Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 409

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 6 The Yog of Meditation तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगीज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिक:। कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ॥46॥ [ “Since yogi are superior to men who do penance, or men who follow the path of discrimination, or men who desire the fruits of action, O Kurunandan, you should be a doer of selfless action.” ] A yogi, doer of selfless action, surpasses all ascetics, men of knowledge as well as those of action. So Krishn’s final counsel to Arjun is that he should be a yogi. This necessitates an appraisal of what all these types are- The ASCETIC is one who practises severe austerities and mortification of the body, mind, and senses to shape the yog which has not yet started flowing through him like an unimpeded current. The DOER is one who is engaged in the ordained task after knowing it, but who applies himself to it without either making an appraisal of his own strength or a sense of dedication. He is just engaged in the carrying out of an enterprise.