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By practice of yoga</i> one becomes gradually detached from material concepts. This is the primary characteristic of the yoga</i> principle. And after this, one becomes situated in trance, or samādhi</i> which means that the yogī</i> realizes the Supersoul through transcendental mind and intelligence, without any of the misgivings of identifying the self with the Superself. Yoga</i> practice is more or less based on the principles of the Patañjali system. Some unauthorized commentators try to identify the individual soul with the Supersoul, and the monists think this to be liberation, but they do not understand the real purpose of the Patañjali system of yoga</i>. There is an acceptance of transcendental pleasure in the Patañjali system, but the monists do not accept this transcendental pleasure out of fear of jeopardizing the theory of oneness. The duality of knowledge and knower is not accepted by the nondualist, but in this verse transcendental pleasure-realized through transcendental senses-is accepted. And this is corroborated by the Patañjali Muni, the famous exponent of the yoga</i> system. The great sage declares in his Yoga-sūtras: puruṣārtha-śūnyānāṁ guṇānāṁ pratiprasavaḥ kaivalyaṁ svarūpa-pratiṣṭhā vā citi-śaktir iti</i>.
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This citi-śakti</i>, or internal potency, is transcendental. Puruṣārtha</i> means material religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and, at the end, the attempt to become one with the Supreme. This "oneness with the Supreme" is called kaivalyam</i> by the monist. But according to Patañjali, this kaivalyam</i> is an internal, or transcendental, potency by which the living entity becomes aware of his constitutional position. In the words of Lord Caitanya, this state of affairs is called ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam</i>, or clearance of the impure mirror of the mind. This "clearance" is actually liberation, or bhava-mahādāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam</i>. The theory of nirvāṇa-</i>also preliminary-corresponds with this principle. In the Bhāgavatam</i> this is called svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ</i>. The Bhagavad-gītā</i> also confirms this situation in this verse.
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After nirvāṇa</i>, or material cessation, there is the manifestation of spiritual activities, or devotional service of the Lord, known as Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In the words of the Bhāgavatam, svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ:</i> this is the "real life of the living entity." Māyā</i>, or illusion, is the condition of spiritual life contaminated by material infection. Liberation from this material infection does not mean destruction of the original eternal position of the living entity. Patañjali also accepts this by his words kaivalyam svarūpa-pratiṣṭhā vā citi-śaktir iti</i>. This citi-śakti</i> or transcendental pleasure, is real life. This is confirmed in the Vedānta-sūtras</i> as ānandamayo 'bhyāsāt</i>. This natural transcendental pleasure is the ultimate goal of yoga</i> and is easily achieved by execution of devotional service, or bhakti-yoga. Bhaktiyoga</i> will be vividly described in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā</i>.
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In the yoga</i> system, as described in this chapter, there are two kinds of samādhi</i>, called samprajñāta-samādhi</i> and asamprajñāta-samādhi</i>. When one becomes situated in the transcendental position by various philosophical researches, it is called samprajñāta-samādhi</i>. In the asamprajñāta-samādhi</i> there is no longer any connection with mundane pleasure, for one is then transcendental to all sorts of happiness derived from the senses. When the yogī</i> is once situated in that transcendental position, he is never shaken from it. Unless the yogī</i> is able to reach this position, he is unsuccessful. Today's so-called yoga</i> practice, which involves various sense pleasures, is contradictory. A yogī</i> indulging in sex and intoxication is a mockery. Even those yogīs</i> who are attracted by the siddhis</i> (perfections) in the process of yoga</i> are not perfectly situated. If the yogīs</i> are attracted by the by-products of yoga</i>, then they cannot attain the stage of perfection, as is stated in this verse. Persons, therefore, indulging in the make-show practice of gymnastic feats or siddhis</i> should know that the aim of yoga</i> is lost in that way.
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The best practice of yoga</i> in this age is Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which is not baffling. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person is so happy in his occupation that he does not aspire after any other happiness. There are many impediments, especially in this age of hypocrisy, to practicing haṭha-yoga, dhyāna-yoga</i>, and jñāna-yoga</i>, but there is no such problem in executing karma-yoga</i> or bhakti-yoga</i>.
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As long as the material body exists, one has to meet the demands of the body, namely eating, sleeping, defending and mating. But a person who is in pure bhakti-yoga</i> or in Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not arouse the senses while meeting the demands of the body. Rather, he accepts the bare necessities of life, making the best use of a bad bargain, and enjoys transcendental happiness in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He is callous toward incidental occurrences-such as accidents, disease, scarcity and even the death of a most dear relative—but he is always alert to execute his duties in Kṛṣṇa consciousness or bhakti-yoga</i>. Accidents never deviate him from his duty. As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, āgamāpāyino 'nityās tāṁs titikṣasva bhārata</i>. He endures all such incidental occurences because he knows that they come and go and do not affect his duties. In this way he achieves the highest perfection in yoga</i> practice.
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