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Yoga (Cont’d )
The Pataïjali system of yoga instructs one on how to control the
functions of the body’s air in a technical manner so that ultimately
all the functions of the air within become favorable for purifying
the soul of material attachment. - BG 4:27, purport -
The process of linking oneself with the Supreme is called yoga. It
may be compared to a ladder for attaining the topmost spiritual
realisation. This ladder begins from the lowest material condition
of the living entity and rises up to perfect self-realization in pure
spiritual life. According to various elevations, different parts of the
ladder are known by different names. - BG 6:3, purport -
A person is said to be elevated in yoga when, having renounced all
material desires, he neither acts for sense gratification nor engages
in fruitive activities. - BG 6:4 -
The yoga process is practised in order to discover and see this
localized form of Viñëu, and not for any other purpose. The local-
ized viñëu-mürti is the plenary representation of Krishna dwelling
within one’s heart. - BG 6:13-14, purport -
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