the Supreme Soul through the divine mind and intellect without any misunderstanding of considering the soul as the Supreme Soul. The practice of yoga is almost entirely based on the principles of Patanjali’s system. Some unauthentic commentators try to equate the individual soul with the Supreme Soul. The impersonalists consider that to be liberation. But they do not know the real purpose of Patanjali’s system of yoga. Divine bliss is accepted in the system of yoga; but the impersonalists do not accept that divine bliss for fear of violating the doctrine of oneness. Advaiti does not accept the duality of knowledge and the knower. But divine bliss experienced through the divine senses is accepted in this verse. This is also accepted by the famous yogic system of Patanjali. That great sage said in his Yoga Sutras (3.34), “Purushardha shunyanaam gunanaam pratiprasavah kaivalyam swaroopa pratishtha va chitishaktiriti.”
This “chitishakti” or inner power is divine. Purushartha means worldly dharma, economic development, sense enjoyment, and ultimately the effort to become one with God. This oneness with God is called kaivalya by the impersonalists. But according to Patanjali, this kaivalya is an inner power or divine power. Through it the living entity can know his natural state. In the words of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, this state is called “chetodarpanamarjanam” or the purification of the dirty mind mirror. This purification is truly liberation, or “Nirvana from the great fire of existence”. The theory of Nirvana also basically agrees with this theory. In the Bhagavatam (2.10.6) it is called “swarupena satspathitih”. The Bhagavad Gita also confirms this situation in this verse. Andatandru Vidisha
After Nirvana (material cessation), the spiritual kalapa, or devotional service to the Lord, Krishna consciousness, is revealed. In the words of the Bhagavatam, this is the “establishment of the form:” This is the real life of the living entity. Maya is the spiritual state of life contaminated by materialism. Liberation from this materialism does not mean the destruction of the original eternal state of the living entity. Patanjali also accepts this by saying, “Kaivalyam swaroopapratisha vā cittisaktiriti.” This mind-power (divya-mukh) is the real life. This is what is stated in the Vedanta-sutra (1.1.12) as “anandamayokabhyasat.” This natural transcendental bliss is the ultimate goal of yoga. That is devotional
As explained in this chapter, there are two types of samadhi in the system of yoga, namely, conscious samadhi and unconscious samadhi. When a person is established in a spiritual state through various philosophical investigations, he is said to have attained conscious samadhi. In unconscious samadhi, there is no connection with worldly pleasure. Because then a person is beyond all kinds of pleasures obtained through the senses. Once established in that divine state, the yogi will not be moved from it at all. If a yogi cannot attain this state, he will be a failure. Today’s nominal yoga practice, which is accompanied by various kinds of sense pleasures, is contradictory. A yogi who is in the face of sexual desire and intoxicants is a fraud. Even those yogis who are attracted to the siddhis of the system of yoga are not perfectly situated. If yogis are attracted to the secondary fruits of yoga, they will not attain the state of perfection as mentioned in this verse. Therefore, those who engage in physical exercises or demonstrations of siddhis must understand that the goal of yoga is thus disrupted.
Krishna consciousness is the best yoga practice in this age. It does not cause any disturbance. A person in Krishna consciousness is so happy in his work that he does not desire any other happiness. In practicing hatha yoga, dhyana yoga, and jnana yoga, there are many obstacles, especially in this age of hypocrisy. But in practicing karma yoga or bhakti yoga, there is no such problem.
As long as the material body exists, man has to fulfill the bodily needs of food, sleep, shelter, and sexual intercourse. But in pure devotional yoga, or Krishna consciousness, a person does not stimulate the senses while fulfilling his bodily needs. Moreover, as one who has obtained the best profit from a bad bargain, he accepts only the necessities of life and experiences transcendental pleasure in Krishna consciousness. Although he may be indifferent to incidents such as accidents, illness, deprivation, and the death of a dear relative, in Krishna consciousness (bhakti yoga), he is always alert due to the performance of his duties. Accidents never make him averse from his duties. This is also stated in the Bhagavad-gita (2.14): “Aagamapainokanityastam sthikshana bharata.” He endures all such sudden events.
