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come to know that his real happiness is in experiencing the pleasure of his transcendental senses, not Senses are not to be sacrificed, and desires are not to be sacrificed, but there are both desires and If one is not convinced of this, he will surely be agitated and will fall down. One should therefore know that the happiness he is trying to derive from material senses is not really

In the execution of yoga, it is very important that the mind is not agitated.

The eating process should be moderate, just enough to keep body and soul together; it should not be for When palatable dishes come before us, we are accustomed to take not just one of the preparations but Kṛṣṇa does not say that there is such a thing as dreamless sleep. As soon as we go to sleep, we will have a dream, although we may not remember it. One should not sleep more than six hours daily.

(Bg. 6.11–12) Generally yogīs sit on tiger skin or deerskin because reptiles will not crawl on such skins Every grass and herb has its use and serves some function, although we may not know what it is. The yogī should not think, “Now I will try to achieve some wonderful powers.” Sometimes yogīs do attain certain siddhis, or powers, but these are not the purpose of yoga, and real yogīs do not exhibit them.

“As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the transcendentalist, whose mind is controlled, remains (Bg. 6.19) When a candle is in a windless place, its flame remains straight and does not waver.

Of course everyone is motivated by sex life, but sex life is not actually discouraged. If we do not regulate our activities, our mind will be more and more agitated. It is not that activities are to be stopped, but regulated by the mind always engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness It is not that when one is in samādhi he doesn’t eat, work, sleep or enjoy himself in any way.

enjoyment is unlimited, that unlimited enjoyment is real happiness, and such happiness is spiritual, not We do not have to sacrifice pleasure, but we do have to enjoy it properly. Similarly, as long as we are in the material conception of life, we are not actually enjoying ourselves If a sick man is not supposed to eat, his eating unrestrictedly actually kills him.

is completely celibate and the other is gṛhastha-brahmacārī, that is to say he has a wife, he does not desire; therefore in India those practicing the traditional yoga under strict vows of celibacy are not

We can quickly see that controlling the mind and body is not such an easy thing and that we cannot control

Although Kṛṣṇa delineates the meditational yoga system in the Sixth Chapter, He does not stress it or

Meditational yoga cannot be performed in an assembly, at least not according to Bhagavad-gītā. In the meditational system it is not possible to concentrate the mind upon the Supersoul except in a The yogī, in addition to living in a secluded place, should also be free from desires and should not He does not consider himself alone because at all times the Param­ātmā – Supersoul – is with him.

A man must elevate himself by his own mind, not degrade himself. But if even after getting this opportunity I do not take it, then I should be considered my own worst

It is not possible to become desire­less. It is not that the action is different, but there is a transfer of consciousness from thinking of acting Simply breathing deeply and doing some exercises is not yoga as far as Bhagavad-gītā is concerned.

(Bg. 6.18) One who has attained yoga is not dependent on the dictations of his mind; rather, the mind

If one thinks that he is simply the body, his mind will not be working for his benefit; it will simply

Material education, wealth and power will not help one to control the mind.