Having attained this perfection, the soul knows that nothing is more precious, and will not deviate from the truth, but will remain unperturbed, even in the midst of the worst difficulties. Such is the true liberation from all the sufferings born of contact with matter.

Unshakable faith and determination must accompany this practice of Yoga. The spiritualist must unreservedly discard all material desires engendered by the false ego (identification with the body and the desire to dominate matter) and thus master the totality of the senses through the mind.

With firm conviction, he must gradually rise, through intelligence, to perfect concentration, and thus fix his mind on the Supreme Being, without thinking of anything else. Wherever he is carried away by his feverish and fickle nature, the mind must be brought under the control of the spiritual self.

The spiritualist whose mind is absorbed in the Self knows without question the ultimate happiness. Having understood that he is a partaker of the Absolute (of God), he is already liberated; his mind is serene, his passions are appeased. He is free from all sin. Established in spiritual realisation, purified of all material defilements, the spiritualist enjoys the supreme happiness that comes from constant union with the Absolute.

The true spiritualist sees Me in all beings and all beings in Me. Truly, the realised soul sees Me everywhere.

He who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me is never separated from Me, nor do I ever separate from him.

The spiritualist who knows Me to be One with the Supreme Soul in the multiplicity of beings, adores Me and in Me he always abides.

The perfect spiritualist sees, through his own experience, the equality of all beings, happy or unhappy.

New question from Arjuna:

This yoga which You have described in few words, O Lord, I do not see how to practice it, for the mind is capricious and unstable. The mind is elusive, feverish, powerful and tenacious. To subdue it seems to me more difficult than to master the wind.

The Blessed Lord says:

It is, indeed, difficult to tame this feverish mind. However, it is achieved by constant practice and detachment.

For one who has not mastered his mind, the work of spiritual realisation will be difficult. But for those who master it and guide their efforts by the appropriate means, success is sure. This is My thought.