CHAPTER TWO
Mastering the Mind and Senses
yaṁ sannyāsam iti prāhur yogaṁ taṁ viddhi pāṇḍava na hy asannyasta-saṅkalpo yogī bhavati kaścana
“What is called renunciation is the same as  yoga , or linking  oneself  with the Supreme, for no one can become a  yogī  unless he  renounces  the desire for sense gratification.” (Bg.6.2)
This is the real purpose of the practice of  yoga . The word  yoga  means “to join.” Although we are naturally part and parcel of the Supreme, in our conditioned state we are now separated. Because of our separation, we are reluctant to understand God and to speak of our relationship with Him and are even inclined to think of such discussion as a waste of time. In a church or in a Kṛṣṇa consciousness temple, we speak of God, but people in general are not very interested. They think it is a waste of time, a kind of recreation in the name of spiritual advancement, and they believe that this time could be better used to earn money or enjoy themselves in a nightclub or restaurant.
Therefore, it is due to sense enjoyment that we are not attracted to God, and therefore it is said that those who are addicted to sense enjoyment cannot become  yogīs —that is, they are not eligible to participate in the  yoga  system. One cannot advance in any
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