The yogi, through constant discipline and purification of himself, gradually attains a happiness without bounds—happiness born of direct contact with Brahman. With his mind united in yoga, he perceives the self abiding in all beings, and all beings abiding in the self. Thus, his vision becomes equal toward all. Such a yogi sees the Divine everywhere and recognizes everything as residing within the Divine. For him, the Lord is never lost, nor is he lost to the Lord. Whoever worships the Divine, established in unity and seeing the Divine present in all creatures, lives in the Divine, no matter his way of life. Arjuna, the yogi who, comparing others with himself, sees the same everywhere—both in joy and sorrow—is considered the highest among yogis. Upon hearing this, Arjuna addresses Krishna as Madhusudana: “This yoga of equanimity you describe, I do not see how it can be firmly established, because the mind is so restless.” He continues, “Truly, Krishna, the mind is turbulent, strong, and obstinate. Controlling it seems as difficult as controlling the wind.” The Blessed Lord replies, “O mighty-armed Arjuna, without doubt the mind is hard to control and restless. Yet, by practice and detachment, it can be restrained.” He adds, “Yoga is difficult to attain for one who has not mastered himself. But for one who has disciplined himself and strives by proper means, it is attainable.” Arjuna then asks, “O Krishna, what happens to one who has faith but lacks self-control, whose mind strays from yoga and does not reach perfection? Does he perish like a broken cloud, lost and rootless, confused on the path to Brahman? This is my doubt, Krishna. Please resolve it completely, for only you can dispel it.” The Blessed Lord assures him, “O Partha, neither here nor hereafter is there destruction for such a person. One who acts virtuously never comes to misfortune, dear one.” He explains further, “Having attained the worlds of the righteous and dwelled there for many ages, the one fallen from yoga is reborn in the home of the pure and prosperous. Or else, he is born in the family of wise yogis—a birth exceedingly rare in this world.” “In such a birth, he regains the connection with the intellect from his previous life and strives again for perfection, O descendant of Kuru. Drawn by his former practice, he is impelled even against his will. Even one who merely desires to know yoga transcends the words of scripture.” “But the yogi who strives with effort, purified from faults, and perfected through many births, ultimately attains the highest path.” Krishna declares, “The yogi is greater than ascetics, wiser than the learned, and greater than those who act. Therefore, Arjuna, become a yogi.” “Among all yogis, the one who worships Me with faith, absorbed in Me with his inner self, is most united with Me.” Then Krishna says, “With your mind attached to Me, practicing yoga under My shelter, listen as I reveal how you will know Me fully and without doubt.” “I will declare to you this knowledge and wisdom completely; knowing this, nothing else remains to be known in this world.” He continues, “Among thousands of people, hardly one strives for perfection; among those striving and perfected, scarcely one knows Me in truth.” “My distinct material nature consists of eight elements: earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect, and ego. But know My other nature, O mighty-armed, which is higher—the living beings by which this world is sustained.” “Understand that all beings arise from these two natures. I am the origin and dissolution of the entire universe. There is nothing higher than Me, O Dhananjaya. All this is woven in Me, like pearls on a string.” “I am the taste in water, O Kaunteya; the radiance in the moon and sun; the syllable Om in all the Vedas; the sound in space; and the strength in men. I am the pure fragrance in the earth, the brilliance in fire; I am the life in all beings, and the austerity among ascetics.” “Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the splendor of the splendid. I am the strength of the strong, free from desire and attachment. Among beings, O best of the Bharatas, I am desire that is not opposed to righteousness.” “Whatever states arise from sattva, rajas, and tamas, know them all as coming from Me. Yet I am not in them—they are in Me.” “This whole world is deluded by these states born of the three gunas; it does not recognize Me, who am beyond them and imperishable. Truly, this divine maya of Mine, made of the gunas, is difficult to cross; but those who take refuge in Me alone cross over this maya.” “The evil-doers, the deluded, the lowest of men, whose knowledge is taken away by maya, and who have embraced demonic natures, do not seek refuge in Me.” “Four kinds of virtuous people worship Me, O Arjuna: the distressed, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of wealth, and the wise, O best of the Bharatas. Of these, the wise one, ever united and devoted to the One, is distinguished; for I am exceedingly dear to the wise, and he is dear to Me.” “All these are noble, but the wise one is regarded as My very self; for, with a disciplined mind, he is devoted to Me alone as the highest goal. At the end of many births, the man of knowledge takes refuge in Me, realizing that Vasudeva is all; such a great soul is very rare.” “Those whose knowledge is taken away by various desires worship other deities, following this or that rule, constrained by their own nature.