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<div class="heading">Bhāgavata-dharma is actually sanātana-dharma. Sanātana-dharma does not mean that one must have a certain type of religious life. Sanātana-dharma means the eternal religion. Sanātana-dharma is applicable for all living entities. A living entity is eternal, God is eternal, and there is an eternal abode also.
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Actually, religion does not mean to improve your material condition. That is not religion. ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavata'' therefore says that ''sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje'' ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.6|SB 1.2.6]]): "That type of religion is first class which elevates one to the platform of pure devotional service to the Absolute Truth." That is religion.

People are not attracted to the ''bhāgavata-dharma'', or the religion. ''Bhāgavata-dharma'' is actually ''sanātana-dharma''. ''Sanātana-dharma'' does not mean that one must have a certain type of religious life. ''Sanātana-dharma'' means the eternal religion. ''Sanātana-dharma'' is applicable for all living entities. A living entity is eternal, God is eternal, and there is an eternal abode also.

''Paras tasmāt tu bhāvo 'nyo 'vyakto 'vyaktāt sanātanaḥ'' ([[Vanisource:BG 8.20 (1972)|BG 8.20]]). So the religious principles which promote a follower to the highest platform of serving the eternal, supreme God, that is called ''sanātana-dharma''. ''Nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām'' (''Kaṭha Upaniṣad'' 2.2.13). That is first-class religion.

Therefore here it is said, ''naikāntikam''. ''Naikāntikaṁ tad dhi kṛte 'pi niṣkṛte'' ([[Vanisource:SB 6.2.12|SB 6.2.12]]). Even one becomes free from all contamination of sinful life by prosecuting the particular type of religious principles, that is not sufficient, because ultimately it cannot give any good result.

:''naikāntikaṁ tad dhi kṛte 'pi niṣkṛte''
:''manaḥ punar dhāvati ced asat-pathe''
:([[Vanisource:SB 6.2.12|SB 6.2.12]])

Because the mind is so disturbing that even after being freed from all contamination of sinful life, the mind again goes to that sinful activity.

It is very difficult to control the mind. Arjuna, when he was advised to perform the ''haṭha-yoga'' system to control the mind, he flatly refused that, "I am unable to control my mind in this way." He stated that ''cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa'' ([[Vanisource:BG 6.34 (1972)|BG 6.34]]): "Kṛṣṇa, the mind is so agitating and moving," ''cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi'', "it is just like a madman." Just like you cannot control a madman. Sometimes you have to chain a madman for doing mischievous activities. Sometimes you have to send to some hospital for special care.

So Arjuna said, ''cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi'', mad, ''balavat''. And not only mad, "is very strong," and ''dṛḍham'', and "very strong and determined." ''Tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye'': "If You ask me to control my mind, it is very difficult for me." ''Tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye vāyor api suduṣkaram'': "If there is some wind, strong wind, and if one thinks that 'I shall control this wind, stop this strong blowing of wind,' as it is impossible, similarly, the movement of my mind is so strong that I cannot promise that I can control this mind."

And after the statement of Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa said . . . Kṛṣṇa saw that His friend was becoming disappointed. Because he cannot prosecute the yogic system, so he's becoming disappointed. But He knew that Arjuna was always thinking of Kṛṣṇa. That . . . that was certain. Although his mind was very agitated because he was politician, he was warrior, still, his mind was fixed up in Kṛṣṇa. That He knew. Therefore He said that ''yoginām api sarveṣāṁ mad-gatenāntar-ātmanā'' ([[Vanisource:BG 6.47 (1972)|BG 6.47]]).