THE YOGA SUTRAS (FROM 33 TO 43)

 

                                  👀    THE YOGA  👀

                        SUTRA 33👇

                    VITARKA-BADHANE PRATIPRAKSA-BHAVANAM

                      FOR THE  BONDAGE OCCURING FROM DISCURSIVE THOUGHT, THE CULTIVATION OF THE OPPOSSITE IS LAID DOWN.

                    SUTRA 34 ONWARDS IS AN ELABORARATION OF SUTRA 33.

                    SUTRA 34👇

                  VITARKA HIMSA ADAYAH KRTA-KARITA-ANUMODITA LOBHA-

                   KRODHA-MOHA-PURVAKA MRDU-MADHYA ADHIMATRA

                  DUHKHA-AJNANA-ANANTA-PHALA ITI PRATIPRAKSHA-BHAVANAM

                VIOLENT THOUGHTS THAT ARE INIMICAL TO TRANQUILITY AND CAUSE HARM TO OTHERS, THAT ARE DONE, CAUSED OR APPROVED BY YOU, LUST, ANGER OR DELUSION, WHETHER MILD, MEDIUM OR INTENSE, WHICH RESULTS IN ENDLESS DISATISFACTION, AND SPRING FROM IGNORANCE, CAN BE NEUTRALISED BY DELIBERATE CULTIVATION OF OPPOSITES AS PRESCRIBED IN THE NEW FEW SUTRAS.

               SUTRA 35👇

                   AHIMSA-PRATISTHAYAM TAT-SANNIDHAU VAIRATYAGHA

                    WHEN IN THE PRESENCE  OF ONE ESTABLISHED IN NON-VIOLENCE, ONE GIVES UP HOSTILITY, GRADUALLY.

                        SUTRA 36👇

                     SATYA-PRATISTHAYAM KRIYA-PHALA-ASRAYATVAM

                      WHEN ONE IS ESTABLISHED IN TRUTHFULNESS, THEN THERE IS A CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ACTION AND ITS RESULTS.

                 SUTRA 37👇

                    ASTEYA-PRATISTHAYAM SARVARATN-OPASTHANAM

                     WHEN ESTABLISHED IN NON-STEALING, ALL THAT IS PRESENT OR AVAILABLE IS LIKE JEWELS.

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                           THIS CAN BE EXPLAINED AS FOLLOWS:

                     WHEN ONE CEASES TO THINK OF STEALING OTHER PEOPLE'S POSSESSIONS, THE MIND IS NOT CEASELESSLY SCHEMING TO GET THEM. THE MIND THEN BECOMES TRANQUIL AND BEGINS TO SEE BEAUTY AND SATISFACTION IN THE LITTLE THINGS ONE HAS AND IN THE SURROUNDINGS. ONCE ESTABLISED IN NON-STEALING, ONE BECOMES FRIENDS WITH THE LITTLE SQUIRREL THAT COMES DAY OR THE BEAUTIFUL BIRD THAT SITS LOOKING OUT FROM THE BRANCHES OF THE DEODHAR TREE, JUST OUTSIDE ONE'S KUTIR IN THE MOUNTAINS. NO THIEF CAN STEAL THE TREASURES OF YOUR HEART.

                  SUTRA 38👇

                        BRAHMACARYA PRATISTHAYAM VIRYA-LABHAH

                           WHEN STEADY WITH THE PRACTISE OF SEXUAL CONTROL, VIGOUR IS OBTAINED.

                         THIS MEANS THAT IF ONE HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CONTROL OF ONE'S SEXUAL URGES AND INDULGENCE, THE TREMENDOUS POWER, WHICH IS OTHERWISE DISSIPATED, IS WITHHELD AND SUBLIMATED INTO PHYSICAL VIGOUR AND MENTAL CREATIVITY. THIS NEED NOT NECESSARILY MEAN TOTAL CELIBACY AS THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT YOGIS WHO WERE (GRIHASTAS) MARRIED MEN.

                  SUTRA 39👇

                 APARIGRAHA-STHAIRYE JANMA-KATHAMTA SAMBODHAH

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                      WHEN ESTABLISHED IN NON-POSSESSIONS, THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOW AND WHAT OF EXISTENCE IS BORN.

                        WHEN IT  IS CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD, BY THE BY, THAT NOTHING BELONGS TO ONE, SINCE ONE HAS TO LEAVE IT BEHIND AT SOME TIME AND THE MIND BEGINS TO EXTRICATE ITSELF FROM THE IMAGINARY WORLD OF THE IMAGES WE HAVE CREATED DEPENDING ON BIRTH, TITLES, AND POSSESSIONS, IT BEGINS TO SEE CLEARLY THAT PURE EXISTENCE DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE IMAGE - THE EGO. THEN, THE TRANQUIL MIND UNDERSTANDS WHAT TRUE EXISTENCE IS, STRIPPED OF ALL THE PARAPHERNALIA THAT HAD HITHERTO KEPT IT ENSLAVED.

                SUTRA 40👇

                 SAUCAT SVA-ANGA-JUGUPSA PARAIRA ASAMSARGAH

                      FROM CLEANLINESS / PURITY (MAINTAINING THE PURITY OF THE BODY) ONE DEVELOPS DISLIKE OVER ONE'S BODY AND ALSO OF OTHERS AND AVOIDS CONTACT WITH OTHERS.

                      SEEING THAT THE BODY NEEDS CONSTANT CLEANING TO PREVENT IT FROM THE BAD EFFECTS OF SWEAT, DIRT, EXCRETA, GLANDULAR DISCHARGE AND BAD BREATH, ONE DEVELOPS DETACHMENT FROM THE BODY THAT ONE LOVED SO MUCH BEFORE.

                    SEEING THAT OTHERS ARE IN THE SAME BOAT, ONE TEDS TO DETACH ONESELF FROM OTHERS AND KEEP CONTANT TO THE MINIMUM. TODAY, THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE STEPS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN DURING THE SPREAD OF THIS CURRENT DANGEROUS VIRAL PANDEMIC.

                     SUTRA  41👇

                       SATTVA-SUDDHIH-SAUMANASYA-EKA-AGRYA-INDRIYA-

                       JAYA-ATMA-DARSANA YOGYATVANI CA

                   AND THE FITNESS TO HAVE THE VISION OF THE SELF STEMS FROM A MIND THAT IS LIGHT (RESTING IN BEINGNESS), PURE (FREE OF ALL DISTRACTIONS AND THEREFORE), CONTENT AND CHEERFUL, WITH ONE-POINTED MASTERY OF THE SENSE (THAT OTHERWISE KEEP DISTRACTING AND CREATING CONFLICT).

                   SUTRA 42👇

                   SAMTOSAD ANUTTAMAH SUKHA LABHAH

                   FROM CONTENTMENT, JOY IS GAINED.

                    SUTRA 43👇

                  KAYA-INDRIYA-SIDDHIR-ASUDDHI-KSAYAT TAPASAH

                    FROM CONTENTMENT, JOY IS GAINED.

                      SUTRA 43👇

                    KAYA-INDRIYA-SIDDHIR-ASUDDHI-KSAYAT TAPASAH

                   FROM THE PRACTICE OF AUSTERITY (SUCH AS EXERCISE, YOGA, CONTROL OF EATING HABITS AND SEXUAL DISCIPLINE) THE DESTRUCTION OF IMPURITY TAKES PLACE AND THE PERFECTION OF THE BODY AND SENSES ARISES.