Acharya Prashant explains a verse from the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 6, Verse 2), where Shri Krishna tells Arjun that what is called Sanyas (renunciation) should be understood as Yoga (union), because no one can become a Yogi without renouncing resolutions. The speaker highlights the apparent contradiction, as Sanyas is commonly understood as leaving, while Yoga means joining. He clarifies that the usual meaning of Sanyas is superficial. Shri Krishna is correcting Arjun's desire to renounce the battlefield by explaining that true renunciation is a consequence of joining with something higher. The speaker elaborates that the focus should not be on what to leave, but on what to join with. When one unites with the higher (Yoga), the lower is automatically renounced. He uses an analogy: one is troubled by the lower only because of an innate, hidden knowledge of something higher. Our suffering and aversion to falsehood are proof of the existence of Truth and Bliss. If we didn't have an a priori, deep, hidden experience of the higher, we wouldn't be troubled by our current lower state. Every instance of suffering is evidence that something else, something higher, exists, which we know and are missing. This understanding is crucial for renouncing resolutions (sankalp). Resolutions arise from the small ego and are about acquiring or renouncing small things. Shri Krishna advises Arjun to focus on Yoga, which means connecting with Him, the highest. When one is connected to the highest, one understands what is truly worth attaining, and consequently, what is worth renouncing. Without this connection, one might renounce the wrong things. Arjun, wanting to renounce the battlefield, would also be renouncing Shri Krishna who is present there. Therefore, a seeker must first learn what is worth attaining, and only then will they know what is worth leaving. Proper renunciation (Samyak Sanyas) comes from proper union (Samyak Yoga).
