THE YOGARUDHA STAGE – GIVING UP WORK (6.5 – 6.9) – Gita Notes

Learnings from Purport 6.8

(a) Mundane scholarship is not enough

Book Knowledge without realization of Supreme Truth is useless

(b) How to realize book knowledge – By rendering transcendental devotional service to the Lord

Ref. Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234 “atah sri krsna…”

(c) Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna “consciousness”

How one becomes Krishna conscious – Not just by mundane scholarship
o One must be fortunate enough to associate with a person who is in pure consciousness

(d) A Krishna conscious person is a realized soul – He is:

“Satisfied” with devotional service – Therefore he has realized knowledge by the grace of Krishna
“Steady” in convictions by strength of his realized knowledge
o By mere academic knowledge one can be easily deluded and confused by apparent contradictions
“Self” controlled by the strength of his realized knowledge
“Scholarship” (mundane) and mental Speculation which are gold to others are as good as pebbles or stones

(e) Need to associate with Krishna Conscious persons is emphasized

Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna Consciousness
Cannot be understood by mundane scholarship
Real fortune – To associate with one in pure consciousness

(a) Intended goal for every living entity – to abide by the dictation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is seated in everyone’s heart as Paramatma

(b) Deviation from the goal because of misled mind – When the mind is misled by the external illusory energy, one becomes entangled in material activities

(c) Solution to avoid deviation

Mind must admit some superior dictation and follow it
When the mind is fixed on the superior nature, he has no alternative but to follow the dictations of the Supreme
Effect of controlling the mind – One automatically follows the dictation of Paramatma

(d) Krishna consciousness offers this very practical solution

A devotee automatically follows the Lord’s dictation and therefore he is unaffected by dualities, being fully absorbed in the Supreme
This state is called ‘practical-samadhi’

Learnings from Purport 6.8

(a) Mundane scholarship is not enough

Book Knowledge without realization of Supreme Truth is useless

(b) How to realize book knowledge – By rendering transcendental devotional service to the Lord

Ref. Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234 “atah sri krsna…”

(c) Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna “consciousness”

How one becomes Krishna conscious – Not just by mundane scholarship
o One must be fortunate enough to associate with a person who is in pure consciousness

(d) A Krishna conscious person is a realized soul – He is:

“Satisfied” with devotional service – Therefore he has realized knowledge by the grace of Krishna
“Steady” in convictions by strength of his realized knowledge
o By mere academic knowledge one can be easily deluded and confused by apparent contradictions
“Self” controlled by the strength of his realized knowledge
“Scholarship” (mundane) and mental Speculation which are gold to others are as good as pebbles or stones

(e) Need to associate with Krishna Conscious persons is emphasized

Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna Consciousness
Cannot be understood by mundane scholarship
Real fortune – To associate with one in pure consciousness

(a) Atma – Can indicate body, mind or soul

On what basis do we interpret the meaning – Depending on different circumstances
In context to yoga system – It can refer to ‘mind’ or ‘conditioned soul’

(b) Central point of yoga practice is mind

Purpose of yoga – mind control;
o To draw the mind away from sense objects
o To control and make it a friend in discharging the mission of human life

(c) Importance of training mind / Word “hi” – to empasize “Mind control must be done”; without mind control Yoga is simply a waste of time

Why to train mind – To deliver the conditioned soul from the mire of material existence (nescience)
What is the mire of material existence –
o One is subject to the influence of mind and senses
o Pure Soul is entangled in the material world because the mind is involved in false ego and desires to Lord over
In what principle one should train the mind –
o Train so that one should not be attracted by the glitter of material nature; thus conditioned soul can be saved
o Not be degraded by attraction to sense objects
o Ref. Amrta Bindu Upanishad: Mind attached to sense object is a cause of bondage and mind detached to sense object is cause of liberation

(d) Best way to disentangle mind – Always engage mind in Krishna consciousness

(e) Real yoga practice entails – Meeting Paramatma in the heart and following His dictation

cf. Unconquered mind has to serve the dictations of lust, anger, avarice, illusion etc.

(f) How Krishna consciousness fulfils this – Perfect surrender to Lord’s dictations follows automatically in Krishna Consciousness

LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 6.6 & 6.7: In the next three verses, Krishna describes the symptoms of a person with a controlled mind on the yogarudha (advanced) platform.

Text 6.7 – 6.9

Symptoms of yoga-rudha stage

COMMON THEME : Complete indifference to material existence by realized knowledge of Supersoul.

SUMMARISED THEME
SYMPTOMS OF YOGARUDHA STAGE (6.7 – 6.9)

Completely neutral to all material existence and dualities (6.7)
Sees all object equally – Pebbles, gold, stone (6.8)
Fully satisfied by jnana and vijnana (6.8)
Sees all people equally – “most advanced stage” (6.9)

Learnings from Purport 6.7

(a) Intended goal for every living entity – to abide by the dictation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is seated in everyone’s heart as Paramatma

(b) Deviation from the goal because of misled mind – When the mind is misled by the external illusory energy, one becomes entangled in material activities

(c) Solution to avoid deviation

Mind must admit some superior dictation and follow it
When the mind is fixed on the superior nature, he has no alternative but to follow the dictations of the Supreme
Effect of controlling the mind – One automatically follows the dictation of Paramatma

(d) Krishna consciousness offers this very practical solution

A devotee automatically follows the Lord’s dictation and therefore he is unaffected by dualities, being fully absorbed in the Supreme
This state is called ‘practical-samadhi’

Learnings from Purport 6.8

(a) Mundane scholarship is not enough

Book Knowledge without realization of Supreme Truth is useless

(b) How to realize book knowledge – By rendering transcendental devotional service to the Lord

Ref. Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234 “atah sri krsna…”

(c) Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna “consciousness”

How one becomes Krishna conscious – Not just by mundane scholarship
o One must be fortunate enough to associate with a person who is in pure consciousness

(d) A Krishna conscious person is a realized soul – He is:

“Satisfied” with devotional service – Therefore he has realized knowledge by the grace of Krishna
“Steady” in convictions by strength of his realized knowledge
o By mere academic knowledge one can be easily deluded and confused by apparent contradictions
“Self” controlled by the strength of his realized knowledge
“Scholarship” (mundane) and mental Speculation which are gold to others are as good as pebbles or stones

(e) Need to associate with Krishna Conscious persons is emphasized

Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna Consciousness
Cannot be understood by mundane scholarship
Real fortune – To associate with one in pure consciousness

(a) Atma – Can indicate body, mind or soul

On what basis do we interpret the meaning – Depending on different circumstances
In context to yoga system – It can refer to ‘mind’ or ‘conditioned soul’

(b) Central point of yoga practice is mind

Purpose of yoga – mind control;
o To draw the mind away from sense objects
o To control and make it a friend in discharging the mission of human life

(c) Importance of training mind / Word “hi” – to empasize “Mind control must be done”; without mind control Yoga is simply a waste of time

Why to train mind – To deliver the conditioned soul from the mire of material existence (nescience)
What is the mire of material existence –
o One is subject to the influence of mind and senses
o Pure Soul is entangled in the material world because the mind is involved in false ego and desires to Lord over
In what principle one should train the mind –
o Train so that one should not be attracted by the glitter of material nature; thus conditioned soul can be saved
o Not be degraded by attraction to sense objects
o Ref. Amrta Bindu Upanishad: Mind attached to sense object is a cause of bondage and mind detached to sense object is cause of liberation

(d) Best way to disentangle mind – Always engage mind in Krishna consciousness

(e) Real yoga practice entails – Meeting Paramatma in the heart and following His dictation

cf. Unconquered mind has to serve the dictations of lust, anger, avarice, illusion etc.

(f) How Krishna consciousness fulfils this – Perfect surrender to Lord’s dictations follows automatically in Krishna Consciousness

LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 6.6 & 6.7: In the next three verses, Krishna describes the symptoms of a person with a controlled mind on the yogarudha (advanced) platform.

Text 6.7 – 6.9

Symptoms of yoga-rudha stage

COMMON THEME : Complete indifference to material existence by realized knowledge of Supersoul.

SUMMARISED THEME
SYMPTOMS OF YOGARUDHA STAGE (6.7 – 6.9)

Completely neutral to all material existence and dualities (6.7)
Sees all object equally – Pebbles, gold, stone (6.8)
Fully satisfied by jnana and vijnana (6.8)
Sees all people equally – “most advanced stage” (6.9)

Learnings from Purport 6.7

(a) Intended goal for every living entity – to abide by the dictation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is seated in everyone’s heart as Paramatma

(b) Deviation from the goal because of misled mind – When the mind is misled by the external illusory energy, one becomes entangled in material activities

(c) Solution to avoid deviation

Mind must admit some superior dictation and follow it
When the mind is fixed on the superior nature, he has no alternative but to follow the dictations of the Supreme
Effect of controlling the mind – One automatically follows the dictation of Paramatma

(d) Krishna consciousness offers this very practical solution

A devotee automatically follows the Lord’s dictation and therefore he is unaffected by dualities, being fully absorbed in the Supreme
This state is called ‘practical-samadhi’

Learnings from Purport 6.8

(a) Mundane scholarship is not enough

Book Knowledge without realization of Supreme Truth is useless

(b) How to realize book knowledge – By rendering transcendental devotional service to the Lord

Ref. Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234 “atah sri krsna…”

(c) Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna “consciousness”

How one becomes Krishna conscious – Not just by mundane scholarship
o One must be fortunate enough to associate with a person who is in pure consciousness

(d) A Krishna conscious person is a realized soul – He is:

“Satisfied” with devotional service – Therefore he has realized knowledge by the grace of Krishna
“Steady” in convictions by strength of his realized knowledge
o By mere academic knowledge one can be easily deluded and confused by apparent contradictions
“Self” controlled by the strength of his realized knowledge
“Scholarship” (mundane) and mental Speculation which are gold to others are as good as pebbles or stones

(e) Need to associate with Krishna Conscious persons is emphasized

Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna Consciousness
Cannot be understood by mundane scholarship
Real fortune – To associate with one in pure consciousness

THE YOGARUDHA STAGE – GIVING UP WORK (6.5– 6.9)

LINK WITH LAST SECTION : Non attraction to sense objects and mind control is required to come to yogarudha stage (advanced stage). Therefore importance of mind control is focused now in Texts 6.5 – 6.6. Thus Krishna discourages Arjuna by indicating impracticality of path.

Text 6.5 6.6

THEME : Role of mind as friend/enemy in yoga

Controlled mind as a friend:
 Follows dictation of Supersoul
 Detached from sense gratification
 Result – Elevates us
Uncontrolled mind as an enemy:
 Follows dictation of lust, anger, illusion, etc.
 Attached to sense gratification
 Result – degrades and entangles

Learnings from Purport 6.5 – 6.6

(a) Atma – Can indicate body, mind or soul

On what basis do we interpret the meaning – Depending on different circumstances
In context to yoga system – It can refer to ‘mind’ or ‘conditioned soul’

(b) Central point of yoga practice is mind

Purpose of yoga – mind control;
o To draw the mind away from sense objects
o To control and make it a friend in discharging the mission of human life

(c) Importance of training mind / Word “hi” – to empasize “Mind control must be done”; without mind control Yoga is simply a waste of time

Why to train mind – To deliver the conditioned soul from the mire of material existence (nescience)
What is the mire of material existence –
o One is subject to the influence of mind and senses
o Pure Soul is entangled in the material world because the mind is involved in false ego and desires to Lord over
In what principle one should train the mind –
o Train so that one should not be attracted by the glitter of material nature; thus conditioned soul can be saved
o Not be degraded by attraction to sense objects
o Ref. Amrta Bindu Upanishad: Mind attached to sense object is a cause of bondage and mind detached to sense object is cause of liberation

(d) Best way to disentangle mind – Always engage mind in Krishna consciousness

(e) Real yoga practice entails – Meeting Paramatma in the heart and following His dictation

cf. Unconquered mind has to serve the dictations of lust, anger, avarice, illusion etc.

(f) How Krishna consciousness fulfils this – Perfect surrender to Lord’s dictations follows automatically in Krishna Consciousness

LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 6.6 & 6.7: In the next three verses, Krishna describes the symptoms of a person with a controlled mind on the yogarudha (advanced) platform.

Text 6.7 – 6.9

Symptoms of yoga-rudha stage

COMMON THEME : Complete indifference to material existence by realized knowledge of Supersoul.

SUMMARISED THEME
SYMPTOMS OF YOGARUDHA STAGE (6.7 – 6.9)

Completely neutral to all material existence and dualities (6.7)
Sees all object equally – Pebbles, gold, stone (6.8)
Fully satisfied by jnana and vijnana (6.8)
Sees all people equally – “most advanced stage” (6.9)

Learnings from Purport 6.7

(a) Intended goal for every living entity – to abide by the dictation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is seated in everyone’s heart as Paramatma

(b) Deviation from the goal because of misled mind – When the mind is misled by the external illusory energy, one becomes entangled in material activities

(c) Solution to avoid deviation

Mind must admit some superior dictation and follow it
When the mind is fixed on the superior nature, he has no alternative but to follow the dictations of the Supreme
Effect of controlling the mind – One automatically follows the dictation of Paramatma

(d) Krishna consciousness offers this very practical solution

A devotee automatically follows the Lord’s dictation and therefore he is unaffected by dualities, being fully absorbed in the Supreme
This state is called ‘practical-samadhi’

Learnings from Purport 6.8

(a) Mundane scholarship is not enough

Book Knowledge without realization of Supreme Truth is useless

(b) How to realize book knowledge – By rendering transcendental devotional service to the Lord

Ref. Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234 “atah sri krsna…”

(c) Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna “consciousness”

How one becomes Krishna conscious – Not just by mundane scholarship
o One must be fortunate enough to associate with a person who is in pure consciousness

(d) A Krishna conscious person is a realized soul – He is:

“Satisfied” with devotional service – Therefore he has realized knowledge by the grace of Krishna
“Steady” in convictions by strength of his realized knowledge
o By mere academic knowledge one can be easily deluded and confused by apparent contradictions
“Self” controlled by the strength of his realized knowledge
“Scholarship” (mundane) and mental Speculation which are gold to others are as good as pebbles or stones

(e) Need to associate with Krishna Conscious persons is emphasized

Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krishna Consciousness
Cannot be understood by mundane scholarship
Real fortune – To associate with one in pure consciousness