Krishna, God, the Supreme Person teaches us the pure way.

The science of union with the Supreme Being, the pure way, the one whose interest is in the realization of the soul.

Krishna, God, the Supreme Person says:

All that I say, directly or through the scriptures, is authoritative in every respect for the inhabitants of this world. For this word to become truth, I have come to fulfill this promise.

If I go down into this world, it is in order to expose the philosophy of Sankhya, that beings desiring to escape the labyrinth of vain material desires esteem highly for spiritual realization.

This path of spiritual realization, difficult to understand, has been lost in the course of time. Know that I appeared under the guise of Kapila to reintroduce and explain again this philosophy to men.

Deep inside, through your intellect, you will always see Me, the Supreme Soul, shining with My own light and residing in the hearts of all beings. Thus realizing you to eternal life, free from all affliction and fear.

Yoga, which refers to the Lord and the distinct soul, which aims at the ultimate good of the living being and which leads to the detachment of the joys and sorrows proper to the material universe, represents the highest form of yoga. [yoga: practice of union and communion with God]

I will now explain to you the ancient science of yoga, the very science that I once revealed to the great sages. This way is practical in all respects.

The ancient science of yoga.

When the consciousness of the living being is attracted by the three forms of influences peculiar to the material nature, it is said to be conditioned. But let that same consciousness attach itself to God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and then the being is at the liberated level. He will see his thoughts purified by the one who frees himself entirely from lust and greed, those stains resulting from the illusory concept of the “self” applied to the body and from the “mine” applied to the possessions of the body. Reaching this state of purity, it transcends the level of so-called material happiness and unhappiness.

The soul can then see itself as it is, transcendent to material existence, forever shining with its own light, never fragmented, even though it is tiny.

At this stage, that of spiritual realization, the application of knowledge and renunciation in devotional service allows to see all things in their right perspective.