Answer
By the practice of yoga, this is definitely possible, because yoga essentially means detaching from matter and reconnecting with the spiritual reality. Even something as simple as sincerely chanting the holy name—Hare Krishna—with attention and proper hearing gradually brings this transformation. As you chant, your inner awareness increases, and you begin to observe your own emotions more clearly. Your capacity for self-awareness grows.
Brahman refers to a state of consciousness beyond matter. The soul is already Brahman, but it is covered. Through sincere practice, especially by associating with the Supreme Brahman—Krishna—this covered consciousness becomes uncovered, or “Brahmanized.”
This process happens gradually. Just like when a coconut dries, the inner kernel (copra) naturally separates from the shell, in the same way, through attentive chanting of the mahāmantra, your true self begins to separate from bodily identification. Slowly, you start to see things more objectively.
For example, you can easily analyze someone else’s problems because you are not emotionally entangled in them. But when it is your own problem, you become emotionally involved and lose clarity. However, when you become spiritually situated, you begin to observe even your own thoughts and emotions from a higher platform. You understand, “This body is not me; this mind is not me—they are instruments.”
From that state, real self-management becomes possible. You can see what is favorable for devotional service and accept it, and what is unfavorable and reject it. That is true management.
So self-management depends on your level of consciousness. When you are situated in Brahman, you can practice genuine spiritual self-management—living with clarity, detachment, and purpose.
