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But with a Sutra the case is different. It comes from the same root as the word "sew," and means, indeed, a thread, suggesting, therefore, a close knit, consecutive chain of argument. BUT WITH A SUTRA THE CASE IS DIFFERENT IT COMES FROM THE SAME ROOT AS THE WORD SO AND MEANS INDEED A THREAD SUGGESTING THEREFORE A CLOSE KNIT CONSECUTIVE CHAIN OF ARGUMENT
ation, and to indicate the fruit, the glory and the power, of that new birth. Through the Sutras of the first book, Patanjali is concerned with the first great problem, the emergence of the spiritual man from the veils and meshes of the psychic nature, the moods and vestures of the mental and emotional man. Later will come the consideration of the nature and powers of the spiritual man, once he stands clear of the psychic veils and trammels, and a view of the realms in which these new spiritual powers are to be revealed. At this point may come a word of explanation. I have been asked why I use the word Sutras, for these rules of Patanjali’s system, when the word Aphorism has been connected with them in our minds for a generation. The reason is this: the name Aphorism suggests, to me at least, a pithy sentence of very general application; a piece of proverbial wisdom that may be quoted in a good many sets of circumstance, and which will almost bear on its face the evidence of its truth. E UNVEILING AND REGENERATION AND TO INDICATE THE FRUIT THE GLORY AND THE POWER OF THAT NEW BIRTH THROUGH THE SUTRAS OF THE FIRST BOOK POTANTI IS CONCERNED WITH THE FIRST GREAT PROBLEM THE EMERGENCE OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN FROM THE VEILS AND MESHES OF THE PSYCHIC NATURE THE MOODS AND VESTURES OF THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL MAN LATER WILL COME THE CONSIDERATION OF THE NATURE AND POWERS OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN WHENCE HE STANDS CLEAR OF THE PSYCHIC VEILS AND TRAMMELS AND A VIEW OF THE REALMS IN WHICH THESE NEW SPIRITUAL POWERS ARE TO BE REVEALED AT THIS POINT MAY COME A WORD OF EXPLANATION I HAVEN ASKED WHY I USE THE WORD SUTRAS FOR THESE RULES OF POTANGELIE'S SYSTEM WHEN THE WORD APHORISM HAS BEEN CONNECTED WITH THEM IN OUR MINDS FOR A GENERATION THE REASON IS THIS THE NAME APHORISM SUGGESTS TO ME AT LEAST A PITHY SENTENCE OF VERY GENERAL APPLICATION A PIECE OF PROVERBIAL WISDOM THAT MAY BE QUOTED IN A GOOD MANY SETS OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH WILL ALMOST BEAR ON ITS FACE THE EVIDENCE OF ITS TRUTH
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