Swami Sivananda - Samadhi Yoga 4ed (2000)

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W Born on the 8th September, 1887, n the ustrous

famy of Sage Appayya Dkshta and several othe

renowned sants and savans, Sr Swm Sivaadahad a natual ar fo a fe devoed to the study adpractce of Vedanta. Added o ths was a boreagerness to serve al and an nate feelg of uywth a maknd

Hs passon fo servc drew hm o the cl

caree; and soon he gravaed to where he houhat hs servce was mos needed. Malaya camed hHe had ale been edtg a Health om nal d wextenvey o health pbles He dscoved at olneeded rght kowedg m of ; d�emao of taknowedge he espoued as ow sso

It was dve dspsato ad he blessg o G

upon makd tha he docto of body ad eounced hs caree and took o a fe of eucaoto quafy hm for seg to the soul of maHe settled down at Rshkesh 1924, practd saseres and shone as a grea Yog, sa, sag aJvanmka.

I 1932 he saed th Svadaha I 196was bon The Dvn L Socy I 948 Yoga-Vdata Foes Acady ws ogasDssemnaton of spal kowldg a ag opeopl Yoga and Va w r am a objcI 1950 he undertook a lghtnng to o Inda adCeylon. In 1953 he coved a 'World Parat of

Regos He s th aho of ove 300 vos ahas dscpes all ove he world, blogg to allnaoaes relgos and cds. To a s woss o dnk at the Foua o sdom Sp O14h Juy 93 he eteed Mahasamdh

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SAMADHIYOGA

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Swami Sivananda

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THE DIVINE LE SOCTY.O SHIVANANDANAGAR-249 192

Distt ehri-Garwal U.P, Himaaas India

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SRI SWAM SIVANANDAJI MAHARAJ


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Dedicated to All Yogins

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Supreme Bls ofSamadhi

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ULHER' NOTE

It was in th ya 934 that a small pamphl "Samadhi inSix Mnths was ittn by Si Swamiji Mahaa and pntd

and publisd at Madas This bt had a vy wamcptin and many nquiis pud in f a dpundstanding f th ncint Sct cntaind in th YgaSastas Th subjct was hwv tuchd upn in mst f tlat witings f th Swmiji but still th vd authchishd a dsi t bing ut a pfund wk n tissubjct. T his wk is thus th dict tcm f suc a

Sankalpa and its appal shuld b faaching in giving suchSadhakas as a t t nt th ptals f th Blissful Uninmany dict ints and instucins n pactical xpincs, andpint ut th way t th dsid illuminatin.

In placing this bk bf all tsty aspiants and ssf Samadhi w fl that a tug undstanding f thsubjct aft a pusal f th t witings th Swaji

alng wth sinc spiitual pactics and wth th ac f tGuu and Gd will suly lad thm t th uu u fxistnc.

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NTRODCTON

WHAT IS SAMADHI?

Mnd ad breath ae lke mlk and wat. Raja Yoga scotol f mid. � ho wants t bcom a pfct Yog ndt xpce the wondful Samadh mut contol mnd andbath. He must contnuously pacts Yog and o thls. H must thooughly ovcom th v Tattvas.

Rtnt of th mnd (Nodha) lads to Jnana. Nodha th culmnato of Saya and Yoga. It s Nrodha whchundls all th Sadhana sptua xcss Rstnt ofth mnd th ssnc of al woshp. s s Jnaa ndDhyana. T hghst nd attand by stant of th mnd. Th mnd should b compltly stand fom th obs. T� mnd hould b stand tl t ttans dssouton n th

hat.Atman Bahman s you mmotal Slf It s th ony

blazng aly. If you know ths Atman only you cn attanpfcto. Pfct ca b yous n th v lf. Atman tb ognsd, to b wn as you nnmost bng thSamadh. If you know ths Atman whch s th UtmtRay whch s Pfcton thn only you lf bcom ul

and al stnc. Th ow of th Atma th i rpefcton cos all soows and bcom f. If you do notow ths Atman thn th s gat loss fo you.

Samadh s nt a m motona thusasm o anxhlaaton f flng It s th dct unqu tutvxpnc of Tuth o Abolut Concouns th UtmtRaly. It s byond all flng thobbng and thll. T pfct awanss n Samadh whch s byond xpon ndflng. T aspant sts n hs cnt now th goal of hsach and als th absolute fdom ndpndnc npfcton.

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ust s m w ius ss t ms f spem the midst f burig use s ls the spirt shouldve burig desie t fre him�elf from th fir of Saara.he oly h will be ble t eter ito dp meditatio admdhi

Th id becoms th vy Braha, h it is puriidd brought it Smdhi stte I Sadhi thr is oecptio of dulit, whic is th caus or fer. Avidy isbse i Smdhi

Samadhi istlls u i the At Through Smdhi thite slf is bsrbd i th Ifiite or Absolut

sciousss I Smdhi there is o metl tsio hr iserfect stilless o prfect pise Thre is ttl metlhibitio Smdhi fllws meditatio Deep meditti ismdhi The mid tht is dowd with fiised disciplie itsive ctempti tr ito Nirviklp Smdhi.

Samdi the mi withdrws from its turl r hbitulcuptio d gets itslf fied upo th Atm which is ot

uchd by the mid The mid dos ot t ll fuctio imdhi It gets bsbed i Bhm I you c cosciouslyduce a stt like dep sl it is o logr dep slp, but its Smdhi It is sleepless slp hri th sess d thmid tily cs thir fuctioig, ad th vil of igoracs destroyd by the ire of koldg. Th spirt ejoysfct joy f fredom d iiit, suprcosic, vastprics d the suprm silc th Iprishabl

I Sadhi the purifid mid ithdrs itslf fro therl objects, lks withi ad coctrats o throst Self or the Atm It rsolvs itsl i th Atma itssurc, d becoms Atm itself. It taks the form of Ataust as cmphr bcomes the fire itself Koledg of Brhar Atma is rel epriece d ot mre kowig o kohma is to become Brhma "v vbv this is the emphtic dclrtio o th Upishds

I Samdhi there is rvltio or iight or ituitio h a Chkshus or Diva Chhus is opd h third y oisdom ops by itself whe the Brhkr Vritti is raisd

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h sag bor o Samadh-erc gets esablshd ho Sl. s dowd wh cosmc vso ad trascdadv owldg.

log as you ar Samadh Nshtha ther s o

Brahma o the Absolue Nratara Samadh dos ot masg bld-oldd but th reucato o at1chmt o thebody ad rgardg dvdual sol ad supreme Soul as oead owg ha th practtor hmsl s Paramama adacg upo hs owldg Samadh mas the ahlao orabsorpto o th m. Whrvr h gos h bholds h oeSl vrwhr. Nhr slabgato or Sl-owlg s

oughbut th costc o both slabgao a

Sl-owldg costtus Nraara Samadh Slowldges BrahmaNshtha. who has acqurd ths hs o body.

h stat whh h md rmas re rom ssaos sMu Vshaya mas h uco o he sss roreh sat o h md remag ucocd wth h ssesor wh h ms ow uctos or actos, vz ops ars,c s Mut M thout mglg wh Brahma cao bescoctd wh ssaos. M bcoms o wthBrahma. hs s Mut. hs s th sta o Nshaya.

vual soul bcoms Suprm Soul hs s Muk usta salt gld wh watr coms watr, so md gldh Braha ulmatly bcoms Brahma Isl. Wh the coms Brahma ths world whch s h crao o he also l away Brahma ad bcoms Brahma slror Al wll com hom oly to hm who has pracs hs Nshha.

ccor o Vaa, ahlao o Avdya or goracelas o Saadh Accordg to Paajal Rsh, th aspraaas Saah y rmovg h hold o Prakr y praccea scpl.

h Va joys h tral blss ad atural asss oSahaja Samah. rmas as a Sash or sl wss. eos o a ay srous ampt o corol h psychcsra or houghcurr. rass h Brahmaara Vr ymat o h sgcac o " v A Mahavaya

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The Chia s modiid in the for of Braakara Vri. ther mdiicats are withdraw his Vritti aihlates thegace ad dies by tsel ad Baha shis out as thaspat ralses hs dtty Wh th tt s otuous thhighest or o Saadi i. Nikalpa Saadh is attad.Wh it s trttt th sa attas Savkaa Saad.

h Saadh th a s otss ad sotaoY y y y wh r v r tmd os the t xps Saadh sts Saadalways hr is o 'I Saadh' ad Out o Saadh o asag experces Saadhi alays thout ay otHee it is alled Sahajavstha o Sahaja Saadh. He ejoysreedo bliss ad pac i all ots o hs e diksh etar irtality i ths ve li.

Ygic Samadhi s aalytial ad disriative I thsaadh greater stress is laid up the dscriatio beethe Pakriti ad the Purusha I a a Saadh discriiati is eeded Brahakara Vitti raised by aattept to beme idetical with the Supr Sl or BahaChitaa destrys Avidya ad des by itsel

OBSACLES IN SI

Be ouragous rds! You o aross varusbstacles whe you daou to coto th d ad tto Saadh Yu ll hav to ou Laya (taliactty) Vkshpa (dstatos) Kasaya (passo) adSukaraga (taste r plasu).

aya o eta iactty s a stat hh s ualt todp sp hs is as u a sour o as passo

Wake up the id Laya E thouh you havcoud ver Laya ad dstatio by patd pat by

Vaaya ad aabhyasa or Braha Chiaa yt t dl ot eter t a stat o pret balace o seity It wllbe a iterediat sta. h d is still ot ed oRaa o attachmet whh s the sed o all ts atvty i thdirtio o exteral objets her s still lurkg passio o


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hdde s r sh u w he resr he mindgi nd gi b Vichr nd d rigrous medittin ndpctice of Smprjnt r Sviklp Smdhi Finll u mustrest ourself in smprjnt r seedless Smdhi (NibijSmdhi)

You re nt ble t ete int Sdhi becuse u enot le to prctise medittin Yu re nt le to dpofound medittin becuse u re nt ble t fix the mindstedl o cncentte Yu re nt ble to concentrtepropel ecuse u re nt ble t prctise Prth rthe withdrwl f the senses frm the bjects throughl You

re nt ble t prctise Prthr thrughl becuse uhve nt btined mste ver ns nd Prn thughPrnm nd re t estblished i Ym nd Nim which r h fundtin f Yg

The spir wh wnts t ttin Smdhi shuld hepience like th f the bird Tittibh which ried t empt thecen with its bek Oce he mkes firm rele gods will

cme t his help in the sme w tht Grud cme t thehelp f Tittibh Help inribl cmes frm ll beings in righteus ct e the mnkes nd squirrels heled Rm tescue Sit He wh is endwed with selfcotrl cugepwess frtitude ptience nd persevene srength ndskill cn chieve nthing You shuld neer gie up· ourttempt even if u fce insurmuntble difficulties

Wheneve desies tuble u, t to ttin Virg blking int the defects f sensul life Cultivte dispssion orindiffeence to sensul plesues Think h enjmentprduces pin nd vius toubles nd eerthing isperishble Withdw the mind gin nd gi from thebjects nd fix it n the Immrtl Self r the icture therd When the mind ttins stte f equnimit when it isfreed fm distctin nd , do nt disturb i

Y must wen the mind fm the plesur f SiklpSmdhi which is clled Rssad Rssd ls is nbstcle This pevents the spint frm tining theNiiklp Smdhi Sme spirnts get flse cntentment fom

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iig his hppiess d sp their Sdh The d empt t tti he Niiklp stte

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UDDALS EXPERIENCE

The Sge Uddlk ws t ble t mster Smdhi whichds e it the blissful relm f Relity, becuse themkeymid jumped speedily frm e brch t ther fsul bjects. He seted himself i Pdms d utteredrv (O with high sudig itti he he strtedis meditti

He frcibly ctred his mid With gret difficulty heeprted the seses frm th bjects He dssscied hmselfmpletely frm ll eterl bjects He clsed the veues fh bdy He ixed his mid i he hert His mid ws fredm ll the Vikshps He destrd ll thugs f bjectss s wrri kills wih his swrd his fes wh rise gistim gi d gi

He sw bere him rdit igh He dispeled h Hessed hrugh th st f drkess ligh, slp d h evully rchd th stge Niiklp Smdhi djed perfect cmess er six mths h wke frm hismdhi He wuld spd i e sitig ds mths d evers i deep Smdhi d th wke up

IVHOW HE YOG CES DOWN FR SAADHI

Sikhihvj rd it Niriklp Smdhi H ws smmvb s pilr i Niiklp Smdhi His wife (Queehudli mde is rr This did t wke him up frmh Smdhi Th sh tssed him up d dw he bdy fell

dw but he ws t brught dw t is csciusss Theh cetrted hr mid d fud e thig i her Ygicisi tht there ws sme residue f Sttv i his hert whichidicted t her h here ws itelligece yt imtig thed

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Lke flowes ad futs latet a seed a esdue of Sattvathe cause of tellgece ests alwas the heat of oe who s Samadh he she eteed to the subtle bod of the kgad caused that pat of t whch had the esdue of pue Sattva

t to vbate he she etued to he ow bod adchated the Saa Veda sogs he Skhdhvaja came back tohs exteal coscousess It s ol though the esdue ofSattva that Jvamuktas ae awakeed to a exteapecepto of objects

Pahlada seated hmself Nkalpa Samadh fo fvethousad eas Lod a caused hs Pachajaa to be

souded ode to tmate Pahlada of s aval Pahladaslowl ecoveed coscousess o the phscal plae eopeed s es slowl Paa ad Apaa bega to pecolate althoughout the Nads the twklg of a ee the mdbecame goss ad hs ees md ad Paa ad bod bega toglow wth lfe wth the espectve fuctos

I the case of Jvamuktas the pue Vasaas exst lke abut seed e wll eve be epoductve of ebth esepue Vasaas ae assocated wth Sattva Gua ad AtmcDhaa he exst Jvamuktas lke Vasaa deep sleepEve afte the lapse of a thousad eas so log as the bod s exstece the pue Vasaas wll be latet the heat ofJvamuktas ad wll melt awa gaduall. t s l thoughthese pue Vasaas that Jvamuktas ae awakeed to

pecepto of the exteal wld

Ma! You ae suouded b the wld fe of Samsaaad the thee fes You ae tavellg the de foest ofMoha he tge-md s theateg to devou ou You aecaptued b the theves the sx dacots shadvaa vzlust age geed etc You ae stug b the sake sa o

dese Fd out the meas of escape at oce Appoach asptual pecepto See hm wt fath ad devoto Getfom hm sptual stuctos Follow them to the ve letteFee ouself fom the thaldom of md ad matte beteg to Nkalpa Samadh

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PSEDO SDI

oe time, oe of m uusual joures ou f ada

ur, a well dressed gentlema sitg m sde he ralwacomparme held out a shee of ewspaper o e ad sad:Swamij, do u ow this Swai? e recel eld ademostratio of Samadhi e ured hself udergroud aox for full forttwo das ad cae ou ol o he 43rd daafer the lid of the ox was opeed ll ths happeed heprsece of the Collecor Prfessors of vers Docorsad thers I persoall had o s a ewspaper ths wdcads But he attr was so eresig as o grip the dof a tellige ther or ev of a sceis I he loodo the face of the quirr ad sad Wll, s ruSaadh I is ol 1ada Saadh; h Sadhu us hav coeto ow of soe imalaa her ad us have esed seffec o him o ma a prevous occaso Fr Samadh s oa sate t e demostrated ad cao e demosraed alsoMe who have purife her hear me who are extremeldeved to God aloe ca r that highest sateo Yogaad such persos do o deosrae t efore the pucBu h co-traveller dd o se lose his curost

aoher time som aspras held out efore e aod Weel of Idia ad pted ou o me the picur of aSouh Ida who deosrad Saadh for aou 24 hours orso ug hiself udergroud

I desire to wrte aut aoher humorous sace of a ougser who cam to for Sadhaa Oe da he closed allthe dors of his uir sat isde i a ordiar saa ad

wt o doig Trataa cocerai ad medtato o Lordaraaas picure s reah auoaicall passed up he

lor cavities of he lugs ad h Sadhaa was see sgle a log of wood for over 24 hours is asece a hehache ad h prss created soe suspcoad h shramies hugh se o ra ope he doors ofhs Kur whe all oher mehods to pe he doors faled ad

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am sig d wake im p rm te slep npeig te dr e as ud sitting wit sigt mvement fbrea abt te nstrils is eye-lids fickerig nw and teis gtis mving p and dwn every few secnds N amunt

f nis r suting culd wake up te yungster and is we bdy lked benumbed except fr te abve signs flife I ten suggesed ne f te sramits t press tebridg between te yebrws a little dwn, s tat iscncntratin mig be lwered Tis ad its desird effctT breating becam reguar, e subect peed is eys andlike a Rip Van Winke e glanced at a te crners f te

rm In is daily activities I uld ardly id a tinge fSat-it-anda aspect eier in is tak r i is way r inis maners Tis instance I am rced t qute re t maete reader nderstad tat tis yungstr can startdemsrais fr a few urs by getting imself buried in ab

Smeims man enters int a caaleptic sat a state f

suspeded aimati dring wic al te nrma indiatins lie ar suspended T ucscius bdy is aid sarpedges f tw scye bades n at is suders ad te trbeneat is aks Tn a large blck se wiging mrtan a undrdwig is paced n p im and undedt pices wit a sdg ammr We d is rmvdtr is n sign f a u r bruise Smeimes arrws are struktrug is bdy ust abve e eart unil tey prtrude at tppsit id is trat is pierced wit a kie and is cest is

irc by a daggr Wn t weapns are witdrawn, tr isno sign a wund e is able t make te wuds bled rstp bleding at will Suc amaing feats may cause wndr int spctatrs But suc feats av ning t d wit raYoga It is nt a sign t indicate tat t Ygi as rac teigst peak f perfctin r reaisatin A real Ygi can osuc maellus feats but gneray psudYgis perfrm suats trug juggley A ral Ygi wil nver cme fward todemonstrat suc feats in public

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n m sm nnsns in ns tk int thimind t tst Ygin Th hd hd hi s n wh hadbn int Sadhi nd knwin t Sastas thslvs thtth knw hn knws vthing, th wnt t tsti h Ygin ightl std th tst h Snnsins skdhi t sw th wa king a s h Ygin shwdh th thd stitching iting th thd tc ndightl dnstd th wa shk It shuld d h th th Ygin ws nt sh-k hisln his Pusm n cn it sid h h d sd thmthd ping sh s minut Th skd iWhat is th tst c mt?" H pid, It tsts lik

nin Thn th k hb m th st nd skd his n s c H t nc g h igh nsw hsnstncs I wu n ha q h ut pv ht nh hs tu nd in Smdhi hs th knwldg cts nd tht in d H knws lngugs nd cnk in n lngg ndsns n lngug knwsll scincs "Ksmu Bgvo vje fmdm vjm

v Wh is th 0 hgn which ing knwn l thiscs knwn?" shuld s knw th ps psnt ndth utu h hs tnscndd h th sts nd hth stt h Tui s h hs sn

dhi is h highs uit Yg hgpuiicti thgh dictin b nsks hugh th cultivtin gd nd ts

qlitis thugh h pctic Ym nd Nm snsgulatd P Ptah Dhn nd Dhnsling th std th cndl pius dhkis t h glips adhi which thugh ptdttpts cms dil ccnc t him n thn hgdall bgins l n inn t dt th lmning hs t dink its sil swtnss nd hn cs

dwn th cn pln t d his nml dutis Whn hthus dvncs h plngs his li t with it nd whn hls tht h hs lid nugh n this pln h dsis hislt n int it nc al n t tun ck t th livingd tls His bth gts stuck int th ns th

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ain (ahaandha and th d cs cptifss. ft itsf th d adua dcas hat is h itis th usua cust in s pats f th cunt t stik thhad f a Sannasin with ccnut and ak th sku fth d is uid in a ausu F it is cn ivdand a fact t that Sannasins pactisd Saadhi and thi finapassin awa is td as ntin int aha Saadhi ihst Saadhi.

h ad ust a in ind tha Samadhi is thcuinatin pint in th spiita ust f an Just as th wath f h ins f Gcnda cannt assssd th

spiitua wath f this supstat t cannt assssd

and It is a stat ntin which dai th ftunatSadhaka tis t t int it and It is th kshaastat, th stat f dathssnss

ai in witin th fwin pas and psntin thund th tit Saadhi a is t ca pac f thstudnts spiitua aspiants and th hundds f ads ttu ipt f Saadhi and t pn thi s t th hpnticsnas aid unawas th uch adtisd Saadhists

Wishin u a divin accss int this asu us fCstia wd.

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AADH N X ONTH

Gathrin his mind th Yi shud rtir t amuntaincav a tm r a scudd rm shuld nt

assciat with anthi thruh mind sch and actin; fraccumulatin f and assciatin with thins caus misr tis shud cutivat indiffrnc twards vrthin shud b ruar at his dit Wrld ain shud caus himn lasur nr wrd ss an srrw shuld unn with an qa bth wh cnsurs him and n whbws bfr him Whthr d is hanin t anbd r

vil h shud nt rflct Whn thr is ain h shuld nt bbsids himsf with nr shud h wrr whn thr islss H shud un al bins with an qual andshuld rain nattachd li th air wh thus s hismind in hath wrs fr thrs cultivats an qua twads vrthin and vrybd and ivs fr six mnths arular discilind lif can ralis Brahman and attain

Bahmanhd Niiala Samadhi himslf(Mahabharta Santi-Paa)

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Blessed Immortal Atman,

Om Namo Narayanaya

Seek and find.Feel and RealiseAsset and fm.Aspie and InspireMove Foard and GodwadDiscern and DiscriminateEvolve and Expand

Enquire and DiscoveMay God bless You

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Adoable Immotal Atman

Om Namo NaayanayaRemember GodRely on GodTun towads GodMeditate on GodDwell in GodSee God in all

Reeat he Nae of GodWorship God

May Lord bless you, with Prem and Om

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Gloriou Immotal Atman,Om Namo Narayanaya

Calm the mindWatch he Mind

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Puri the Mind.Discipline the MindCo the ind.Subjugate the Mind.Analyse the MindThin out the MindMay Lord Bess You, wth Prem and Om

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dorable Immorta AtmanOm Namo Narayanaya

Practise self-deial.Detach yourselControl your emotionsStill the Mindractise Meditation

editate regulary

Rest in Atmanay Lord Bless You wth Prem and Om

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Keep yourself calm and unrufedBe r�gular in your prayer,

Religious study and meditationGain strength and confidenceThrough self-reliance, selfeffortAnd aith in GodLive in harmony with others.Love solitude and detachmentReturn good for evil,

(While not encouraging evil)Obsee, think and leaMarch onward, foard, Godwd

BACK TO THE SOURE

Whence did you come?

Whither will you go?What for do you live?Kn the always soow the ever soRetu to your source,The eternal odeOf peace and perfection

Te supeme consciousnessThat peads allMeditate and enter the SilenceThe one becomes many,And many return to oneLead the divine life

Of truth, love and purityAvoid extre, all excessese modete selfontrollede ich thuh contentmentInquire, reect, meditate

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Trth i loov i rvicSic pri pndSic ii nrichov nnobl� lvtSrvic lov prSc pri rom compioov d ic prpr yoFor th w o kowldThrouh iquiry nd mdition

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Thr i o bhin th myMny mntin rom th oGo i on th world Hi ormRliion i on divr it ctGo i on vriou th wymniy i onn irnt nm nd ormMy r th colour

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aPublishers' Note 6

Introduction Samadhi in S Months (19) Samadhi According to the Upanishads 0Siritua Awakeners 6Onward and Godward

Chapter S Chapter O

What Is Yoga? 4. Who Is a Yogi? 553 Dierent Paths in Yoga 57

Chapter S SS

Mind and ts Nature 60: Power of hought 733 Gunas 4 Mind and Food 35 Desires-TheCause for Bondage 5

Chapter OOL OF Purification of Mind 6 Contro of Indriyas 03. Tongue (Organ of Seech) 064. Mouna (Vow of Silence) 105. Conquest of Mind 0

fhapter L LS 1 ger Fer 5

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CHAPTER I

SAD HAN A

This wod s a ggey of aya aya's Indrjl. It s theay of the two a eses of the eyes Whe yo close yoeyes it dwde to ay othig It s l ke rgtrshn (wate te age. Wy do yo bothe mch the, i woldlyffas Why do yo etagle the, i va selfs actvtesSh aya. Reae ta.

st a te fe, atet te sacifical wood does ot

aifet wtot bg, so aso the lamp of wsdo caot beghted wthot tal Sadhaa o bhyasaYoga Theefoepy yoef dgety ad ght eaest to Yoga bhyasa.·adhya ca oy be attaied by Sadhaa

Hea y wod, Pe Coto the speech Cotrol thed� Coto te Pa Cotol the Idiyas Pfy yo

telect o actca easo (Vyavahac Bdd) o wil haveSefealsatio eaily. Te yo wl have pital pogeStat the Sadhaa igt eaest ow. Do ot deay eve aecd yo ave yoth eegy Vaiagya ad pe heat yoil dobtess scceed i yo attempt Stick to a soity placeke Rishkesh Uttakah etc Have itese deep edtatioSed e a epot of yo spital poges oce a oth

Te Seo o the ot' form the keel of the teachigs Lod es Live the spit of the teachigs Te wholeta Sadhaa ad te gist of the Vedas s thee. Pt t iactice daiy fe. vey idvdal shod cltivate thaae of lfe wic w best lead h towds the attaet hs aspatio vi Self-ealisatio

o caot pease the wold Reebe te toy of the oda hi so ad the doey Stick to yo ideals covictosd picples teacoy whethe yo become popla oopa ev f te whole wold opposes yo Stad p

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boldl o o ow pple of g od ad rght lDo o erae or tep ee b a faton of a

e ptal p doble bee wt ao dlte e ao pa. e walk o t pa lke walkng on

ede of a ap ao Yo wll fall dow eeral tme b owll e o e p qkl ad walk agan wth more ealbolde ad eefle. Ee mblg blok wll ome epp oe to e o ae te hll of prtakowledge. Ee fall wll ge o addonal ength to rp to a geae eg e ladder of Yoga D o loe gh oe oal. Do o m e deal. Do ot be dorad o wl

oo ge pal reg fom w e dweller wl gdo ad p o p A a ad age all prophet adee ad o pa og emedo ggle ad eeodeal befoe e eaed e goal Ma boldl 0 far oad ea te goal.

e ptal pat m e bgg appear to be ead o pepo ad lppe Reaton of obe

ge pa at te otet f o gle ard o tread te pat o oe make a og d t mato ad m eole beome e ea Yo e tee ad ew o. Yor eaexpad Yo wll ae a boad otlook o lfe Yo wll ae ew wde o. Yo wll feel e elp fom e ble adof the dwelle of o ear Yo dobt ae lead bemele b get awer fom wh Yo a ear

r l l weet oe o God. ee debable hll of deta fom w. ee deep abdg eerladm dea pal bl. h ge tregt e fooold o te pa beome m r ad fmee amka Yog a Sdda Amaa Pha aCra led e epg had o e gglg apate apra atall feel . e feelg of loelne ad ofbeg egleed ad foake ae aall

Ee f o walk wh totte ep e pal pat omt hae t hget deal befoe o Reaao wll omb elf f o ae a fm deal

o the hdde God o te mora

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n o e nexbe Sp ee h fon of o nd Hppne n o e on Bl. L whn fo h happn whh o ae ogn an n h pabl nal b R afl n o

wn an and rn h nar f mral.a h a wn f h ba f n e Slfn b annhlang mn. L n man nd an bed mma a.

Ma and rah e dep of a lfe e g ofne glr and eenl n he fl glo of non we Sprm Self Now o ong wome one emne

a aed o denon o wee on om eelng peae e Paam Dhama

o eqe od o e bod o o eqe pe o pe p n medon e od fo e o e ed wen o do no e e ood n o lo o wl be ed wen o d no p n en nd n e een e pope me o eep p pe o pe nd p fo ome e l o ood e pope me od o e l men e od o e bod eefoe do o pe nd medaon regll

h pl bod need food or ow o lo al o ble od eqe pl od fo grow r

oon If o ae no egr n or ap nd mdaon le bod wl beome we nd r pw o reng og Van nd Smaa wl be e I hn ow eal nee o eglr n Sdn

no e onl one nd Mo o lberon nde ee an Ho be eden of mn Sna e no wold f e p old pode Sn w

e fr l one ed n be aeed b a he mmable w o ne ooed an e nowledge o Se Yn f edn Upnd e Uddaa Candogapnd w l n Mo o Immo

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Some expeee lmpe of e edel wode Am Some e o e bode ld o e dom oAm Some le De d B V De dSd Bm e pled deep o e oe of bl

e moe e g of te V egom d DeAd e gee e bl of e Sel e moe e Sde moe e expeee of o o e Sol

I o em ee fo me wo do Sd e e (M Pp He o deemo o e pl p d ele e e b Meodd dple e ee wo e ol o wl

ee o- wll ome o o o 0 pBe e eo d ee o deool pe ow o e ee o God

e do pe of Yo demd bde oee d ee-powe o e p o e Yo de oee e eml ee ol e e be ee d eepowe eee e pe

Bm o pmo mpoe f oe dee pe Yo d ee e ge ed of Yo l ee le d egl e pe po o woldle m bow w e lle ood ew e Yo de eed d wll be e dfo m o e g o e og e e lmbd e eo w oe o do do pe of Yog ll

ebled e ge Smd Yog wo oolled md og e do pe o Yo eel e wll ble o oge e mmble el bed empl exee o e wold o me d fom e eo w Pl M lo Pbeome xed ed we ped o lo me w be d w pee deoo Cp S 1

o o o o exeme Sd o p Mf e eep p e olde medm od Bdd dgoo p e g feed bod me o e le o eep p e ode medm Do o po el e me o p

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d o do o d o o d d o E o b nd don n Yo Sdn nd o w n Spm nd En B on on d

Ev on p p n or of p pv go n vn T of Sdn nno ommd o Sdhk. w v o w o on mn p oon gd Do o beompn. In G od Ta sayam yogasamsiddhahlamai ida H wo fd Yog d Sf n d o V8 k wod d o

0 mpn p! B n Yo nn m om Do o bo m bo kd k b f oo Pk o db Do o Sd d m d J d o d f o m o o o o f of o Sd o

f d d d o f d ( o G od b m d d (VI5

Som Sdk do o Sd n md m omdo Sd fo o o mong d o o g f o o n Sf-on k o do nn d n Sdn fo pod od.

og b nd E of mo mpon. T o fo

ng Sdd b bndod m wo foSdd domn of M On n d bodnd of Yo o kngdo.

Bk Yog o Vdn d mb o b dd Yo o d dd of Yo b f o o op of b o do o o o pk m mpob Yo d

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mb e ee b geg od o dee bae ad ea e op of e ee Ee o o aot mp all at oe othe mm o te pal ladde Yo wll e o paYam ama Aaa Paaama Paaa Daaa a

Da e o o wll e e ge g of e lddof Yoga Samad f o ae a de of Vedaa o wae o eqp oelf w e fo me t te o we o do Saa Maaa d ddaa e ol owl aa BamaSakhatka. f o e tdet of Baoga o wll a o pae e e mode of Bat Saaa a Smaaa Pdaea Aaa Vada

Daa Saa ad Amaed e o o wll ata ae of P Bak.Yo old a eg d em medao a

d of e Ga Upd d e a CdmDo o w d w am aoe wo wo Uk malaa a wo oole om ae e d b o medo d d alog w

ele ee a omoow w ee ome Mae we e S e ow e o we e wd blow wll be oo lae o ae oe e w Appl oedlge ow e aed e wod Selo ead le medao ae eea fo pal gow Pepoelf gadall. Hea te ll mal oe of te Slee

People wo ome fom te pla o Rhkeh do o

lke to a the e feel lke f o of wate ad awathe ame eeg Soltde a a t beg ootee o dpaoate people ol wo ae eage olato e eartbod ol lke e wo l lead de flh ol

wold fll of dflte ad oble o oe ae Yog o a Bkta o a a fe fom woldl oble a

mee. Go weeoee o lke. all e ame. am a loel plae; b fea be a g. Ma doe o ge aep Utarka te Hmlaa a ood lae fomedao a good pa bao b pela ebe. e ae eee g bleedg ad lammao

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yg in e ilys is vey gd place bu ere areible scrpins There is sunske at Bar u geneumi ytry i Barit t pwr ndurce ea a ie Tyaga a Vairaga T nl yu

n be happy i ay p h wrEat thre thig War tree tig Practi tre thigs:Aim Satyam a Bhmachara Rmmr tree higs:e pi Smr a Ruc th tig:ism esi a atchmet utiat tr thg humiityelessess ad ve ricae thee thig u, gr andeed

Fends He e se is r yur iy spiiuaices Thre hings ve: sie r iberati cmy e wise n seess sevice e ings t epie: miseriess,ely d ymindedness higs t amire gersiyge d biiy hree ings he ut ger an prieee higs r eveence: uru, ruciain niiati ee ings tr tgue, temper a

sing mind ee ings euc ei cmpny eviies d evi cins ee hings cutivae: csmic vegivenes a pience hee hig t avi backbitigse hrs wds

Sudy Ves wsip ccerain mitatin, rule ndc, Tps ham discipline mi a es ve, e n im e inme tera Peace reem a

maitySk he bns f Km rug discrimiati ispasi

nchmen nw e secret rue biss hrughnenin n mediin ut psi mbrce cey e gy sebli Deigt i h Se within

Seve e ck Cnsle e disresse ive i Prech gspe f ve ed ife f selfscrice service Be nd pue This will led yu te tainme dnsciusnes.

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l n u dily yu v dn mu in ne y spiiul Smsks ee in subnsius nd hey indesuible They will les nd m spiiubidge he bidge Bhm hug wih yu n s

e he sh elessness nd immliy in simKeep mpy wi evlved suls w ed he p

Tu Awys mk eully w is ging n in he innmenl y Give up ll ss mn ins Bem nbl mgnnimus sul Nbiliy is Gd Mgnimiy u ple m yu p ui Nv Exu

m Give dni smil Snd dmnin s h ynd ill y my d Ninninism s pd by Mvi G s g m

mpl ym Aims inim s wys lung i we ums psibl eniy A vey iid m siism wplimd by in h nns Digmb inim pmlg Nign seiism w a

igid si im vy pil m vy bld s vy dp w ny evn nd mlunind ni vlving li nd s su lk b oinl l din m i be, d nvy ws in bsin m is nd esh lly nmiy bdy ws nly wy lvin Ti ws sl me eiism

Bu elly spking u s igus iism i nuid e inmen nl id li i simply e lis ue e humn bdy T is e why Ld Kisn ys in Gi e men w m svusiie unnind by sipu wddd vniy gim imlled by i desi nd pssiuninllign mening e ggd elmn min

bdy nd M ls d in h inn bdy nw es dmnil in i slves (5 )Tis phyil bdy i ly sin Gd is e m

Ld is sv p sng nd lTn nly yu will im D n b id wy by l

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sdg e e e bdy b ve me f Be peped gve p n nble ses bdy is n insmen f ing Selfelisn medie f y hve wek sky bdy

Y will hve d Sndhy hree imes f y re Bhmnd hsehlder yri ne hndre nd eigh imes.ve Arghym e sn Repe her Mns ls Snnysinsy n bndn Sndhy

0 Rm! he g l he meils whn y fsming yrsef n sge. lile pplcn nd gsdin will igne he spirl dynm whn Exer

ggle ld Igne RelseSs sy Kw Bhmn by nne enne

my hlness nilliy, selfnl e ds wledge Heing (Svn f Sis eflein (Mn medin (Nddhysn re dely s ses

A m w s n seen Swm Ksnshm lng n

g es ll b e pesnliy nd ibes f hm fm mn w lly s seen m nd w nwsm ly well nd en es vislise mentl pice f Even s e spn sld her ll he nvsiblede Bhmn fm e sges wh he nedelisin d en mede n he Amn he Self

ee re w ps n g else he Self e

kMg d he VhgMg Js s he ny mces s ls he pn slwly mhes n hel p. He pises Km g pify hs he nd es p Upsn sedy hs mnd Finlly he eds the f nn g nd evnlly ehes he gl f lfe hs- Piplikg e nph s s he bd fles s ls he spin f e sclss y ne pcses

g nd ns nwledge f e Self is s e\ng-g e bdp. he sden f g sees n Mld Chr hen n Sdisn hen npr nd nlly An Ch He mes sep by sep is ls he Pipikg. Ane sden nce

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cncenes n An Ck Ss TisVhagamaMaga

spiil gw is gged by e een u vicve een cicmsnces nd envinmens ubles

iclies dvese cniins nd ngnisic iunces gi sge lwys keeps bnced mind in ll cndiins lie nd eve mmen H is mnine becaus snn im bsis e eenl uncnging il su and s is ce ee e seds Ld Kisna sas Te mn wm ese men n 0 cie men blnced pin nd pesue seds e is immi (Gi

II150 Rm Tu Sykm ve T Tu ve

e e becse u eing e p Tu p Seelisin ug wi eing seps u bnd scceed All bsces wil vnis like mis be sn Be n be Be n nis i ee is a littl ey e ecen e divine lig Mc bldy in e spiip

In e piiu p y ms be epe mee wndeds ilues innmeble dicies n bscles. my ve sccessin s I y e sncee an eaes y Sdn i y e egl in y gic pacices medii y wll ise p gin nd sely ec Gl

Tis e sengening e spins nd piiu gw ne wi gw icky i ne c dap im ny kind envinmen nd cicmsnce I Gd giis e gives s side by side new seng pience ide be e is. Tee is n m menien 0 Cn Sy nce me Ty il dne

IHw cn y plese e wd Tee e s mny nge

s mny ks s mny pinins s mny ems Tis wi snge mie Sv Rs nd Tms Tamasc pee in bndnce. ei ne is nd ul lwas and nnecessy ciicism Teee w e ices y

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ene nd e pmpng f If y e sed ee wd ms be sfed

Even f e we wd ppe y, fe n. Neve mve n f n nch m y esve nd deenn

nd p nd pm e T ven f e we wd eve fe n Te Inne Re sns by y se n y e eve ey ep y pen y het Hm ke d pek Hm He e swe f eveyng nd nes ee ysef, my de Hnsj

fy ysef en y cn ey pfy e wdRm ysef s Ten y cn ey efm he w

S sp pcce medn n he mng m Be n y medn. A y dces w be bve need n sdy mny bk Amn n n e bk I d e ee Gn

e mss mmeny dpce n nk gnme s gn pn n e wnkng f n eye

y My envep even e we f ey e cee f nge mne. eefe seepe vgne y n e p p e pveb g: Tee s sp bewee e p nd e p Bee y begn e f f wdm e empn My w nc fm y nd Even f y sww my ge sk Teefe y w ve be ee vgn ndef y n e Bm e ghes esn n sp y Sdn fshy hnkng h y veed he g

Evey en sd mnn sp y Then ny n be ecfed nd e mn cn be cned Te f evce f hmny ms be ngrne n e e fy spn Svc ves, sch s mecy genesy,ence fgvenes, nby ms eveped eches f y ge empss n e bve pns

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es pse se selfpnen n yself ve p yes g D fy e Mls f Jp We n e d ve fgen d we dy If y peed lke f ne w yes y wll else emkble Sn (pe

wndefl spl pgess nd sng wllpwer Mny knf sees rbles nd enl ens wl me n enDevn w develp w evlve pdly wll be nged n wl be veble d n eh Wll ypse f e vey dy n w y ed ese nen ve e pges f e dy ne wee s pe nng b bngs ge p gn If y m wen

es dy y wl fve skes nly n dy fx ns f y keep dy A gd e w me wen yw n even sngle ske n dy

w ve y dy ny s pp ne wee y e y sde enggeend w ewse y sld n sleep n dy y fn p e ne ng. en nly y wll gw rp

en nly y ll e y gl klyEveybdy sld keep dly sp dy nd psefnlyss (self-exnn ng Hw gd v dne? W skes ve ed dng e se f dy? In e nng ey sld e eslves: I wll n ye nge dy. I wll pse elb y. I wll spek dy

se wh nn dly spl dy e elly g nnlly p They e ssng dly nsp welh Ty wll sn ep gd spl ve peennl jy nd spee pee.

e wng e mnd s vey sle nd nd ny ed e ens f gs s ey rse y e fge ny ngs Teefe ll p e lns f spl dy les evey ng befe y ee seep

Send e y nhly spl dy nd Mn neegly he end f eery n I s d he se ne blne shee nd send n y wl hen kn

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e psn n e spd, yur spru sses nd es p medn S vdhyy, seess sevc,y hese w g ncese yu sses Sp u ssese yu e sses I yu re edwe wh spriu sses,

w ge pssp ene he mabe kgdm bsseere crese yu spu ssesD yu w spu p smn ge

esn D y wn Sddhs n Rddhs dp mven? ve up ese sh des u w hve S yuse Te me rnky wh yu hve dne hese mns? D n weep e wdw bu snd up ke

d s pcce D n depend up hers I hve gven pecus spu ewes We hem rund yu eckmeme em m n pcce D n pe e d

eve n pcc dn I eve n sd sprucce eve n ug verhug wdy wrdness vus srs We shud cme

suey eess T s e sgn e n Amn N mreds N me N me rgumen, heed dees rscssns me sdy N me deg ve n ece Becme M Mun Mh Mu s Brhmn There pece, sece n secsn ve n M ve n T Ene Sence nd en he ssu se Smdh

Su yurse n m mh ve up edng e

ewsppes Redng he newsppes evves he Smskrs mpesss he unvese, ges he mnd, mkes yun d senmen nd ugmes he resessness hend. I mkes yu ge d u umey n h hs s mee ppence n n he ey Hve w ms, sudy n med d he her bh nd eve cme u he m Spend he me n sudy n

dn D n w ny ees Cu cnnecnsw see whehe e w exss r n A es w e suc deep mpessn s dd bere. I yu cnnue men nd es n e Se hs wrd w enreypr I w be e em r yu I w n ue yu

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HAPR

YOGA

goga s a pefect pactcal syste of self-cutue ou can

an harmonious deveopent of you body, nd and soul bye pctce of oga It s an exc scence ou can acquesoute conto ove te wole natue by pactce It elpse student to attan etcal pefecton and pefect concentatonf te nd and to unfold vaous pycc powes It teaces

pled psycology It elps e pcttone to ente ntonsous counon wt te Lod toug Sad toeaate self fo te tee Gua and to ttn Kvalya odependence eventuay.

oga s tunng away of te sense o te obectvevese and te concenton of te nd wtn oga enal fe n te soul o spt o tanutes a an nto

nty oga ngs essage of ope to te foo oy to teepessed, stengt to e weak, and knowedge to te gnoantoga s te secet se-key to open te eas of etenal blssd deep abdng peace

anavakya defnes oga "Samyogo Yog itktoJvtm-Prmtmnoh Te conuncton of te ndvdual soul

d te supee Sou s caed ogaLfe n God bngs etena bss To lve n God to coune od s oga. God s ocean of blss Toe wo foget Goddego suengs toubles, sees and tbulatos.

oga s a dscplne of te nd, senses and e pyscal bodyog ps n te co-odnaton and contol of te subtle focestn te body oga bngs n pefecton ace nd lastng

ppness. ou ca ae cness of nd at all tes by teactce of og ou c ave estfu seep ou can avecesed enegy vgou vtaly longevty and a g standadf ealt ou can tu out ecent wok wtn a sot space of

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me Y n ve ess n evey wlk f lfe Yg wnfse n y new sreng nfdene nd self-relnTg Yg y n ve msery ve e mnd, ngpssns emns mplse me e Te bdy nd mn

wl l be yr bek nd llYg f f knds v. Mn Yg y Yg H

Yg nd j Yg ee s ne lssn rdng empermens ve devnl mys nd nl Tey Km Yg Bk Yg, j Yg nd Jnn Yg

Yg ms nllng e mnd nd s mdcns pe f Yg denngles e Jv frm e penmenwld f sensebje Te Jvm becmes denc w Pmm Ts nn w Pmm s e gl f mexene. e Wesen plspes Pygrs PlEmesn Spene Spn eses Mx Mller nPl Desen ve elgsed e sdy f e sence f Ygvery gly.

Y n develp mny pysl nd sl menpwes by mens f g dsple d esn f menmdfns r wves n e C e ysl bdy nd mnd sd be brg nde nl by Yg pes s Ym Nym Asn Pnym Ky Yg nenrnd medn. By ese pes y ll be free freslessne f bdy nd mnd Y wll see g sndd

vg vly prnged y nd lngevy nd sedpwefl mnd

Yg e Adym ene w elp e sprn nd Bmn Gd. Yg e Sene f enes welps e n f nng Selfeln. nn be sef nng ey ends s fnd wee mn islve n fnd len n le If s sed

wl beme jggey mg n lnge Yg Yg n f nng Sdd pwe

Knwledge devd f Yg nn gve elese Yg w s devd f knwledge n pble f eecng relese

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n ns n nn d se nd nd

nn (bk nedge ny wu g (de nuven s useess g (mee knwedge f Asn

ds e Du e u nn (Anubv nn s ee Jnn nd g e e wngs f e Hm s bdmn nn ses ug g (unn w Bmnn s e fu f Bk

e e vus knds f g ves dng eemen f e ne n gene snse efes m g Bk g j g nn g H

n esed sense efes j g H g s se fm j . g men e g n been H nd ns e sun mens en n s nwn by nm sun An s knn by nme mn Te g s e unn f n nd e An ees e sudn f e g s n uy j

Asns en y bdy. ey end bdy nd ed ys mns. Bnd en en w bnds s Bnd Tey d n w n t me uwds nd An mv dndsy bnd un e n An nd send e nednAn u u e Susumn Nd uds ne e mnd Tey eesen ses Mud mens e Tey

e mnd w e su Amn ey d n w end wnde usde wds bjes Tey de esng mnd ds Amn n e mbes f e end x ee

bve dsne mens e smen f s s ndeed e ges f1 f dne e gden mus se s emny g weeedy nd

sngemnded devn e ns s mu mns end sef f yu n s e nd jum dn n e e f geng Smd uky n be wned suess ee w be dey n eu pges Evey se n s mn I mus be

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masteed The y yu wi e eady t take up he ext stepNephyes ae ve cuius t kw a aut Samadhi Theywish t ge Siddhis vey quicky t atact the pepe ad game ad ame They have itese thistig ew

ga cmpaes mudae ie the tati a sixspkewhee The six spkes ae Ragavesha vitue ad vicpeasue ad pai Man des viuus actins ad vicius actins accu the ce the tw cues ikes ad disikesad he eaps the uits his actis viz peasue ad painThugh memy sue, he gets attachmet t sesuajects Fm attet he avus sme pess ad ds

ham thes Fesh ikes ad disikes cp up i he minThus he whee evves wihu ay chance f its cmig sp y ise Bu he gi stps this whee m tatig ydesyig he ve aicins ugh he pactice Asmpajnaa Samadhi

Yga advcaes cmpete detachmet m secua iteess

th sake pactisig uiteped meditati ecmme ediai the ie igh the heat ayhig ha is peasing yu I pescies tha e shudwithdaw himse m the diay aais ie thepupse f pactisig cstat meditai ga as ca epacised a hme y havig a weeguated ie

dcsciuses cmmui with the d is the acme

the ethiceigius discipie ga This s atteded y aemakae sese eedm ad ma eevat accut the cumig dw the ase iusy itte I' The gi s inpssessin f a divie pwes w e ejys uayedetea iss

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The ath Ygi wh was pactisig Paayama ad iyas inthe egiig cmes a hyaa gi Raja gi i the ed

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Yg ends n Yg d Yg ends n nng

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yars cnse ne Drn. Tweve Dns make pyn Tweve Dyns (medns w cnse Smd nsane, eenn be r 2 secnds w cnsene Pranayam Tweve sc Pnyms, e., reenn e r w mnes nd 24 secnds w me p neyra weve sc Pys, e, eenn brea r28 mes nd 48 sends w nse ne Dn weve

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e egm be men nd e beng be dden en dee n e m mn w n be eneed een f endn wened wen e n e emn n eC. Bewe f dden ndeen f n fy y

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n Desy sns n ns D e g ed n

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e bje w w y by se2 Who Is a Yo?

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nd cass k s e w s aempg cb hes Yga e begs e d css

n Yg hee new gse ew e new e c new jy ew kwedge nd new ma e ws nd evves qcy e nd sn pwes d dn ce d aw e e ges

ey ve he pe ngs ese n d d e ps ve ss wekesses nd e ge w pa nd bns e d G by ee Yg e ges nn w he d by dnng e nd he seses e s s base wcked wc

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ws nning in d s nd sens gves e igespinnce f divine gy nd piy

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ppiess pi cuse e s csic csciusess es bken wn bes f isticti septeess ndieence He s equ visin n equnimiy f i Heenjys e divine ecssy f Smdi te biss -cnscisness His e is ed wi pue ve nd

cmpssn

A gi cims t cn in exdiny pwes n

knwede by sbding e pssins nd ppetes nd bpciing m Niym nd Smy e pcice ncentin mediin nd Smdi ne ime sPni ( f e g Ss cey wns te studens ey sud n be cred wy by emptins f wesTe gds emseves emp te uncutius g by ffeig i psiin simi eis Sdens seek me fte Siddis

tn fe e e spii inmen despie e ce nte wng.

Te pssessin f Siis neve bings ne nee t Te devepment f psycic fcuties des nt f isef impye spiiu gwt Sidis e indnces spiipgess Tey tempt te spins nd bing ei dwfeefe sun em uessy

f e mgne is me pwe i wi inuence te infiings even wen ey e pced ng disnce. ven ie gi i n dvnced pesn e wi ve gete inenve e pesns wi wm e cmes in cnc. He cn exeis infence n pesns even wen ey ive in isnt pce

A gi w medies egy s mgneic nd cmin

pesniy Tse w cme in cnc wi im e mcinfenced by is swee vice pwef speec sus eyesbiin cmpexin sng ey bd gd beviuvs qiies nd divine ne. s in f st wendpped in bsin f we issves n ecmes dissved in

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e f Nal Bs Ne ys B Pny Bnd Md le e nn e y n dem n cple f ns Te senses e e glyed. Dvne ves ve e lved. El les eded Te nd nlled ly s snds ne s n pll w wll ve e gs Tp nd edn nd w enly f

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f pwe el eed sensl exeenness psn f wel nd lwe peies e dwn fm i e lfe n sp n e mtelisc life. e cngn is l diine gly f e ses in rig enes ecles f g g nses nml nae n dine nd ise e pnncle f dne gly ndnd

e ge pble f n lfe i e feedm f sl f l f mrl s feed n ceed ee ja g nn g

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ent potnce t dent phlphy and t pnt hlophe pphet n age tnAchaya nd gea elgou lede o e wol ed epln he elaon o mn o God and he nee Va

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dt phlophy. People he deent empeaent deent cpcte S deent chl phloophy e lnecey he hghet ng dtc phlphy A dul led nt eenty bece eal Adlt chl crpnd A l the Vtd cl nd the e dt t A cl

hee e thee tep t the tepe Gd ey ae

ht og nd nn g wll he place yee n ech tep ceuly y ty t plce yu ee n hghet tep ll t nce yu wll tble dwn nd wll h cte the bne he leg acte elle h �he tep Do Jp n nd wohp you h h he ecnd tep Sudy Ata Jnan bo Deelop the men Pcte heng electon and medaon on tgncance o the 'T T As ahaya T e hep ow you wll g Selealaton o AmSaa

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ln nn nd nuy udnt aa huld p undnt pue etn a udent nna aa huld pe abnda eeny calmne nully

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ual Anbaa Selealn le he ble pecnd ed n he gld nu huld he nlede d hen nl yu an le

u hld ppah an nd aha nd he Sant decle ht the n Allmeul Onpentncent Onpeen d u huld udy haatayn nd the lu huh San nd

na ce adatn tactn tchent nd upee the d nn nw thut ln .ee le when yu pe ctn. u ee yu thehe he teah and end wth l Wthtncentan yu cannt u u w Whutnenan y cannt le Gd Wh cncenatn yunnt nw Gd eee ma Yga a a Raa

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CMPER

MIN N ITS MYSTERIES

Raja Yoga a xa I coc wh h d ad

h ppo of a odfcao h d g hca fo h xc of h hoa wod ahlaow vay ad ha Yogc aco o h hgh go. Aapajaa Saadh wh h Yog copa o wh h S So So ad Raja Yog

o Royal Yoga o Kg of al Yogah pac of Raja Yoga wl ab yo o po

vgoo hahy d og wpow wodf pow ococao ad lfool. I wl ab yo o acqvao pyh ow. hfo h ah ad Raja Yogo Royal Yoga Yo ca bco h a of h al adxal a Yo ca gov al hoa o

a yo ca oo h . h whol yy oa wl b avld o yo. Yo ca fold al h lafacl ad pow.

Raa Yoga da da wh h oc of ag V wav of h d) ad aag vkala Saadh oh a of coco whch h Sakaa

d of bh) a fd n h Yog aa fco oKavaya dpdc

Yaayaa fa c) h d Dhaacoao) h oo. vaa Padhaa fd h Lod) h ow Dhyaa dao) h owAapaaa Saadh pcoco a) h f. h ah of Raa Yoga

h a d of h c of Raja Yoga o YogVda w d a walh of occl lo h book o RajYoga w by Paaja ahah h book coaapho o aco Sa. ho h hp of a xpaao

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eny nd e w ly eed e pe e df peend e engnned h b

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y w em e wd Sepn f Pn f y bdy ed de n pe Cf n ed n nd nd ce es

e een be e nny ng pn e n ene-mpen e e n g ene-vene] de en N y e n e je Cnne y be ed by n

enng ee y n n pen n ne g ey E ene-pen y pe bnde f ffeen Affeen n e ed fe wd e bn n wenn n e f e nd e n f wnn w m nge eneen e vey p

n w pped y bwn bdy ed by P n npe pyy P ll nd pee e py bdy

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l t y cnd the un hne nd re t thppnted te n th et y cnd ndr Vyu nd ther et perr ther repecte dute By cnd e re bu y H cnd the nd Pr n

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en only ey wll be ble o conol e pycc ocely

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he deeoped nd cn nuence nd ubjue e owed Fo e uoc wn nd e epeence o pnoed peon we cn cely ne e eence o econcou nd wc opee ouou e wenyouu

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hence entangled tel n the ld Vaana bject

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k s knd phlsph vn bsv wds ndnplsn pssns.

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n n Sk) phsl l Jvn) hsanDhma)Th N lvs b whn n nl halh b

s h whn bn b b h a swnss swnss ds n l n h lvs b h nh sbj. Th d b h nd I s h nd hvs h ls sh l s . h bj

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hn n s nd hl anshs h v hlls h ban s nbd b h hl. Thnd whh ha s s n h bn dng wngnsusnss nw ss n a pl dw bwn h hand h h nd s n hs n lng pn vn whn hslg s pd Mn ls pan nl whn h nd snnd wh h bd hn n s n hl hnd s dsnnd h phsl bd.

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s asss bj ad jps a bt, t t a d bj ad s n

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nd ad as wt t nd s datanty , nb, stadnss t-sadss, a, a s s d an wn d bnd, a p kws by t d (Bdaayaka p C Ba V)

n t s y pd aas waa d ds t ay s juy wn gts a

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s a s d gads w a dss, tyd tys pad pa spaa ss a dy absbd t bd Ty pay a vta sg t xp I a ady b agd in Tat s as wy t Ga (III-33) says "Sishshtt ssy kit jnnni v a wdg bavs y w s w at

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inds th ind stis iagins in vain that it has hu thing u ind t spnds uch its ng inunncssa ling "Hw can s hi tw ing?H a displasd with Nt mning whn yu mt

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Annihilatin Vasans mans annihilatin th ind

Mannasa) Mind

nthing but a bundl Vasanas all th Vittis dicatins th ind) stp thughstaint Nidha Saaa) ti will vanish. Ti is mntal catin Mnd is a pduct dicatin MaaAchintaa Sakti indscbab pw) th Ld Th n

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knn na Ma-ak Aakaadana, ak Ad Sak, Maa Sak, aa Sak, A Maan Maha Maa, assm vaus kpng up h La h d Svabhava s th snc Pat Wndu s

Maa S m wndrul s Ld an H La (pla) H ban th grac t Ld ugh tta unsvd-sund and unswng dvtn undsands Hs Llacs n th Ld, gs nd m and n and aanstal

Bbs a dn cus but h lgh s h sam n allls Evn s h bds and mnal Bhavanas a dn b

an n n al bngs Wh bulb psn Savc mnd Satvc Bhavana d bb Raac mnd Rajasc Bhavanaack blb Tamasc nd Taasc Bhavana

Bd a dn (nal) Bhavanas a dn Gna dn acn a dn bt Aan h sa n angs

Nss a dn S nss a aqun Sm nss aad But th pw (Sak) ha gasps h s n n a Fws a dn. Cls w a asn B h gan ha ss s n Evn s, bds adn mnds a dn h hatana, Sl Aan

nscsnss, n

s a mgh v. Th v haaSabda, Spasa,a, Rasa, Gandha (snd uch, m tas and sm) a as Lust, gd and ang psnt ccdls, haks anda. Brth and dah a dds. Th w man csss ths wth h ba slcnl and chaa.

An mn and ngnc a h h hs ha akd hs bd-cha Th shuld wk n pcn unn Thn nl hs cha w n shl.

Ts n th snss and h ns. D nt b dcvd bv hng nsubsana as, vanscnt and hw plasf h aal wld Dp sng dscnan Ca dspasn. ng s n dan n ha S N s nnd u hav aand

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l l b ad l

Thi iv i al a ap h Ld ba ai pai ad dili pd m Hi

Gld aig aml . a hig b gld S al hwld am ad i hig b Ld. All h aVibhi h d I mmb hi al whav a w al vii Y will b d m aahmad had will aai Sl-aliai gh h w Vi a.

Th illg ill ad v igla Ygi i awih hi aw ill hi wadig hi bld H aa hal p dl h d d h bd la bah d h dl h ad all h h d aighwa hh dp Aapaaa Sadh wll d ada Uaihad al aava h bw d lw l h aw ad h Baha h ma or

h ag I all h a h a h bm wih

All l a d h all a a d g all h a d h all d a h a all d h all d i h mid all id a d i Om Ama oh pm Sl h pp (Adhaa) vhig

h ad a mial pa alhgh l a wi al bgi ha had ad p wih had Ev h Jiva hgh h i a wii ali plg himl i wldl m wh h g a

h h mid i il d mhig h wll b

ppi pai wh d awai h b h h id i pll dwd a b wh l h bv ad l h i h bd

Y a H wh h phl b

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s H wt t f s ntct tgng t nd f tnncs

Evwh th s c f fd Bt t fd wn c f th nd ags t wk as an bdnt svant f

t Ata th S0 Ra, a ta ta atal Cntl th

tns and c calWl' th bac w n an It th slfc t

ds a dtd, w-pw dvlp Cnt f thIndya as agnts th wpw Dtnatn, patnc,ntst, atttn pvac tnacty, applcatn, ty f

s, tncy pactc f cbacy ad dtatn n thf, dvlp t wll-w A n f ng wll pfctf-cnfdnc H acs sgn sccs n a httts. al s nknwn t t stak bstnac stbbnss f stng wl Stbbns s bn f Tas nta It s a f f stpdt

Wthn s a ast agan f w Wtn y s th

n f knwldg Wthn s t fnta f bl Alct a latnt n T nn an th Ital Sl dtca w t p Sf Ral th and b fld u atnt facut thugh dtatn Tap thc Dv dp wthn nd bg th Atc pa B bld Bfl Ma y c a uan!

Yu a th achtct f w fat ad ftu Y a

at f yu wn dstny Yu can d and nd thngsY can attan Bamahd by ght thkg, ght flng adgt actg can bak ld bd habt by h pw f wl u ca dt wg Sakaa, uhl d andcct agnatn Y can cltvat nw habts Yu canng y nat Y can bld p bat chaact Y v th wl wld b y ptal fc Y can

vat ths as t t stt f dvnt can cntl tcs f nat Y can cand th nt

2 ower of Though

a actn and a th aw f ca and ct A

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kingdoms low the hman kngdom are mnless Therthey cannot generate thoghts urther they hve o i o righn rog wht ought to e doe d ht ougt ot to bedoe, d so they cannot create K.

ow verily mn is thoughtored; s m i ts thinkso hving gone awy hece he ecomes (Chhogy p14-1)

Thoughts re soli things, ore soli th lu o stoney hve tremenous orce or ower. Utilise ththoughtpower crelly It can serve yo nicely in a vriety ofys. But do o suse ths ower at random. I you mssthis ower, you ill hve quick ownall or terrle reactioUtilise it to help others

Sanaka, Sanandna, Santhsujata and Snatkmra we thmntal creations o Brahma Brahma meely wille a thes

or son were bo They at once entered the th ofrennciation (Nivritti Maga)

Man thinks o ssual ojects an gets ttached to them thinks that rit e vey good or the ody. e exerts to ossesthem hen he ctally ossesses and enjoys the He nowclings to the ruits He develos hit o taking uits ow andhen he ails to otin them ny dy, he gets in Frothinking comes attachment; om attachent desire is o; odesire roceeds

ag nger arises when desire is ustrted

some cause or the other; om ger arises delsion; oelsion, ailure o memory; rom ilure o memory loss ofitllct; om loss o intellect man is totlly ined I you ato ttn everlsting ece, do not think o objects, ut thnlwys o the imortl, lissl Atan alone

esires y themselves are hamess They are galvnised b

e ower o imaginatio (Snkalpa Sakti) or thoght hen nlthey do mch havoc Man muses or thinks on the ojects o thsenses He imagines tht he ill get a gret deal o pleasrom them This imagination excites the desires his powr ofimgintion coorates with the desies. hen the desires a

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vgoed o vsed. Te ck e deded vveemenl

Wen e mind nks of wodl objecs ee s ode Temi m ink of ose n n m ink of bnglow

mone sevoge eoplne moo c esns ndpcres Yo m ink e mind is imlessl wndeng. ee s ode i is movemen Te ide of bnglowcomes wen nks of ose becse rose s gown in ecompon of bngow As soon s i inks of bnglowe ide of mone ceeps becse we m woossesses mone ves bngow. Ten e md wns o

enjo pesn objecs w e elp of mone. ws o ke eseip o oe d move bo ee eoned omobe o e dines i oels nd o see ces n

cems.

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isn Yo ms rin e min proper n give i properSvic foo for ssimilion Hve Svic bckgron orog r men imge

Te mn is ike weel wic revolvs enlessl wi

emenos veocit. generes new ogs wit eerevoion Tis wee is se in moion b e ibrti ofpscic Prn or sbtle Prn

Te prcice of Prnm essens te veoci of e inslows own e wee gr. Perfec conol of Pr willbring e weel o snsill.

Te sme tog wic re enerne b e mn ring

te occp is mn ng rem sof o ve pr n concenton o cn mke e n

ssme n v o ie o nk of merc or wolebeing wi sre wi merc f o ink of pece ewoe ing will e wi pece

o o relise iens or ogs mo orrcer n spe or esin? Tog s emenospowrs. is more powerfl n eecici Togs conoor ife Conqer or ogs ressl eferogs sels ogs e e-ogs lsfogs n oer morbi negive ogs. Tese eviogs ince wekness isese isrmon epression nespir live posiive ogs sc s merc corge loven pri. Te egive ogs will ie b emseves Tr

is n fee or sreng. Pre ogs wi infse in o new exle life

Sblime ivine ogs proce emenos inence in emin n rive w evil ogs n cnge e mensbsnce Min is wol cnge ino ig b enerinngivine togs

is e menl v or ie t min s

e nre ofn cion n brings is is. Yo m embrce or moer orsiser or or wife Te cion is e sme b te men Bvis ieren

Wc o Bvn is n feelings) lws. Yor

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haana shold always Satti Yo shold always entertainrahmaBhaana Wath the Bhaana ring meitatio Yonee nt ath the reath

The thughts yo reate in yor min and the images yo

fo n yur aily lie ill hel yu in ming hat yo re orwhat yu nt t eome I yu nstantly think the remrtal Atman an meditate on the ormula I am Brahan"yo ill ce idential with Atm I y onstantly think Lor shna you ill eome idential ith the Lor Y illae in Him or eer

Thoghts gain strength y retition I yo entertain an eil

hoght r good thoght one this eil thoght or god thoghthas a teneny t rer agan Thoghts rwd together jst ash irds o the sae feather ok together s also if yoentertain one ei thoght all sorts of eil thghts join togethernd ll y down I yo enteain any · goo thoght all goohoghts jin tgether and raise yo

The mind is shieos i t is like a jing oney t

st e isilned daly Then t will graally oe nderr nol t is only by the ratial training f yor nd thato an reent bad thoghts and atins o arsing an anward o ad thoghts and ations that hae arisen roeene t is only by pratial training of yor nd that yoan enorage good thghts and ations to arse an ansstain good thoghts and atons when they hae arisen

Mark how one Sankala exands into many SankalpasVistara) in a short time Spose yo get a Sankala to set aea-arty or yor ends One thoght tea initesnstantanesly the thoghts of sgar milk teaus taleshairs taleloth napkins soons akes isits et So thisworld is nthing t the expansion o Sankalas The exansionf thoghts o the nd toars the ojets is onage

andha) Renniation of Sankalpa is lieraton (Moksha) Yost e eer wathfl in niing the Sankalas in the d Thennly you ill really hay Mind triks and lays Yo mstnderstan its natre ways and haits Then only yo anontrol it ery easily

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Fewe e deses esse e ogs ecoe soedeseess Te wee of mnd w sop ene f o edceo wns f o do no o ff o deses f o oedce o deses one b one o og w dmn n

feqenc nd eng Te nm o ogs so pe mew dns ewe e ogs gee e pece Remembs ws A we n wo s engged n specon bg c nd wo s ge nmbe of ogs s eessmnd n spe of s comfo wees Sd wo ves n tecve of e Hms nd wo s pcsng ogcono sve pp n spe of s pove

ewe e ogs gee e men seng ndconcenon. Sppose e vege nmbe of ogs pss og o bn wn one o s one nded f oscceed n edcng consn pcce of concenon ndedon o nne o ve gned en pe cen of e poweof concenon of nd. ve og s edced ddsseng nd pece o e nd. Redcon of even one ogw gve men seng nd pece of mnd o no bee o fee s n e egnnng s o do no possess sbeneec ee s sp emoee nsde o egsee edcon of even snge og f o edce oneog e men seng o ve gned b sedcon w ep o o edce e second og es

s s o coe o doo o ge wen dog o n ss eso come n o so cose o mnd befoe n ev og cnene nd podce n mpesson on o psc bn. ow come wse soon nd n ee nne ce nd bss

W o s geed nd egosm nen on pe oogs Tog ts s dc sk o w ve o pcses. o w scceed n o ep e some me.escon of one ev og w gve o steng onne oe ev ogs nd w deveop o sofoceo wpowe. Neve desp og o m f n csng bd og No pns no gns. nne sp seng wgd mnfes n o o cn fee s.

Psson egos eos pde nd ted e ve ve

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eep-ooted f you ut the bahes of a ee they gow agfte some tme Eve so, these Vitts ae supessed o thedot fo se te they mafest agi te sme tme Teyshould be cmletely ooted out by steuous eots, Vchaa,

edtati etc the b latatos lates take ecouse to the methodf thig out the ubbe tees b uttg the smal suplus teeswhh std the vty of bg tees By so dog they a tapoe lk (rub juce) fo the bg tees Eve s you must out the thoughts by destoyg them oe by oe ode to the mbosa m o eta of mmotaty

Cotol you thoughts Just as you eta oly the good futs the basket ad dsad the bad oes so also keep goodughts you d ad ejet ev oes

Just as the wao hops o the heads of eee oe bye whe they oe ot of a ftess though a tapdoo sos hop o the thoughts oe by oe, whe they eege outough the tapdoo to the sufae of the md

Just as ft s bo of the seed so aso deeds ae bo ofughts Good thoughts geeate good atos. Evl thoughtsdue ev atos abou good thoughts epel evlughts f you ultvate good thoughts by Satsaga study ofgous books paye et, ev thoughts wll de ofeselves

Just as you eove at oe the ebble you shs thatoubes you so aso, you ust be abe to eove at oce yetg thought fo you md The oy you have gaedet stgth the otl f thught The oly yu havettaed some ea ogess the sptua path

Whe you gve a bow o the head of a sake wth a stk adush ts head, t eas absolutey motoess fo soetme.u thk t s dead Al of a sudde t ases ts had ad uswy. Eve so, the thoughts that wee oe ushed adppessed by you ega stegth ad ase the heads Theyust be destoyed totay yod esueto

Whe the ta of a lzad s ut, the ut ed wll utte about

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o ome tme a thee t a tte eida Pana n the taAer one or two mnte a motion wl cease. Even so venater thinning and reding the thoghts ome thoghts wimove aot ike the ta o the izar Bt thy ar powrless

They canot do any erios harm There i no vitaiy in hmst as the rowning man tries to catch anyting to sav himselo aso thee les thoght y their evel bet to com ackto thei previo tate o le and vigor. I o go on rglarlywith yo day practce o concntration and medtation theyw ie y themve ike a gheees amp

Yoga Vahtha' an exceptona ook n th world The

nonal Brahman or the Immortal So alone exits Thnivere a nvere not Knowledge o the Se aone wiree oe rom th ond o rths and death Extnction oVaana Mokha Expanon o thi mnd aone SankapaSankap togh t power o deentaton generates thniverse This word a pay o the mind Thi wod s notexist in the three perod o tme Extinction o Sankapas Mokha. Annhate thi tte I Vaana and Sankalpa.Meditat on the Se and come a ivankta" Th s th gito Yoga Vashtha'

Identiy yorse with the Imortal Se Enqre Who am I?whenver thoghts arse in yor min. Al the thogh wigradaly de.

It s the mind that is the root cae o the tree o Samsara wth

its thoands o shoos ranches nder eaves and it I yoannihilate he Sankalpas or thoghts yo can esroy th t oSamsa at once estroy the Sankalpa as soon a it ariss Theroot wil dry p throgh h annihiation o Sankapas an theee o Sama will wther soon Th demand considralepatene and perseverance Yo will be bathed n the ocan oiss when al Sankapas ar exipated. Ths stat

I

ndescria o w have to ee t yore.st as the re i abord nto it orce when the t ot so ao the min is aore into it orc theAtman when a Sankalpas or thoght are annhate Thenone attans Kavaya or the state o asolte independenc A

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ghts annt destyed in a day o two he poess oestction o mental moiations is dicult and long Youhld not give up the patice o destroying the thougts n theiddle when you come aoss ome iclties o stmling

bock You st attempt should e the eution o thoughtseduce your wants and desies The thoughts wil deceaseGadually all thoughts will e extipated. hoghts ae like theaves o ocean They ae ountless You may come desaten the eginning Some thoghts wi sside while some otheoghts wil gsh ut ike a steam he same old thghts thatee ne sppessed may again show thei aces ate sme

me eve eome despndent at any stage patie Yo sey get inne spiita stength Yo ae ond to seed the end A the Ygins yoe had t enonte the sameuties that y ae exening now.

eep the hea yong nt think have me od nk have eme od' is a a hait. o nt entetain thisght At 60, think am 6' As y think so yo ecome.

his is a geat psyhgical aw.Sit peaeuy isiminate isassiate yose omghts and the mind whih is the thinking piniple entity.entiy youse with the innemost Sel and stand as a silenttess o Sakshi Gaday all thoghts will ie y themselves wl ome one with he speme Sel o Paa Bahman.

Cntine the patice menta quiet It s eqie

otless a iet et to annihiate the min Yo sholdnihilate the Vasanas st. hen alone you will e ale to doe Sahana o menta quiet vigoosly. Without podingasanakshaya no menta quiet o annihilation o mindannasa) is possile

3

Satva is Jnana Sakti ajas is ya Sakti amas is avyaSkti. Manas o mind and the ve Jnana Iniyas (ogans oensation) ae o o Sattva Pana and the ve

Kama

Indiyagans o action) ae on o Rajas he ve Bhutas viz. Akasae) Vayu (ai) Agni (e) Apas (wate) and Pithvi (eath)

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ae bon of amas A s a modcaton of ethe e s aodfication of a wate s a modcaton of e ea s amodication of wate

Si Rama also fought wth Ravana ut the bass wa Satva

n the case o Ravna, the asis was Tamas n oth, the acono ghting was the ame The action that oceeds o thebasis o Sattva cannot ind a man, ut the action tht ngsfo the basic amas will lead to ondage The

o

is noKaa at all t is bunt n the e o wsdom he late i anosing o seshness

Rajo-Guna ceates oscllaton of the mnd Actvty oceeds

when Rajas s mxed ethe wth Sattva o amas You do nobeactns and exhbt nobe vtues when the bass o acton sSattva Caftness meanness hypocsy and decet emanatewhen the bass fo acton s amas

n the begnnng when you ae Rajac assionate), you showbtteest feengs o ste and evenge towads you enemes Ayou advance n situaty, by seless sevce and medtatonthese feengs of haed soen down gaduay to smpendeence only Late on when you advance a ste fuhewhen you mnd s lled wth mee Sattva uty), even thndeence vanshes You wll develo ntense ove o theYou wll develo ue equa vson Saa sht)

f anyone taks much eats much, ove much, he cannothave an nne le in Atman He has a mnd wth outgongtendences and outgong eneges Hs mnd s lled wth thequaty o Ras

Meditaton s done wth the hel of the mind Mind s aneect of Avdya Though the eect cause Bahan) i to beknown Mnd that s lled wth Rajas and Tamas ada onentent A Sattvc mnd that is equiped wth the fou mean

s Bahan tself t is a mass of eulgence Suts ehaticadecle: Ms e rshy hrough the ue) mnonly Bahan s to een o eased n meditation o Yogathee s an ndescale owe Achntya Sakt) wch takes theiva) ndvdua soul to the sueme Sou

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o Guna a exst by tsef The thee Gunas exst n a statef ombnaton. Satt, Rajas and Tamas annot be sepaatedke so many partes, dstnt fom one anothe. Sometmes oneuna s n xess If Satta Guna s pedomnant then t s sad:

ardhana If Rajas s pepondeant t s aedRjoGnaradhana If Tamas s pedomnant, t s aed:moGnadhna

ntense Rajas takes a Sat tun. Ranaka a daot, beame sage . Jaga and Madha, who wee ntensey Raas who peted stones at tyananda, beame hs fst dspes

Do not mstake te pompngs of the owe mnd fo the

oe of the sou The hghe mnd whh tends towads tues Satt mnd (Sudda Manas) Ts hghe mnd eeates mant udes hm. It ats as a tue peepto You shoud ty to heae oe of the Satt mnd f a wong aton s done, the mnd w pk you Ths s the sn to know tht theton s bad If thee ae joy and eeaton of mnd, the at s ahteous one That mnd whh tends towads uxuy and e s

e owe (RajasaTamas) mnd Ths mnd s the ause foes downfa. Annhate Rajas and Tamas by neasng tt You w be qute safe

Mind and Food

Jisa ann aisa mn As s the food so s the mnd. The mnds made out of the subte poton of food Food exeses

emendous nuene on the mnd Fsh, meat, ga and ononste passon They ae Rajas and Tamas Look at the tge h es on esh ow feoos t s Behod the ow whhes on gass. ow md and gente she s You an get goodtton and enegy fom mk, futs, egetabes, amonds,tte, eam, geen gam, dhll et. Mk s a pefet food food heps onentaton of mnd. It endes the mnde

uty of food eads to puty of mnd. Ths mpes that aets whh ae gasped by the senses must be pue. The easud hea subme utteanes of the Gta the Ramayana, theagaata the Upanshads and rtans of a The eyes must

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behold the for of ar. Let yor lotg be Satt or peLet yor speeh pre. Let yor opaos e Sattpersos Let the ook yo stdy e pre. Let the plae yo le e Satt Let the medtato room e deorated wth Stt

tres o the ord The oly yo wll ttaGosoess Yo wll d the pee' ht so "Gods ay we wth or es hea what s aspos 0 ye t toe worshped may we wth or eyes see what s spos

Oerloadg the stomh wth re egetales d adbread

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