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TEXT 15 yunjann evam sadatmanam
SYNONYMS  yunjan--practicing
like this; evam--as mentioned above; sada--constantly; atmanam--body,
mind and soul; yogi--the mystic transcendentalist; niyata-manasah--regulated
mind; santim--peace; nirvana-paramam--cessation of material
existence; mat-samstham--in the spiritual sky (the kingdom of God);
adhigacchati--does attain.
TRANSLATION Thus practicing
control of the body, mind and activities, the mystic transcendentalist
attains to the kingdom of God [or the abode of Krsna] by cessation of material
existence.
PURPORT The ultimate
goal in practicing yoga is now clearly explained. Yoga practice
is not meant for attaining any kind of material facility; it is to enable
the cessation of all material existence. One who seeks an improvement in
health or aspires after material perfection is no yogi according
to Bhagavad-gita. Nor does cessation of material existence entail
one's entering into "the void," which is only a myth. There is no void
anywhere within the creation of the Lord. Rather, the cessation of material
existence enables one to enter into the spiritual sky, the abode of the
Lord. The abode of the Lord is also clearly described in the Bhagavad-gita
as that place where there is no need of sun, moon or electricity. All the
planets in the spiritual kingdom are self-illuminated like the sun in the
material sky. The kingdom of God is everywhere, but the spiritual sky and
the planets thereof are called param dhama, or superior abodes.
A consummate
yogi, who is perfect in understanding Lord Krsna, as is clearly
stated herein (mat-cittah, mat-parah, mat-sthanam) by the Lord Himself,
can attain real peace and can ultimately reach His supreme abode, the Krsna-loka,
known as Goloka Vrndavana. In the Brahma-samhita it is clearly stated,
(goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhutah) that the Lord, although residing
always in His abode called Goloka, is the all-pervading Brahman and the
localized Paramatma as well by dint of His superior spiritual energies.
No one can reach the spiritual sky or enter into the eternal abode (Vaikuntha
Goloka Vrndavana) of the Lord without the proper understanding of Krsna
and His plenary expansion Visnu. Therefore a person working in Krsna consciousness
is the perfect yogi, because his mind is always absorbed in Krsna's
activities. Sa vai manah krsna-padaravindayoh. In the Vedas
also we learn, tam eva viditvati mrtyum eti: "One can overcome the
path of birth and death only by understanding the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Krsna." In other words, perfection of the yoga system is
the attainment of freedom from material existence and not some magical
jugglery or gymnastic feats to befool innocent people.
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