Krishna,Geeta,Chapter 6, Verse 47. (Sankhya Yoga)

And of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.




Krishna,Geeta,Chapter 6, Verse 46. (Sankhya Yoga)

A yogi is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances, be a yogi.




Krishna,Geeta,Chapter 6, Verse 45. (Sankhya Yoga)

But when the yogi engages himself with sincere endeavor in making further progress, being washed of all contaminations, then ultimately, after many, many births of practice, he attains the supreme goal.



Krishna,Geeta,Chapter 6, Verse 44. (Sankhya Yoga)

By virtue of the divine consciousness of his previous life, he automatically becomes attracted to the yogic principles--even without seeking them. Such an inquisitive transcendentalist, striving for yoga, stands always above the ritualistic principles of the scriptures.



Krishna,Geeta,Chapter 6, Verse 43. (Sankhya Yoga)

On taking such pious birth, he again revives the divine consciousness of his previous life, and he tries to make further progress in order to achieve complete success, O son of Kuru.