The Path of the Yogi

Lord Krishna now brings Arjuna — and us — to one of the most powerful conclusions in the

entire Bhagvad Gita. He says: A yogi… one who unites with the Divine through

sincere discipline, through steady awareness, through inner connection… is greater than even the strongest

tapasvī, greater than the most learned scholar, and greater than the most dedicated

karma-worker. Why? Because tapas focuses on austerity. Knowledge focuses

on intellect. Action focuses on effort. But yoga? Yoga unites all

three. It purifies the heart like tapas, it sharpens the understanding like

knowledge, and it channels energy like action — all toward one goal: