{"id":71904,"date":"2025-03-15T02:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=71904"},"modified":"2025-03-14T06:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T00:30:39","slug":"astanga-yoga-is-not-enough-to-satisfy-the-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/astanga-yoga-is-not-enough-to-satisfy-the-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Astanga Yoga is not Enough to Satisfy the Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krishna_the_infinite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-71905 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krishna_the_infinite-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krishna_the_infinite-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krishna_the_infinite.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>One can only get rid of all bad habits by chanting the holy name of Krishna. Thus, good luck awakens and love for Krishna begins to flow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">While practicing Astanga Yoga, fear is always present. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.6.35) it is said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">yamadibhir yoga-pathaih<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">kama-lobha-hato muhuh<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">mukunda-sevaya yadvat<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">tathatmaddha na samyati<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">It is true that by practicing control of the senses with the practice of yoga, one can free oneself from the anxieties generated by desire and lust, but this is not enough to give the soul satisfaction. This is achieved only through devotional service to the Supreme Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a section of the book \u201cBhajana-Rahasya\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To buy the complete book, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kadachaeditions.com\/art\/bhajana-rahasya-english\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">click here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><br \/>\n<br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One can only get rid of all bad habits by chanting the holy name of Krishna. Thus, good luck awakens and love for Krishna begins to flow. While practicing Astanga Yoga, fear is always present. 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