SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 6 Text 16
naty-asnatas tu yogo 'sti
na caikantam anasnatah
na cati-svapna- silasya
jagrato naiva carjuna

na--never; ati--too much; asnatah--of one who eats; tu--but; yogah--linking with the Supreme; asti--there is; na--nor; ca--also; ekantam--overly; anasnatah--abstaini ng from eating; na--nor; ca--also; ati--too much; svapna-silasya- -of one who sleeps; jagratah--or one who keeps night watch too much; na--not; eva--ever; ca--and; arjuna--O Arjuna.

TRANSLATION

There is no possibility of one's becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough.

JOURNAL:

In his purport to today's sloka Srila Prabhupada writes; Regulation of diet and sleep is recommended herein for the yogis. Too much eating means eating more than is required to keep the body and soul together. One who eats more than required will dream very much while sleeping, and he must consequently sleep more than is required. One should not sleep more than six hours daily.

In his lecture on these verses (NY 9-7-66) Srila Prabhupada tells us that these regulations for yogis are to help us in our personal advancement in Krishna Consciousness while reminding us that in this day and age it is impossible to practice this yoga the way it was supposed to be practiced. Still, one should be regulated in all his affairs and "sit properly" while chanting japa.