A person’s karma—or self-created destiny—determines whether the new body that his or her soul acquires will be born in the world of the wise and pure or in the lower world in the body of a senseless deluded being. The Gita is a guideline for uplifting the soul so that it ascends to the world of higher beings.
The passages in the Bhagavad Gita that pertain to “science of yoga” instruct humankind on how to better its karma and ultimately attain enlightenment. They intermingle with the “scripture of knowledge” passages which are philosophical in nature and pertain to the unmanifest world of spirit. Yoga in its broadest sense means the path to union with God which can be described as the joining of individual consciousness to the universal consciousness. A yogi is a person who has attained a consciousness that approaches the universal consciousness. Such a person, ruled more by spirit than by body, is wise.
Many passages in the Gita describe yogis and instruct us on how to become yogis:
The person whose spirit rules her completely is ruled by God.
The person has self-control.
She is calm no matter what happens.
She is calm if she is cold or hot.
She is calm if she comfortable or uncomfortable.
She is calm if she praised or criticized.
The person who has self-control never changes.
A piece of stone and gold are the same to her.
A wise person like this is called a yogi.
(Gita 6:6, 7, 8)
This excerpt is from On Hinduism by Irina Gajjar. Learn more about the book at http://irinaspage.com/philosophy/on-hinduism/
Sending LOVE.
Be well🙏