With all due respect, they are referred by Śrīla Prabhupāda as RASCAL EDITORS. They have become more than their guru n trying to surpass Him. Familiarity breeds contempt. In SB 2.5.16 p Śrīla Prabhupāda explains as below-:
In meditation, there are two systems of yoga, namely aṣṭāṅga-yoga and sāṅkhya-yoga. Aṣṭāṅga-yoga is practice in concentrating the mind, releasing oneself from all engagements by the regulative processes of meditation, concentration, sitting postures, blocking the movements of the internal circulation of air, etc. Sāṅkhya-yoga is meant to distinguish the truth from ephemerals. But ultimately both the systems are meant for realizing the impersonal Brahman, which is but a partial representation of Nārāyaṇa, the Personality of Godhead.
The main point is that sāṅkhya-yoga, in the context evoked by Prabhupada, includes aṣṭāṅga and dhyana. When we study the teachings of Lord Kapila in the SB, we see that the process he explains is basically an elaboration of what Krsna explains in the 6th chapter of the BG, a process that involves meditation and knowledge, aimed at situating ourselves on a platform of pure bakti.
Hare Kṛṣṇa prabhuji
Jai Śrīla Prabhupāda
With all due respect, they are referred by Śrīla Prabhupāda as RASCAL EDITORS. They have become more than their guru n trying to surpass Him. Familiarity breeds contempt. In SB 2.5.16 p Śrīla Prabhupāda explains as below-:
In meditation, there are two systems of yoga, namely aṣṭāṅga-yoga and sāṅkhya-yoga. Aṣṭāṅga-yoga is practice in concentrating the mind, releasing oneself from all engagements by the regulative processes of meditation, concentration, sitting postures, blocking the movements of the internal circulation of air, etc. Sāṅkhya-yoga is meant to distinguish the truth from ephemerals. But ultimately both the systems are meant for realizing the impersonal Brahman, which is but a partial representation of Nārāyaṇa, the Personality of Godhead.
The main point is that sāṅkhya-yoga, in the context evoked by Prabhupada, includes aṣṭāṅga and dhyana. When we study the teachings of Lord Kapila in the SB, we see that the process he explains is basically an elaboration of what Krsna explains in the 6th chapter of the BG, a process that involves meditation and knowledge, aimed at situating ourselves on a platform of pure bakti.