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Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 6 Text 36
asamyatatmana yogo
dusprapa iti me matih
vasyatmana tu yatata
sakyo 'vaptum upayatah

asamyata--unbridled ; atmana--by the mind; yogah--self- realization; dusprapah--difficul t to obtain; iti--thus; me--My; matih--opinion; vasya--controlled; atmana--by the mind; tu--but; yatata--while endeavoring; sakyah--practical; avaptum--to achieve; upayatah--by appropriate means.

TRANSLATION

For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is difficult work. But he whose mind is controlled and who strives by appropriate means is assured of success. That is My opinion.

JOURNAL:

Srila Prabhupada in his purport writes; A Krsna conscious person easily achieves the result of yoga practice without separate endeavor, but a yoga practitioner cannot achieve success without becoming Krsna conscious.

It is certainly easier to control the mind by giving each sense an object that reminds one of Krishna than by this eight-fold yoga system. So, beads to touch, incense to smell, mantra to chant with the tongue and hear with the ears and a picture of Krishna or the maha-mantra written on a card for the eyes. This way works well for me.