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We can get a ready understanding of the first two by comparing them with the Commandments which must be obeyed by all good citizens, and the Rules which are laid on the members of religious orders. Until one has fulfilled the first, it is futile to concern oneself with the second. And so with all the means of Yoga. They must be taken in their order. WE CAN GET A READY UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIRST TWO BY COMPARING THEM WITH THE COMMANDMENTS WHICH MUST BE OBEYED BY ALL GOOD CITIZENS AND THE RULES WHICH ARE LAID ON THE MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS UNTIL ONE HAS FULFILLED THE FIRST IT IS FUTILE TO CONCERN ONESELF WITH THE SECOND AND SO WITH ALL THE MEANS OF YOKA THEY MUST BE TAKEN IN THEIR ORDER
ll of themselves; once dissolved, they do not grow again. Then, as seventh, freed from these potencies, the spiritual man stands forth in his own nature as purity and light. Happy is the spiritual man who beholds this seven-fold illumination in its ascending stages. 28. From steadfastly following after the means of Yoga, until impurity is worn away, there comes the illumination of thought up to full discernment. Here, we enter on the more detailed practical teaching of Patanjali, with its sound and luminous good sense. And when we come to detail the means of Yoga, we may well be astonished at their simplicity. There is little in them that is mysterious. They are very familiar. The essence of the matter lies in carrying them out. 29. The eight means of Yoga are: the Commandments, the Rules, right Poise, right Control of the life-force, Withdrawal, Attention, Meditation, Contemplation. These eight means are to be followed in their order, in the sense which will immediately be made clear. UBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY MAGGIE RUSSELL NEW YORK NEW YORK THE YOGA SUTRAS OF POTANGELIE THE BOOK OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AN INTERPRETATION BY CHARLES JOHNSTON BOOK TWO SUTRAS TWENTY EIGHTH FIFTY FIVE SUTRA TWENTY EIGHT FROM STEADFASTLY FOLLOWING AFTER THE MEANS OF YOKA UNTIL IMPURITY IS WORN AWAY THERE COMES THE ILLUMINATION OF THOUGHT UP TO FULL DISCERNMENT HERE WE ENTER ON THE MORE DETAILED PRACTICAL TEACHING OF POTANGELIE WITH ITS SOUND AND LUMINOUS GOOD SENSE AND WHEN WE COME TO DETAIL THE MEANS OF YOGA WE MAY WELL BE ASTONISHED AT THEIR SIMPLICITY THERE IS LITTLE IN THEM THAT IS MYSTERIOUS THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR THE ESSENCE OF THE MATTER LIES IN CARRYING THEM OUT SUITRA TWENTY NINE THE EIGHT MEANS OF JOGA R THE COMMANDMENTS THE RULES RIGHT POISE RIGHT CONTROL OF THE LIFE FORCE WITHDRAWAL ATTENTION MEDITATION CONTEMPLATION THESE EIGHT MEANS ARE TO BE FOLLOWED IN THEIR ORDER IN THE SENSE WILL IMMEDIATELY BE MADE CLEAR
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