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The path of perfection 1
In the Bhagavad-gītā, Arjuna was refusing to act, and Kṛṣṇa was inspiring him to engage in activity. The entire Bhagavad-gītā is an inspiration to work, to engage in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, to act on Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa never tells Arjuna, “My dear friend Arjuna, don’t concern yourself with this war. are not to refrain from all activity, but only from those activities that impede our consciousness of Kṛṣṇa Those who are advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are constantly working for Kṛṣṇa.
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arjuna uvāca ayatiḥ śraddhayopeto yogāc calita-mānasaḥ aprāpya yoga-saṁsiddhiṁ kāṁ gatiṁ kṛṣṇa gacchati
The path of perfection 8
Actually, Arjuna is asking a very important question, for one is subject to failure in all types of yoga Failure is possible on any of these paths, and the results of failure are clearly explained by Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself in the following dialogue with Arjuna (Bhagavad-gītā 6.38–44). Arjuna, continuing his inquiry, asks,
The path of perfection 1
“My dear Arjuna, how have these impurities come upon you? Kṛṣṇa directly tells Arjuna that he is speaking like a non-Āryan – that is, like one who does not know So Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not mean sitting down idly.
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Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances, be a yogi.” Therefore Kṛṣṇa is telling Arjuna, “My dear friend Arjuna, in all circumstances be a yogi and remain
The path of perfection 4
In the second chapter, after Arjuna told Śrī Kṛṣṇa, “I shall not fight,” the Lord said, “While speaking (Bhagavad-gītā 2.11) In other words, Arjuna was thinking on the bodily platform. All his conceptions were within the bodily atmosphere; therefore after Arjuna accepted Śrī Kṛṣṇa as his Essentially, Śrī Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna, “You are talking very wisely, as if you know so many things, but
The path of perfection 1
“O Madhusūdana [Kṛṣṇa], the system of yoga You have summarized appears impractical and unendurable to It is not possible to control the mind artificially; therefore we must engage the mind in Kṛṣṇa consciousness If Arjuna found this process more difficult than controlling the wind, then what of us? After all, Arjuna was not an ordinary man. He was personally talking with the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and he proclaimed the mind to be like a great
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“Arjuna said: O Kṛṣṇa, what is the destination of the unsuccessful transcendentalist, who in the beginning
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Of course, Arjuna was offering all respects to the viśva-rūpa form. If we respect Kṛṣṇa, we respect everyone, even an ant. Therefore Brahmā prays,
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Loving devotional service can only be rendered to the personal form of Kṛṣṇa, Śyāmasundara. Bhagavad-gītā, but it is stated therein (11.21) that the demigods are very much afraid of this form, and Arjuna
The path of perfection Introduction
psychotherapeutic session,” appears to us in the form of an extraordinary dialogue between the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa and His warrior disciple Arjuna. Perplexed and confused about his identity and purpose, Arjuna turns to Kṛṣṇa, who reveals “the path of
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Actually, the aṣṭāṅga-yoga system is not impractical, for were it impractical, Lord Kṛṣṇa would not have Arjuna is representative of the common man in the sense that he is not a mendicant or a sannyāsī or a Arjuna has many problems, just as the common man, and generally this system of aṣṭāṅga-yoga is impractical Although Arjuna was a great warrior, a member of the royal family, and a very advanced person, he proclaims And what are we in comparison to Arjuna? If we attempt this system, failure is certain.