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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
Sāmkhya
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themselves as conscious states on proper occasions. In order to purge the mind of all such Vịttis or modifications, it is not sufficient to arrest the further influx of sense impressions; but in addition to it, it is necessary to eradicate the Samskaras or latent impressions which lie dormant in the mind ready to articulate themselves on suitable occasions. But when the Yogin is able to keep off the influx of sense impression and to uproot from his mind the latent dispositions, his power of concentration multiplies tremendously. As he acquires a balanced state (samapatti), the mind can concentrate itself perfectly upon the object of contemplation and can understand its nature thoroughly.
By gradually enhancing the power of concentration the Yogin ultimately seeks to concentrate all his attention on God with whose help he seeks to attain the final state of liberation. John Davies says-"God (isvara, the supreme Ruler) is a soul or spirit distinct from other souls, unaffected by the ills with which all men are beset, unconnected with good or bad deeds and their consequences. In him is an absolute omniscience. He is the instructor of the earliest beings that have a beginning (the deities of the Hindū mythology), himself infinite unlimited by time." The Lord or isvara of the Yoga is a kind of Purusa that possesses the good qualities in their superlative degree. He is an embodiment of excellence. As there are degrees of goodness and greatness in the world, the Lord is the highest
Davies John : Hindu Philosophy, p. 116.
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| SR No. | 020053 |
| Book Title | tman_and_moksa |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | G N Joshi |
| Publisher | Gujarat University |
| Publication Year | 1965 |
| Total Pages | 901 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 12 MB |