The ultimate goal (Srimad Bhagavatam #42)

Although Lord Kapila describes the practice of mystic yoga, the ultimate goal is pure devotional service, therefore the process He describes is not different from what we practice apart from a few details. We meditate on the deity instead of meditating in Paramatma inside the heart, but the process of meditation on the form of the Lord is the same. Similarly, we chant the Mahamantra instead of the Omkara, but the process of reciting and fixing our attention on the transcendental sound vibration is the same. When the processes of Karma, Jñāna, or Yoga are practiced with some other purpose, they are considered separate processes, but when they are practiced with the goal of achieving devotional service, they are considered part of the Bhakti process. We can see that in the Bhagavad-Gita Prabhupada consistently translates terms such as Karma-yoga, Jñāna-yoga, etc. as "devotional service", instead of classifying them as separate processes. Get full access to Mysteries of the Vedas (Caitanya Chandra Dasa) at www.ccdas.net/subscribe