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Jnana Yoga
He should by Yogic concentration burn up some troubles. He should overcome heat and cold by concentrating on the moon and the sun. He should remove some diseases through postures accompanied by retention of breath. He should remove some others by Tapas, Mantras and medicines.
He should overcome some evils by meditating by taking My names, by singing My names and the like and some (such as pride, egoism) through service unto the great masters of Yoga.
Some try first to keep this body very strong and of undecaying youth by various means and then begin to practise Yoga solely with the object of attaining extraordinary powers. This is not approved by the wise, because such effort is useless, because the body has after all an end like the fruits of a tree.
If the body of anyone who daily practises Yoga becomes strong and free from diseases, the Yogin should not put faith on these Siddhis and give up his practice.
He should not still believe that the body would be permanent. He should not attach any value to it. He should abandon that Yoga and devote himself to Me.
The Yogin who practises this course of Yoga by taking refuge in Me by making Me his all-in-all, and abandons all desires is not overcome by obstacles. He realises the bliss of his own Self.”
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