O son of Pritha. So, when you do that by intelligence, you are freed from the bondage of works.

            Sankhya means analysis, an analytical study of the body and spirit. The soul has been explained very nicely by Lord Krishna and this is what Lord Krishna is explaining as Sankhya now after a very nice analysis of one’s existence. Completely different from the body Lord Krishna is explaining the second level. It is not sufficient just to know that I am not the body. If you understand that you are not the body, I will not be affected by the distress of the body, but I do not want just freedom from stress and miseries, I want positive happiness and pleasure in life.

            So how can the soul have positive pleasure and, happiness in life when it engages in the service of the Super Soul and, gets connected with the Super Soul? And that is called Yoga. The word is very famous, but people do not know what the actual meaning of Yoga is. Do we think that throwing our hands and legs around in the air is called Yoga? The word Yoga actually comes from ‘Yujdhato’; Yuj means to link or to connect, so the process of linking the individual soul with the Super Soul is called Yoga. What is this linking? It is not any mechanical linking, just like a man and a woman are linked in a relationship. So we have a relationship with God. We have forgotten that relationship. So when a person is able to revive his relationship, once he is out of this bodily concept of life by following the spiritual discipline under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master, our memory of our eternal relationship with God is revived. God is eternal. We are eternal and our relationship is also eternal. So when we are able to revive that relationship and engage in the service of God, then that is called Yoga. Now here there are various kinds of Yoga systems described in the Bhagavad Gita. Lord Krishna is explaining a very advanced form of yoga practice which is called ‘Buddhi Yoga. Yoga is a ladder. Not everyone is expected to be on the top rung of the ladder. So as per the capacity of individuals, different rungs and, different processes of Yoga have been recommended. But a person should not get stuck. At any level, one should keep on progressing. Karma, Yoga, Dhyan Yoga, Raja Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga. Finally, a person should come to the level of Bhakti Yoga which is the topmost yoga system also known by the name Buddhi Yoga. Buddhi Yoga means doing Yoga, not by changing your external circumstances as the Yogas and Asanas, Yoga Asanas and the Pranayama which are part of Hatha Yoga or Ashtanga Yoga which is normally taken as Yoga. In that you have to do external adjustments, you have to leave your house and family to go to the Himalayas or a secret place, and then sit there alone and, stop your eating. Stop your activities. Some external arrangements have to be made. But this Buddhi Yoga is such an advanced process. There is no need for any external arrangement. Using the same activity you are an educator. You can continue your profession as an educator. You are a businessman. You can continue being a businessman. Arjun was a fighter. He could continue being a fighter at the same time. Do Yoga. Establish your relationship with the supreme soul. How? Simply by manipulating your intelligence. This is called Buddhi Yoga.

            So, this very advanced form of Yoga, which Lord Krishna, will now explain to Arjuna. And although this is the most advanced, this is also the most practical because being situated in one’s own position in one’s own occupational duty, one can perform and attain success in spiritual life.