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TEXT 10 yogi yunjita satatam
SYNONYMS  yogi--a
transcendentalist; yunjita--must concentrate in Krsna consciousness;
satatam--constantly; atmanam--himself (by the body, mind
and self); rahasi--in a secluded place; sthitah--being so
situated; ekaki--alone; yata-citta-atma--always careful in
mind; nirasih--without being attracted by anything else; aparigrahah--free
from the feeling of possessiveness.
TRANSLATION A transcendentalist
should always try to concentrate his mind on the Supreme Self; he should
live alone in a secluded place and should always carefully control his
mind. He should be free from desires and feelings of possessiveness.
PURPORT Krsna is realized
in different degrees as Brahman, Paramatma and the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. Krsna consciousness means, concisely, to be always engaged
in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. But those who are attached
to the impersonal Brahman or the localized Supersoul are also partially
Krsna conscious, because impersonal Brahman is the spiritual ray of Krsna
and Supersoul is the all-pervading partial expansion of Krsna. Thus the
impersonalist and the meditator are also indirectly Krsna conscious. A
directly Krsna conscious person is the topmost transcendentalist because
such a devotee knows what is meant by Brahman or Paramatma. His knowledge
of the Absolute Truth is perfect, whereas the impersonalist and the meditative
yogi are imperfectly Krsna conscious.
Nevertheless,
all of these are instructed herewith to be constantly engaged in their
particular pursuits so that they may come to the highest perfection sooner
or later. The first business of a transcendentalist is to keep the mind
always on Krsna. One should always think of Krsna and not forget Him even
for a moment. Concentration of the mind on the Supreme is called samadhi,
or trance. In order to concentrate the mind, one should always remain in
seclusion and avoid disturbance by external objects. He should be very
careful to accept favorable and reject unfavorable conditions that affect
his realization. And, in perfect determination, he should not hanker after
unnecessary material things that entangle him by feelings of possessiveness.
All these
perfections and precautions are perfectly executed when one is directly
in Krsna consciousness because direct Krsna consciousness means self-abnegation,
wherein there is very little chance for material possessiveness. Srila
Rupa Gosvami characterizes Krsna consciousness in this way:
anasaktasya visayan yatharham upayunjatah
(Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 2.255-256) "When one is
not attached to anything, but at the same time accepts everything in relation
to Krsna, one is rightly situated above possessiveness. On the other hand,
one who rejects everything without knowledge of its relationship to Krsna
is not as complete in his renunciation."
A Krsna
conscious person well knows that everything belongs to Krsna, and thus
he is always free from feelings of personal possession. As such, he has
no hankering for anything on his own personal account. He knows how to
accept things in favor of Krsna consciousness and how to reject things
unfavorable to Krsna consciousness. He is always aloof from material things
because he is always transcendental, and he is always alone, having nothing
to do with persons not in Krsna consciousness. Therefore a person in Krsna
consciousness is the perfect yogi.
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