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Verse 36
अभवच्चित्तविक्षेप एकान्ते तत्त्वसंस्थितः । अभ्यस्येदभियोगेन योगी तत्त्वं निजात्मनः ॥
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The Yogi whose mind is without perturbation and is established in the knowledge of the Self should diligently practice meditation on the nature of the soul, in solitude.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
In the primary stage of meditation it may be necessary to concentrate on objects other than the Self. The five Supreme Beings (Pañca Parameşthi) or the supreme mantra of thirty-five letters, are of great help in steadying the mind. When the mind becomes steady through constant practice as aforesaid, the Yogi arrives at a stage when he meditates on the nature of the soul. He is void of all possessions, external and internal. His mind is free from agitation caused by the desire for sense-pleasures. He overcomes disposi
as based on delusion, and attachment and aversion in respect of desirable and undesirable objects.
Ācārya Shubhachandra has enumerated eight virtues required of the meditator.
He should: 1. be an aspirant after liberation, it being the ultimate object
of meditation; 2. be free from worldly attachments; 3. keep his mind calm, free from all anxiety;
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