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TEXT 10 tesam satata-yuktanam
SYNONYMS  tesam--unto
them; satata-yuktanam--always engaged; bhajatam--in devotional
service; priti-purvakam--in loving ecstasy; dadami--I give;
buddhi-yogam--real intelligence; tam--that; yena--by
which; mam--unto Me; upayanti--come; te--they.
TRANSLATION To those
who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding
by which they can come to Me.
PURPORT In this verse
the word buddhi-yogam is very significant. We may remember that
in the Second Chapter the Lord, instructing Arjuna, said that He had spoken
to him of many things and that He would instruct him in the way of buddhi-yoga.
Now buddhi-yoga is explained. Buddhi-yoga itself is action
in Krsna consciousness; that is the highest intelligence. Buddhi
means intelligence, and yoga means mystic activities or mystic elevation.
When one tries to go back home, back to Godhead, and takes fully to Krsna
consciousness in devotional service, his action is called buddhi-yogam.
In other words, buddhi-yogam is the process by which one gets out
of the entanglement of this material world. The ultimate goal of progress
is Krsna. People do not know this; therefore the association of devotees
and a bona fide spiritual master are important. One should know that the
goal is Krsna, and when the goal is assigned, then the path is slowly but
progressively traversed, and the ultimate goal is achieved.
When a person
knows the goal of life but is addicted to the fruits of activities, he
is acting in karma-yoga. When he knows that the goal is Krsna, but
he takes pleasure in mental speculations to understand Krsna, he is acting
in jnana-yoga. And when he knows the goal and seeks Krsna completely
in Krsna consciousness and devotional service, he is acting in bhakti-yoga,
or buddhi-yoga, which is the complete yoga. This complete
yoga is the highest perfectional stage of life.
A person
may have a bona fide spiritual master and may be attached to a spiritual
organization, but still, if he is not intelligent enough to make progress,
then Krsna from within gives him instructions so that he may ultimately
come to Him without difficulty. The qualification is that a person always
engage himself in Krsna consciousness and with love and devotion render
all kinds of services. He should perform some sort of work for Krsna, and
that work should be with love. If a devotee is intelligent enough, he will
make progress on the path of self-realization. If one is sincere and devoted
to the activities of devotional service, the Lord gives him a chance to
make progress and ultimately attain to Him.
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