Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 2
Appendix:-In Patanjala Yogadarsana the control of the mind has been called `yoga'—`yogatcittavrtti nirodhah' (1/2). As a result of this yoga the seer rests in the self—`tads drastuh svarape'vasthanam' (1/3). Thus in Patanjala Yogadarsana what has been called the result of yoga, the Gita declares the same as `yoga'—`samatvam yoga ucyate'; 'tam vidyad duhkhasamyogaviyogam yogasamjnitam' (Gita 6/23). It means that the GIta declares that when a man (self) is totally detached from the mind and naturally rests in the self, that state is called `yoga'. By getting established in this yoga (equanimity), there is no deviation from it; therefore it is also called `Nityayoga' (eternal union). When the mind is controlled `Nirvikalpa avastha' (state of cessation of thoughts) ensues. But when by equanimity a man rests in the Self that is `Nirvikalpa bodha' (knowledge of Truth) or `sahajavastha' (Self-realization). `Nirvikalpa bodha' is not a state but it transcends all states, it is their illuminator and is the result of all yoga-disciplines. The states are both 'nirvikalpa' (without distraction) and 'savikalpa' (with distraction) but 'bodha' is only 'nirvikalpa'. Thus the yoga of the Gita is more remarkable than that of Patanjala yogadarsana.
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