 Photo by Guille Álvarez on Unsplash Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory. - Mahatma Gandhi This blog post is part of our Yoga Sutras series. Want to start at the beginning? Yoga Sutras Book Four: Kaivalya Pada Book Four of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is an enigma to me and many other serious yoga practitioners. As we’ve been hinting at throughout this series but especially in our discussions of the third book, Vibhuti Pada, the final stages of a practitioner’s journey are beyond the mind and thus, extremely difficult to describe in a way the mind understands. This work is something that needs to be experienced to be truly understood.
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The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. - Matthew Arnold This blog post is part of our Yoga Sutras series. Want to start at the beginning? Yoga Sutra 3.56 सत्त्वपुरुषयोः शुद्धिसाम्ये कैवल्यमिति sattva purusayoh suddhi samye kaivalyam iti Thus, the tranquil and purified mind becomes equal to the pure Self and spiritual integration is perfected. In this final post of the year and of pada three of The Yoga Sutras, the image of perfection in yoga is revealed by Patanjali. In essence, by samyama the spiritual aspirant refines their mind to the point wherein vivekajam jnanam (discriminative spiritual knowledge) is achieved and all is intuitively understood by the yogi.
This knowledge purifies the aspirant’s mind. When a person’s mind is strengthened enough that their intuition can grasp the subtlest of distinguishing details between similar things, that mind becomes incredibly perceptive and will be able to understand the difference between what is real and what is unreal. The mind and the soul find harmony. |
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