Karma yogi has to detach himself from this
world.
Pure devotee may meditate on offering to be
made to the lord for his pleasure that is
different.
Till now term of yogi is used for karma
yogi.
VERSE 6.2:-
one can never become a yog unless he
renounces the desire for sense
gratification.
Real sannysa-yoga or bhakti means that one
should know his constitutional position as
the living entity, and act accordingly.
CCP:-
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Unless one gives up desire to worldy
enjoyment one cannot be yogi.
When there is yoga then sanyasa has to be
there.
Chnating sincerely should lead to
detachment.
VERSE 6.3:-
Karma need not be done throught the life ,
it is required till ones heart is purified
in yogaruruksha stage.
CCP:-
Yama,niyama, asana can be done in regular
world but in stages from pratyahara ..one
has to renounce the world.
Yogaruruksha yama,niyama,asana,pranayama.
Yogarudha- pratyahara..
By regulatin of the breath the mind becomes
calm.
Pratyahara not giving the foodto senses,
like beautiful object for eyes,sound for
ears thes has to be done in yogrudha stage,
then the person has to leave the common
world and leave in the seclusion like in the
forest.
LINK:- what is that situate the person in the
yogarudha stag
VERSE 6.4:-
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CCP:-
One does not engage in direct sense
gratification nor in the activities to
attain the enjoyment finally he gives up
desire to enjoy sense
gratification.(yogarudha stage)
Main focus of yoga practice is mind control.
LINK:- what is the main obstacle tocome to
yogarudha stage-mind
VERSE 6.5:-
The word tm denotes body, mind and soul
depending upon different circumstances.
the mind is the central point of yoga
practice, tm refers here to the mind.
In the yoga system, the mind and the
conditioned soul are especially important.
The purpose of the yoga system is to control
the mind and to draw it away from attachment
to sense objects.
the pure soul is entangled in the material
world because the mind is involved with the
false ego, which desires to lord it over
material nature.
One should not degrade oneself by attraction
to sense objects.
The more one is attracted by sense objects,
the more one becomes entangled in material
existence.
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The best way to disentangle oneself is to
always engage the mind in Ka
consciousness.
mana eva manuy kraa bandha-mokayo
bandhya viaysago muktyai nirviaya
mana
The mind is the cause of both bondage and
liberation for humans. The mind in
association of sense objects leads to
bondage and the mind detached from sense
objects leads to liberation. Amta-bindu
Upaniad 2
CCP:-
Mind is both friend and the enemy of the
soul.
Mind has to directed in such a way to not
entangle the soul.
In the conditioned stage mind is very
connected to body,if engaged physically mind
is engaged very difficult to have peaceful
mind without physical engagement.
Mind is the door to the consciousness.
Whereever the mind is opened we perceive the
reality. Ex;-
materialist seeeing the material things even
in the temple.
We have the choice to focus the mind either
to sense objects or spiritual things.
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Mind is the cause of bothbondage and
liberation.(amrit bindu upanishad)
To do that krishna asks to focus the mind on
him
We do not have the absolute control on mind
but we have the significant control.ex
driving the car by default goes off track,
we need to do conscious,consistent
cultivation.
Greatest threat to the individual
independence is the individual.
Inattention can lead to destruction.
LINK;- mind can be the friend and enemy also, if
we are in control then mind is friend, if mind
is in control then mind is enemy.
VERSE 6.6:-
Unless the mind is controlled, the practice
of yoga (for show) is simply a waste of
time.
CCP:-
Here word tm is used to mean mind, soul,
self.
Some commentators talk In terms of lower and
higher self.
In material world we need mind and senses
but we need to regulate them. We will serve
Krishna or Maya cant stay sense controlled
without serving Krishna for long time.
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Most of the time we are servant of mind.
Instead of trusting mind we should trust
Krishna
LINK: - symptoms of one who has controlled the
mind.
VERSE 6.7:-
CCP:-
One who has controlled the mind becomes
deeply peaceful.
First reference to the paramatma, who is
that explained in chap 13
When mind is controlled one will turn
inwards and can approach the lord.
Heat cold physical level, happiness distress
mental level, honour dishonor ego level one
will be able to transcend all these
dualities
Mind causes soul to enjoy the material
world, when mind is controlled then lord can
be approached.
VERSE 6.8:-
Book knowledge without realization of the
Supreme Truth is useless.
Only when one becomes spiritually saturated
by transcendental service to the Lord are
the transcendental name, form, qualities
and pastimes of the Lord revealed to him.
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No one can become Ka conscious simply by
mundane scholarship.
By realized knowledge, one becomes perfect.
By transcendental knowledge one can remain
steady in his convictions, but by mere
academic knowledge one can be easily
deluded and confused by apparent
contradictions.
CCP:-

Kutashta spiritually situated.

Smaranam consciously striving to remember
Krishna.
Sphurti Krishna giving the remembrance.
When we turn inwards then we move forward to
Krishna.
By realization one remains steady in
conviction.
Just academic scholarship doesnt equate
with spiritual advancement.
Karmi stone no value but gold very much
valueable,jnani doesnt care for both stone
and gold, devotee uses both stone and gold
in Krishnas service.
VERSE 6.9:-
Physical aspect is called astang yoga.
Yoga is practicable with bhakti but not the
main anga of bhakti-BVT
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Prabhupad was critical about presenting the
yoga just for physical means.
We should deeeper yoga for higher
understanding.
Yoga can be used for connecting people.
Time for yoga is not the part of sadhana,it
is physical not the spiritual,our primary
sadhana is chanting.

VERSE 6.11-12:-
It is forbidden to use another persons
seat, as that is unfavorable for yoga
practice due to uncertainty of anothers
consent to use their seat.
One should sit rather than stand or lie on
that asana which has been established, since
the vednta says sna sambhavt: one
should sit, because then meditation is
possible.
CCP:-
If too high then is distracting,too low not
secure.
Tiger skin keeps snake away,taken when tiger
dies natural death.
Yoga time is not the sadhana, physical
cannot be spiritual.
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tatraikgra mana ktv
yata-cittendriya-kriya fixing mind at one
point, keeping everything aside, this can be
used before chanting .
this chapter gives guidelines for sadhana
for all paths.
Walking and chanting dont go to long area
do it in the same small area to avoid the
distractions.
VERSE 6.13-14:-
karma manas vc
sarvvasthsu sarvad
sarvatra maithuna-tygo
brahmacarya pracakate
"The vow of brahmacarya is meant to help one
completely abstain from sex indulgence in
work, words and mindat all times, under all
circumstances, and in all places."
Vigata-bh. One cannot be fearless unless
one is fully in Ka consciousness.
CCP:-
Yogi have to have some focus of
concentration which is not very special so
that mind will not be distracted, like in
middle of eye brows or tip of nose.
V 13 external V 14 internal.
1st time in BG here directly talk about
celibacy.
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Brahmacari in generic way anyone trying to
be fixed in brahman is brahmachari but in
technical way brahmachari is a person who
doesnt get married and focuses mind on
absolute truth.
In generic way anyone can be brahmachari
even householder ,females.
Here krishna is talking in technical way.
Sex is not just physical activity but it
drags our consciousness to physical level
more than any other activity.
In this chapter this is the 1st referncewhere
krishna is talking about himself.
VERSE 6.15:-
CCP:-
Yama and niyama have further elements.
BG is not the systematic analysis of any
particular pathnot even the bhakti path but
it is book in emergency.
Its like the carrier counselling / yoga
counselling which yoga to be practiced in
life.
In BG general principles of different paths
are given not the in detail explanation of
any particular path.
By practicing ahimsa people give up enemity
to us, as they dont feel us to be threat.
By being truthful we gain trust of others,
and word comes true.
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Careful speech gains the respect of others.
One practicing brahmacharya acquires the
power.
In sex life there are social
problems,diseases,entanglement.
By celibacy one gains power of speech,
thinking , grasping.
By not being posesive helps one to go deep.
Suchi/cleanliness- forces us to know how
dirty the body is,discipline of cleanliness
brings detachment.
Santosha- comparison is the cancer of mind,
satisfaction comes by not thinking about the
thingsthat causes dissatisfaction.
satisfaction is not just the
emotion/condition but the choice.
There is no limit to improvement.
We should know what is our capacity,we
should be clear about our prioprity.
Satisfaction doesnt mean laziness,devotee
are ambitious spiritually by reading
scriptures ,giving the spiritual knowledge
to others gives satisfaction.
TAPAH;- austerity removes the impurity.
Swadhyaya:- leads to connection with the
god,swadhyaya refers to study of scriptures
not mundane news. it gives sastra chaksu,
one can see the hand of god, everything as
the energy of lord, very nourishing.
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Ishvar pranidhan: - devotion is the integral
part of the yoga.
Yoga refuted as the independent body of
knowledge, which leads to impersonal
conclusion, but not all yoga conclusions are
like that.
Patanjali doesnt directly talk about the
lord as he assumes the people have the
understanding of lord.
Yama, niyama, and asana these eight
principles are required in every path even
ordinary sports.
Yama are rules for group discipline, niyama
are rules for individual discipline.
Pranayama refers to canalizing the energy
FIVE STAGES IN MIND CONTROL
1) Mudha foolish, lethargic.
2) Ksipta agitated. Very much active mind,
but not able to do anything, under pressure
people become tense but not able to do
things.
3) Viksipta- trying to be focused but not
able, class in noisy surrounding.
4) Ekagra focused, resolution, consciouly
focused.
5) nirodha- minds attraction to other things
is naturally stopped and it is drawn
naturally to spiritual things.
LINK: - if one goes on practicing in this way
what will be the result.
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He attains the lords abode, mat samtham
cant be reduced to impersonal
understanding.
Story of child having cataract in the eyes
1)remove the eye impersonalist as material
variety causes disturbance
2) kill the child voidist end
existence,as it is causing the problem.
3) remove cataract- devotee problem is
forgetfullness of krishna not the material
world,we need to remove this
forgetfullness,not deny variety or end the
exitence.
Real purpose of yoga is liberation from
material world.
VERSE 6.16:-
One should not sleep more than six hours
daily.
One who sleeps more than six hours out of
twenty-four is certainly influenced by the
mode of ignorance.

prayed aanenrdha ttyam udakena tu

vyo sacarartha tu caturtham avaeayet
One should fill the stomach half with food,
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one quarter with water, and one quarter for
the movement of air.
CCP:-
goal is not less sleeping but more
service,if sleeping less and feeling always
sleepy not attentive the that is not good.
VERSE 6.17:-
Extravagance in the matter of eating,
sleeping, defending and matingwhich are
demands of the bodycan block advancement in
the practice of yoga.
a Ka conscious person is always alert in
the discharge of his duties in Ka
consciousness, and therefore any unnecessary
time spent sleeping is considered a great
loss.
Yukta here means controlled.
CCP:-
Recreation for the yogi is he can get up
from his asana and see the beauty of nature
etc.
By regulation one can make tremendous
spiritual advancement.
One should choose a carrier in such a way
that material and spiritual life doesnt
have headon collision.
By regulation one can destroy misery.
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Emergency should become routine.
For serious practice we need regulation.
When regulation is there then we dont need
to think too much about material things.
By regulation mental energy becomes free for
spiritual things.
These are the demands of body have to be
fulfilled.but extravgance is not good.
Time is not just irrecoverable but non
restorable.
Serious devote is defined by sense of
purpose and sense of urgency,so he cant
waste even a moment.
In material things generally answer should
be no , but in spiritual things answer
should be yes.
If we eat more then it sucks our energy,we
feel lethargic.
VERSE 6.18:-
CCP:-
levels of samadhi sampragyat and asampragyat
samadhi.
Samadhi is also like analog.
Asampragyat samadhi mind stops,no conception
of material reality.
Sampragyat mind conscious of material
reality but focused on spiritual reality.
Savitarka Samadhi external object is used to
fix the mind, like tip of nose, mudra, and
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yantra. Not considered higher level of
Samadhi.
Three levels of reality physical, mental,
spiritual.
Meditating on the thought/concept is called
the savichara Samadhi.
Samadhi for devotees need not have the
cessation of material activity, devotee
start perceiving and participating in higher
reality.ex. rupa goswami seeing pastime in
meditation seeing pastime of Kridshna and
Radha.
For devotee Samadhi is not passive
perception but active participation.

Ex mahaprabhu running in anticipation of

catching Krishna, fisherman catching
mahaprabhu in sea. Mahaprabhu not only
perceiving but also participating in
pastimes of Krishna.
according to Patajali, this kaivalyam is an
internal, or transcendental, potency by
which the living entity becomes aware of his
constitutional position.
Gauapda has given an example:
utseka udadher yadvat kugreika-bindun
manaso nigrahas tadvad bhaved aparikhedata
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One should gradually control the mind
without complaining, though it is like
taking drops of water from the ocean to dry
it up with a tip of a kua.
One should be convinced that the Lord will
bestow His mercy on the resolute person who
enthusiastically begins yoga, jna or
bhakti with faith in the words of scripture.
VERSE 6.24-25:-
The practice of yoga, especially bhakti-yoga
in Ka consciousness, may appear to be a
very difficult job. But if anyone follows
the principles with great determination, the
Lord will surely help, for God helps those
who help themselves.
CCP:-
Desire to enjoy leads to sankalpa (planning)
to enjoy, one should give up the desires
arising out of lust, by not planning to
enjoy.
One may not be able to avoid desires but on
can avoid planning to enjoy.
Both mind and senses can take each other to
wrong direction.
When trigger of temptation is coming outside
to inside that means senses are dragging the
mind, but trigger of temptation can also
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come from mind by remembering the previous
experience of enjoyment.
Trigger of temptation for yogi can come from
inside as he has gone to jungle with no
contact with the external world.
Real fall actually happens from inside first
whether temptation is there or not.
(Sparrow story)Our conditionings are like
ocean, deep inside is the love of god,
removing our conditioning by our own is like
drying up the ocean by our own,which is
impossible but we need to continue lord
pleased with our effort will help us to get
back the eggs of love of godhead from the
ocean of conditionings.
God help those who help themselves,
materialist mean our Endeavour is deciding
but actually gods help is decisive.
We only need to cooperate with the lord he
is already trying to help we should not
obstruct the help.
We are determined when we are convinced,
determination is internal conviction is
external.
Determination is sustained by conviction, we
need both.
Intelligence sustained by conviction.
One should be convinced of futility of
material reality then one will be convinced
to turn to spiritual reality.
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Nothing great in this world is achieved
overnight, we should not be impatient with
yourself, purification will take time, cause
of frustration in spiritual life is
impatience.
We are becoming stronger and purer with each
mahamantra.
LINK: - what is the meaning of doing slowly as
mind keep on wandering.
VERSE 6.26:-
A gosvm knows the standard of sense
happiness.
CCP:-
Whenever means mind wanders at most
inappropriate time even in the temple during
the morning hours.
We cannot change the nature of nature;
material nature by default drags the
consciousness down.
Bring back the mind from wherever it
wanders.
Till we have attachment for Krishna mind is
going to wander, need to bring it back,
under the control of the self.
Both godas and goswami face the battle but
godas fall prey and goswami fights back.
Godas has the intention to enjoy, but
goswami wants to reject.
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LINK; - when one lives like this what happens.
VERSE 6.27:-
One cannot remain in the quality of Brahman,
the Absolute, until one's mind is fixed on
the lotus feet of the Lord.
To be always engaged in the transcendental
loving service of the Lord, or to remain in
Ka consciousness, is to be factually
liberated from the mode of passion and all
material contamination.
CCP:-
We all want the peace of mind but peace
cannot be without battle, we need to
constantly battle against the demands of
mind, urges of lust, anger then mind will be
peaceful.
Contamination constrict consciousness to
material reality, to body we cannot go
beyond the mind.
When one is freed from contamination then
one is peaceful.
When passion is pacified then one becomes
peaceful, steady.
LINK:- How this will happen- by regular
practice.
VERSE 6.28:-
CCP:-
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Brahma samsparsham means contact with
krishna after purification,one gets highest
happiness.
This verse talks about brahman realisation.
LINK:- Higher understanding parmatma
realisation.
VERSE 6.29:-
CCP:-

Supersoul as ksirodaksyayi vishnu isin the

heart of all living entitiees,inside the
mahavishnu is everything.
Is understood by diffferent incarnation of
the lord.
Basis of equal vision of yogi is
understandind that everything is the
manifestation of the lords energy.
Prabhupad puts mam in this verse which comes
in the next verse.
LINK ;- clearly bhagavan realisation
VERSE 6.30:-
CCP:-
Not lost means there will be no falldown
from the position.
When everything reminds us of
krishna,understanding everything being
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energy of krishna,a devotee develops love
for krishna.
Gopis vision of seeing krishna everywhere.
Reconcilation of 29 and 30 will be in the
31,that which is seen everywhere is krishna
seen everywhere.
VERSE 6.31:-
Ka consciousness is the highest stage of
trance in yoga practice.
ekopi san bahudh yovabhti
Though one, he exists as many. Gopla-tpan
Upaniad 1.21
eka eva paro viu sarva-vyp na saaya
aivaryd rpam eka ca sryavad bahudheyate
Supreme Viu is one, and yet He is
certainly all-pervading. By His
inconceivable potency, He makes the one form
become many, as the sun spreads its rays
everywhere. Matsya Pura.
CCP:-
6.31 is directly reference to Krishna being
the paramatma.
Mayavadi consider formless to be higher than
one with the form.
Here Krishna referring to the me to be
higher reality.
Best way to be situated in the absolute
truth is to be situated in the Krishna.
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Prabhupad quoting verses to show that all
pervading reality and he are one and the
same.
VERSE 6.32:-
Though a person may be knowledgeable of the
truth, if he sees others unequal to himself,
then he is not considered the best yogi.
CCP:-
One who sees all living entities similar in
their happiness and distress is true yogi,
this verse is call for compassion, by
Krishna consciousness I have become happy so
duty is to give it to others and make them
happy.
Krishna is making call for compassion,
outreach.
Yogi is not just meant to be isolated but to
see distress of others and make them happy.
Yogi have attitude of isolating but
Prabhupad to go out and share with all the
way to happiness.
Normally patient goes to the hospital but
during emergency hospital staff comes out to
help the people, kali Yuga is the emergency
we have to go out and reach to the people.
VERSE 6.33:-
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It is very difficult to maintain equal
vision for long because mind is very fickle,
will overcome discriminating intelligence.
The words Brahman, paramatma and bhagavan
are used interchangeably in the Vedic
literature.
There is technical difference in Krishna and
Vishnu but they are also used
interchangeably.
Words B/P/B is used interchangeably to refer
to the absolute truth.
We have to understand the context of section
then decide what the term is referring to in
particular section.
Krishnas words have unlimited import but we
have to take the import in line with
conclusion.
Darshan has both meaning of direct sight and
philosophical insight.
Mayavadi doesnt just say all is one but
also jiva, jagat and jagadish as the
illusion.
Yogi can have two attitudes towards Krishna,
Krishna is highest reality and he is my goal
and Krishna is a tool to attain some higher
goal.
Arjuna is expressing both the submission and
reservation, he is not saying what lord said
is wrong but expressing inability to
practice it.
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Same combination of submission and
reservation in case of dhruva, respecting
narada but expressing his inability to
follow that.
In spiritual life there are both the stars
and stairs we have to see the both.
Arjuna never done yoga to attain the goal of
yoga but may have used it to attain other
things like weapons from Siva, yoga was not
his primary practice.
VERSE 6.34:-
One must engage one's mind fully in Ka.
Only then will there remain no other
engagements to agitate the mind.
CCP:-
Four serious describers for the mind
1) canchalam/restless-
Like the child, restlessness leads to
mischief, danger.
Mind goes from one thing to other
continuously.
2) pramathi/ maddened :-
Mad person- Get disconnected from reality
lives in the illusory world, any thought can
come and can act in irrational way.
Mind can make us in mad way sometime,
forgetting all rationality.
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Avanti Brahmana says mind has the god like
power.
Krishna says Im mind among the senses.
Maya is that which takes us away from
Krishna, functionally mind is maya, and
ontologically she is the goddess wife of
lord Siva.
3) dridham / obstinate;-
Determination is good, Nobel, laudable, even
if difficulty, setbacks one is continuing to
do it is determination.ex ravana has the
obstinate determination, which is the bad
determination.
4) bala-vat / strong;-

Very difficult to control if the strong

person goes mad , mind is like that .
LINK: - answer by Krishna, first empathizes with
arjuna.
VERSE 6.35:-

Whenever somebody comes with the doubt first

one has to empathies with the person not
just, blast, chastise, this I shown by lord
here in this verse.
Sympathy means we are higher and receiver is
lower whereas empathy means coming to their
level.
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What is that practice? In the present age no
one can observe the strict rules and
regulations of placing oneself in a sacred
place, focusing the mind on the Supersoul,
restraining the senses and mind, observing
celibacy, remaining alone, etc. By the
practice of Ka consciousness, however,
one engages in nine types of devotional
service to the Lord. The first and foremost
of such devotional engagements is hearing
about Ka. This is a very powerful
transcendental method for purging the mind
of all misgivings.
By detaching the mind from activities not
devoted to the Lord, one can very easily
learn vairgya.
Vairgya means detachment from matter and
engagement of the mind in spirit.
Hearing of the transcendental activities of
Lord Ka is therefore expert treatment for
the mad mind, and eating the foodstuff
offered to Ka is the appropriate diet for
the suffering patient. This treatment is the
process of Ka consciousness.
VCT by constant application of the process
of meditation on the Supreme Lord
(abhysena) and by dissociation from the
objects of enjoyment (vairagyea).
Patanjali says in his sutras, abhysa-
vairgybhy tan-nirodha (Yoga Sutras
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1.12): the mind is controlled by practice
and detachment.
BV the mind can be controlled by
renunciation arising from seeing the fault
in sense objects which are different from
the tm and by practice directed to the
qualities of tm, with focuses solely on
the self-manifesting happiness of the tm.
This is accomplished by counteracting the
minds spiritual indifference with the
practice of tasting the bliss of the tm
and by counteracting its restless nature by
giving up the taste for material sense
objects.
CCP:-

Abhyasa and detachment are generic

principles on any path.
We have to practice bringing back the mind
from its wandering that is called practice
/Abhyasa.
Vairagya means following the four regulative
principles.
We may not be able to do practice and
detachment but we should do whatever we can
do .
When we remember Krishna our hankerings for
material things go away.
VERSE 6.36:-
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Unless one is engaged in Ka
consciousness, he cannot steadily control
the mind.

CCP:-

Goal of yoga cannot be attained by

uncontrolled mind but if it is controlled
then one can be successful, Krishna is here
uncompromising and encouraging both.
Contrast of astanga and bhakti is in the
chapter 8.
Will power alone cant work it has to be
coupled with the process, that process will
given chapter 8.
LINK:- whathappens to the person who engages in
the yoga but then gives up what is his fate.
VERSE 6.37:-

The basic principle of self-realization is

knowledge that the living entity is not this
material body but that he is different from
it and that his happiness is in eternal
life, bliss and knowledge.
Self-realization is sought by the path of
knowledge, by the practice of the eightfold
system or by bhakti-yoga
In each of these processes one has to
realize the constitutional position of the
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living entity, his relationship with God,
and the activities whereby he can
reestablish the lost link and achieve the
highest perfectional stage of Ka
consciousness.
To pursue the transcendental path is more or
less to declare war on the illusory energy.
Consequently, whenever a person tries to
escape the clutches of the illusory energy,
she tries to defeat the practitioner by
various allurements.
A conditioned soul is already allured by the
modes of material energy, and there is every
chance of being allured again, even while
performing transcendental disciplines.
CCP:-

In 2.40 krishna already talked that there is

no loss on the path of transcendence,here
more detailed explanation is given.
Person get deviated by the mind and then get
failure.
Link :- arjuna continues the question,with
example.
VERSE 6.38:-

When one takes to the path of transcendence,

one has to cease all material activities and
sacrifice all forms of so-called material
happiness.
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Lord r Ka is the fullest manifestation
of the Supreme Absolute Truth, and therefore
one who is surrendered to the Supreme Person
is a successful transcendentalist. To reach
this goal of life through Brahman and
Paramtm realization takes many, many
births (bahn janmanm ante[Purport.
7.19]). Therefore the supermost path of
transcendental realization is bhakti-yoga,
or Ka consciousness, the direct method.
CCP:-

This whole chapter has been about the

control of mind.
Krishna is talking about someone who leaves
the path completely not the ocassional
mental deviation.
VERSE 6.39:-
CCP:-

You are the supreme lord apart from you no

one can remove this doubt.
One of the longest sequence of verses
(3)asking the question.
LINK:- answer by the lord.
VERSE 6.40:-

anyone who voluntarily accepts all bodily

discomforts for the sake of making progress
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on the path of Ka consciousness can be
called a perfect transcendentalist under
severe austerity.
CCP:-

krishna here addressing arjuna very

affectionately.
Tata son tat father.
Krishna says there will be no risk for such
a person in this world or the next.
Krishna is here assuring arjuna,with the
affectionate word tata.
Assurance by krishna helps arjuna to calm
down.
Doing prescribed duty without ds is of no
use.
Regulated- follow scriptures unregulated-
dont follow scripture
Kalyan krit auspicious activity is that
which leads to liberation.
Even the practice of dharma for arhta and
kama is considered inauspicious.
LINK:- gives the specific answer.
VERSE 6.41:-
CCP:-
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Martya are earthly living being short life
span.
Amar heavenly live very long,eternal in
comparison to earthly beings.
Chiranjivi- live for one day / life time of
brahma.
Nitya eternal.
Sucinam family ,helpful in transcendence.
Srimatam rich no struggle for material
maintenance.
People live spiritual life because of
upbringing anti spiritual,or too much
struggle to maintain oneself.
Because of the desire of person to enjoy he
gets deviated and goes to heavenly planets.
One doesnt continues in the heaven but come
back to earthly planetary system ,as it is
the karma bhumi.
Higher planets exhaust punya, lower planet
exhaust papa.
Link: - fate of yogi who falls after long
practice.
VERSE 6.42:-
CCP:-

If falls after long practice, him takes

birth in the family of devotees who are very
advanced, such birth is very rare.
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It doesnt matter for the disciple whether
the spiritual master is sadhana sidddha or
nityasiddha.
No need to think about previous life PDS, no
need to speculate.
LINK: - what they need to do then?
VERSE 6.43:-
CCP:-

Here buddhi refers to spiritual intelligence

to practice spiritual life.
Spiritual credit like karmic credit is not
stored in the physical form but deep within.

VERSE 6.44:-
CCP:-

By previous practice he is attracted

helplessly to yoga, goes beyond the Vedic
rituals in three modes.
Some devotees have spontaneous attraction to
spiritual life, which they themselves cannot
explain.
Ex of power of devotional service in
previous life is elephant Gajendra.
Even lowborn can go beyond Vedic sound, aho
bata
By canting the holy name,
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Practice of chanting holyname is superset of
all other paths, means one has done all
other processes.
We have to recognize that those who are
chanting the holyname are very great and
should be respected.
LINK:- eventually how the yogi will attain the
success.
VERSE 6.45:-
CCP:-

The cause of falling from the path is lack

of effort.
By rigid practice he becomes perfect.
Bhakti is not the part of life but life is
the part of bhakti .
Sobering one may have to practice for much
life to get the success.
Enlivening-that our progress is done will
not lost.
Whatever required attaining Krishna one
should be determined to do it, by mercy of
lord chaitanya, Prabhupad we can attain it
in the one life time.
VERSE 6.46:-
CCP:-

Astanga yoga > jnana yoga > karma yoga.

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Krishna answered six question of arjuna in
these last verses.
Here it appears that krishna is endorsing
yoga but lord gives the conclusion in last
verse.
Connection to the absolute truth is more
important than any other process without
connection.
All above processes like ascetisism,jnana
etc without connection to the lord is not
useful.
King kulashekhar fasting without
connection to the krishna is just burning
the fat,no spiritual benefit.
Devotee may utilise fasting / yoga for
improving health but it is not the primary
thing.
Generally jnana leads to the conception that
Im god.
LINK :- to what yog krishna is referring
bhakti yoga.
VERSE 6.47:-

This verse is recited to defeat the idea

that. From comparing the successive yogas,
karma yogs are plentiful. Among all of
them, he who has attained the level of
meditation is considered proper (yukta). He
who attains samdhi is better (yuktatara).
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But one who has devotion, expressed in
hearing, chanting and other processes, is
the best (yuktatama).
CCP:-

Bhakti is highest endorsement by

krishna,sanskrit superlatives are
used.(yukta-tama)
Krishna used word yukta tara previously but
here he is using the word yukta tama with
great importance.
Bhajate dosnt mean worship only but it
means service ,one may worship many but
should serve the lord.
Bhakti yoga(bhagavan realization) > astanga
yoga (paramatma ralization) > jnana yoga (
brahman realization) > karma kanda (
heaven).
Other yogas not indpendent they need bhakti
to attain the desired goal.
Bhakti yoga is most complete yoga as it has
action ,introspection.meditation goods of
other path.
Body ,mind follows the heart,in bhakti our
heart is involved., it activates our
heart,it connects with the krishna.
gopal tapani upanishad is one of the
important upanishad which talks about the
worship of gopal.
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Previusly krishna has spoken about fixing
mind on him repeatedly but here he is
talking with great emphasis.
Actioon with renunciation or action in
renunciation,but now devotion in action.
Spiritual advancement is not judged bby how
much one is detached from world but how much
one is connected with the krishna .
Flow of bg arjuna puts spot light on body
but krishna moves it to atma now he is
moving from atma to paramatma.
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