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Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
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dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yam yoginaḥ:  a person in meditation achieves the perfection of  yoga  practice when he can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By various practices, one may come to the point of controlling the senses, but simply controlling the senses does not bring one to a substantial conclusion. However, by staunch faith in the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one not only controls the senses but also realizes the Supreme Lord.
yasya deve parā bhaktir yathā deve tathā gurau tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ prakāśante mahātmanaḥ
“Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of the Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.” (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.23) It is further stated,  tuṣyeyam sarva-bhūtātmā guru-śuśrūṣayā  and  taranty añjo bhavārṇavam . Simply by rendering service to the spiritual master, one crosses the ocean of nescience and returns home, back to Godhead. Thus he gradually sees the Supreme Lord face to face and enjoys life in association with the Lord. The ultimate goal of  yoga  is to come in contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unless this point is achieved, one’s so-called  yoga  practice is simply labor without any benefit.
TEXT 29
यथा वार्तादयो द्यर्थो योगस्यार्थं न विभ्रति ।
अनर्थाय भवेयुः स्म पूर्तमिष्टं तथासतः ॥२९॥
yathā vārtādayo hy arthā yogasyārtham na bibhrati anarthāya bhaveyuḥ sma pūrtam iṣṭam tathāsataḥ
yathā—as; vārtā-ādayah—activities like occupational or professional duties; hi—certainly; arthāḥ—income (from such occupational duties); yogasya—of mystic power for self-realization; artham—benefit; na—