45. Where Do I Go Without Yoga (6.36-6.40)

Kṛṣṇa declares that it is possible to achieve Self-realization by stilling the mind, if one intensely practices completion. Here, Arjuna asks, what happens if we start with faith but somewhere, we fail in controlling the mind? This situation will happen. When we start off, we will face failure in our attempts to complete with the mind.

Arjuna wants Kṛṣṇa to give an assurance that Enlightenment is possible for all kinds of people; that even if a person starts practicing intensely but fails due to the wavering mind, it is still possible to attain the Divine Consciousness, Brahman.

Kṛṣṇa assures Arjuna that there is no destruction either in this life or the next life for one who is on the right path, the path of Yoga. Even a small amount of practice of this yoga will save us from the cycle of birth and death. Any yoga practiced will give us tremendous benefit.

Listen, any movement of the body with a strong intention will cause that intention to get deeply inscribed into our bio-memory and muscle-memory. If we move our body with the thought of bliss, the bliss emotion gets recorded in our system. If it is anger that moves our body, the anger emotion gets recorded. This is such an important and beautiful Truth. Don't miss it!