57_Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, Verse 5 to 6

<p><strong>Join Secrets of Success on Telegram:</strong></p><p><strong>https://t.me/rasajnadas</strong></p><p><strong>Join LIVE session on SAVAJI ONLINE YouTube Channel every Sunday at 11am (IST)</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The word&nbsp;<em>atma</em>&nbsp;denotes body, mind and soul—depending upon different circumstances. In the&nbsp;<em>yoga</em>&nbsp;system, the mind and the conditioned soul are especially important. Since the mind is the central point of&nbsp;<em>yoga</em>&nbsp;practice,&nbsp;<em>atma</em>&nbsp;refers here to the mind. The purpose of the&nbsp;<em>yoga</em>&nbsp;system is to control the mind and to draw it away from attachment to sense objects. It is stressed herein that the mind must be so trained that it can deliver the conditioned soul from the mire of nescience. In material existence one is subjected to the influence of the mind and the senses. In fact, the pure soul is entangled in the material world because of the mind's ego which desires to lord it over material nature. Therefore, the mind should be trained so that it will not be attracted by the glitter of material nature, and in this way the conditioned soul may be saved. One should not degrade oneself by attraction to sense objects. The more one is attracted by sense objects, the more one becomes entangled in material existence. The best way to disentangle oneself is to always engage the mind in Krsna consciousness. The word&nbsp;<em>hi&nbsp;</em>is<em>&nbsp;</em>used for emphasizing this point, i.e., that one&nbsp;<em>must&nbsp;</em>do this. It is also said:</p><p><em>mana eva manusyanam karanam bandha-moksayoh</em></p><p><em>bandhaya visayasango muktyai nirvisayam manah.</em></p><p>"For man, mind is the cause of bondage and mind is the cause of liberation. Mind absorbed in sense objects is the cause of bondage, and mind detached from the sense objects is the cause of liberation." Therefore, the mind which is always engaged in Krsna consciousness is the cause of supreme liberation.</p><p><br></p><p>The purpose of practicing eightfol