Chapter 5, Verse 4
sāṅkhya-yogau pṛthag-bālāḥ
pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ
ekam-apy-āsthitaḥ samyak
ubhayor-vindate phalam
Children speak of Sankhya Yoga and yoga of action as being different from each other, but not the wise; if a man fully applies himself to one of them, he gets the fruit of both.
“Children speak of Sankhya Yoga and yoga of action as being different from each other…” Here, Krishna says that people who dwell in worldly illusion and pride, see only difference. People who dwell on a low frequency perceive only limitation. But the wise one doesn’t see such difference, because both paths lead to the same Realisation, God-Realisation and that’s true knowledge.
“If a man fully applies himself to one of them, he gets the fruit of both.” Here
Lord Krishna says, “Don’t go in two boats, but take one boat and you’ll reach your destination! And if you take one boat, give yourself fully to the voyage in that boat.” If you are doing your sadhana, do it with love. If you are working, whatever you do, do it with love. Through either path, God will reveal Himself to you.
Lord Krishna says that the people who try to separate these two paths are like children in kindergarten: they make lots of noise saying, “This is better!” “That is better!” This is unwise. There are numerous people of great eloquence who talk, talk, talk talk, talk. They can give big speeches, but these speeches don’t have any value, because they themselves have not experienced what they are talking about. Whereas if one has true experience, even if one speaks little about it, people will understand.
Those who are centred in the Self can do anything; they’re free. In whatever they do, there is no creation of karma, because it is the Lord who is manifesting Himself and acting through them. If they’re still bound by their past samskaras, if they’re still bound by their minds, they should divert their minds towards the Divine form, towards God. And this will be the cause of their liberation.
Bhagavad Gita
