Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-6
Dhyanayoga
2. That which they call renunciation, know that to be Yoga, O son of Pandu, For no one who has not renounced volition can ever become a yogi In this world many other scriptures have unfurled the banner of identity between renunciation and the Yoga. It is known from experience that the essence of Yoga is attained only when volition stops after it is renounced. 3. For a sage who wishes to ascend yoga, action is said to be the means. But for one who has ascended Yoga, self-control is said to be the means. He who wishes to climb the summit of Yoga should not spurn the easy steps of the way of action. After reaching the foot-hill through the practice of rules of restraint of senses and the mind (yama-niyama), he should take the foot-path of yogic postures and climb the cliff of breath control (51-55). Then he reaches the precipice of self-control, where even the intellect slips and the Hathayogis too give up their wager of climbing it. But through the force of practice, he should fix his fingernails of dispassion on the edge of the precipice of self-control, where even the intellect slips and the Hathayogis too give up their wager of climbing it. Thus, from the plateau of breath control, he takes the path of fixed attention (dharana) and climbs until he reaches the summit of meditation. When his spiritual practice reaches the goal of the union with Brahman, the ascent stops and his craving for action also ceases. Then the yogi remains steady in the plane of Samadhi in which there is no further journey and no recollection of past practice (56-60). Now I shall describe to you the characteristics of the yogi, who has ascended Yoga by these means and attained perfection. |
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