 Photo by Felipe Bastias on Unsplash " Calmness is the cradle of power." - Josiah Gilbert Holland This blog post is part of our Yoga Sutras series. Want to start at the beginning? Yoga Sutra 3.38 ते समाधावुपसर्गा व्युत्थाने सिद्धयः te samādhāvupasargā vyutthāne siddhayaḥ These accomplishments are obstacles to samadhi but powers in worldly life. Sutra 3.38 is so simple and easily missed among the great siddhis or powers listed in Pada Three of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, but is the most important Sutra in this set. As I referenced at the beginning of the year, Patanjali cautions us here that these siddhis can derail our spiritual progress.
When we get caught up in these “superphysical senses” (Satchidananda, 237) we are thrust back into the material world. We may become so enamored with our newfound abilities that we lose sight of the spiritual progress that exists beyond their attainment. Patanjali catalogues these potential accomplishments through samyama so that yoga practitioners can spot them and overcome them if and when they arise.
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