In this way Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī reduced his foodstuff, ultimately, every alternate day only one piece of, what is called, butter, so much. And he was offering even bowing down hundreds times and chanting so many times. Saṅkhyā-pūrvaka-nāma—you have heard it while singing six Gosvāmīs' song. Saṅkhyā-pūrvaka-nāma-gāna-natibhiḥ kālāvasānī-kṛtau (Ṣaḍ-gosvāmy-aṣṭaka).
So there are very nice examples of minimizing—minimizing all material necessities up to the point nil. You see? But that is not possible for everyone. Don't try to imitate Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. But because they were associates of Lord Caitanya, each one of them showed some example, unique example how Kṛṣṇa consciousness can be advanced. But our business is not to imitate them, but try to follow them. Try to follow as far as possible. Not artificially.
Therefore here it is said: "There is no possibility of one's becoming a yogī . . ." If you try to become immediately Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī by imitating, you'll fail. Whatever progress you have made, that will be finished. No. Not that. You eat, but don't eat more. That's all. Eating more is no good. You eat. If you are elephant, you eat hundred pounds, but if you are ant you eat one grain. Don't eat hundred pounds, imitating the elephant. You see? God has given food to the elephant and to the ant. But if you are actually elephant, then you eat like elephant. But if you are ant, don't eat like elephant; then you'll be in trouble (chuckles).
So here it is said: "There is no possibility of one's becoming a yogī, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little." Very nice program. Don't eat too little. You eat whatever you require, but don't eat more. Similarly, don't sleep more. If you can keep your health perfect, but try to reduce it. Suppose you are sleeping ten hours. But if I keep myself fit by sleeping five hours, why should I sleep ten hours? So this is the process. Don't do anything artificially.
In the . . . so far the body is concerned, we have got four demands: eating, sleeping, mating and defending. The defect is that, modern civilization, that they are thinking that, "This eating process, sleeping process, if we can increase, that is very nice. If we can sleep the whole day and night on Saturday and Sunday, oh, it is great profit, enjoyment." You see? That is the civilization. They think it is an opportunity to enjoy life to sleep thirty hours a day. You see? No. Don't do that. Reduce it. Try to reduce it, but not artificially.