Krishna Consciousness: A Yoga System

Abstract: Yoga is the way that connects us with the Supreme or it is the connecting link between the soul and the Super soul, the Supreme and the living creatures.Lord Krishna is that Supreme, the Personality of Godhead. As being the ultimate object of yoga, Krishna is ‘yógesvara’, master of yoga. There are many different types of yoga. Yoga is the system or the means to understand Krishna. So, Krishna consciousness is the best type of yoga. This system was described by Krishna to Arjuna in the Srimadbhagavad-gita. It is the best because it can be practiced by anyone who has developed attachment for Krishna. Another reason is that it is a kind of direct attachment which is called ‘bhakti’. It is called a devotional service. One engaged in devotional service as Krishna’s friend or His servant or His parent or His lover, is Krishna conscious. The only qualification for practicing this yoga system is submission to Him and to have faith on His mercy. It is not a sentimental speculation but a great science preached and taught by Krishna Himself in the Srimadbhagavad-gita. The present paper is going to focus on the excellence of Krishna consciousness as a yoga system with its goal, its relationship with life, and on Krishna consciousness as a source of absolute knowledge.