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TEXT 6 bandhur atmatmanas tasya
SYNONYMS  bandhuh--friend;
atma--mind; atmanah--of the living entity; tasya--of
him; yena--by whom; atma--mind; eva--certainly; atmana--by
the living entity; jitah--conquered; anatmanah--of one who
has failed to control the mind; tu--but; satrutve--because
of enmity; varteta--remains; atma eva--the very mind; satru-vat--as
an enemy.
TRANSLATION For him who
has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who
has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy.
PURPORT The purpose
of practicing eightfold yoga is to control the mind in order to
make it a friend in discharging the human mission. Unless the mind is controlled,
the practice of yoga (for show) is simply a waste of time. One who
cannot control his mind lives always with the greatest enemy, and thus
his life and its mission are spoiled. The constitutional position of the
living entity is to carry out the order of the superior. As long as one's
mind remains an unconquered enemy, one has to serve the dictations of lust,
anger, avarice, illusion, etc. But when the mind is conquered, one voluntarily
agrees to abide by the dictation of the Personality of Godhead, who is
situated within the heart of everyone as Paramatma. Real yoga practice
entails meeting the Paramatma within the heart and then following His dictation.
For one who takes to Krsna consciousness directly, perfect surrender to
the dictation of the Lord follows automatically.
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