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Yoga As Body And Mind Control
Throughout  Bhagavad-gītā , Kṛṣṇa was encouraging Arjuna to fight, for he was a warrior, and fighting was his duty. Although Kṛṣṇa delineates the meditational  yoga  system in the Sixth Chapter, He does not stress it nor encourage Arjuna to pursue it as his path. Kṛṣṇa admits that this meditational process is very difficult:
śrī bhagavān uvāca asaṁśayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ calam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate
“The Blessed Lord said: O mighty-armed son of Kuntī, it is undoubtedly very difficult to curb the restless mind, but it is possible by constant practice and by detachment.” (Bg. 6.35) Here Kṛṣṇa emphasizes practice and renunciation as ways to control the mind. But what is that renunciation? Today it is hardly possible for us to renounce anything, for we are so habituated to such a variety of material sense pleasures. Despite leading a life of uncontrolled sense indulgence, we attend  yoga  classes and expect to attain success. There are so many rules and regulations involved in the proper execution of  yoga , and most of us can hardly give up a simple habit like smoking. In His discourse on the meditational  yoga
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