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द्वितीय-प्रकरणम् ।
पूर्वसेवा।
CHAPTER II.
( Shlokas 47. )
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Purva Seva.
( Preliminaries of Yoga. ) Preliminary service ( step ) in the practice of Yoga.
There are some preliminary duties enjoined on the beginner. They are Guru Seva etc;. There is a psychological significance underlying them deeper than is commonly understood. These duties are not exhausted in the mere performance of certain bodily acts; they are intended to so mould mind as to make it inspired and digest, consciously or unconsciously the first principles of yoga. The preliminany duties involve in the first place, suppression of passions. If we wish to serve our
