large/3092/yogasutraspatanjali_1403_librivox_64kb_mp3/yogasutras_09_patanjali_64kb_48
large/3092/yogasutraspatanjali_1403_librivox_64kb_mp3/yogasutras_09_patanjali_64kb
English
3092
The spiritual man is shapely, beautiful strong, firm as the diamond. THE SPIRITUAL MAN IS SHAPELY BEAUTIFUL STRONG FIRM AS THE DIAMOND
body, together with its unassailable force. The body in question is, of course, the etheric body of the spiritual man. He is said to possess eight powers: the atomic, the power of assimilating himself with the nature of the atom, which will, perhaps, involve the power to disintegrate material forms; the power of levitation; the power of limitless extension; the power of boundless reach, so that, as the commentator says, “he can touch the moon with the tip of his finger”; the power to accomplish his will; the power of gravitation, the correlative of levitation; the power of command; the power of creative will. These are the endowments of the spiritual man. Further, the spiritual body is unassailable. Fire burns it not, water wets it not, the sword cleaves it not, dry winds parch it not. And, it is said, the spiritual man can impart something of this quality and temper to his bodily vesture. 46. Shapeliness, beauty, force, the temper of the diamond: these are the endowments of that body. ARE THE ENDOWMENT OF THE BODY TOGETHER WITH ITS UNASSAILABLE FORCE THE BODY IN QUESTION IS OF COURSE THE ETHERIC BODY OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN HE IS SAID TO POSSESS EIGHT POWERS THE ATOMIC THE POWER OF ASSIMILATING HIMSELF WITH THE NATURE OF THE ATOM WHICH WILL PERHAPS INVOLVE THE POWER TO DISINTEGRATE MATERIAL FORMS THE POWER OF LEVITATION THE POWER OF LIMITLESS EXTENSION THE POWER OF BOUNDLESS REACH SO THAT AS THE COMMENTATOR SAYS HE CAN TOUCH THE MOON WITH THE TIP OF HIS FINGER THE POWER TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WILL THE POWER OF GRAVITATION THE CORRELATIVE OF LEVITATION THE POWER OF COMMAND THE POWER OF CREATIVE WILL THESE ARE THE ENDOWMENTS OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN FURTHER THE SPIRITUAL BODY IS UNASSAILABLE FIRE BURNS IT NOT WATER WHETS IT NOT THE SWORD CLEAVES IT NOT DRY WINDS PARCH IT NOT AND IT IS SAID THE SPIRITUAL MAN CAN IMPART SOMETHING OF THIS QUALITY AND TEMPER TO HIS BODILY VESTURE SUTRA FORTY SIX SHAPELINESS BEAUTY FORCE THE TEMPER OF THE DIAMONDS THESE ARE THE ENDOWMENTS OF THAT BODY
large/3092/yogasutraspatanjali_1403_librivox_64kb_mp3/yogasutras_09_patanjali_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/3092/yogasutraspatanjali_1403_librivox_64kb_mp3/yogasutras_09_patanjali_64kb.flac