Chapter 6 · The Yoga of Meditation · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 6.44 — Pulled by past practice

पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः। जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥

pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśo'pi saḥ | jijñāsurapi yogasya śabdabrahmātivartate ||

Meaning

By that earlier practice he is drawn on, almost in spite of himself. Even one who merely seeks to know yoga goes beyond the ritual words of the Vedas.

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