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ध्यानसिद्धिः।
SIXTH CHAPTER.
Success in Concentration.
(Shlokas 37 ) Having taken a cursory view of Yamas, Niyamas, Asanas, Prāņāyāma, Pratyāhāra, Dhāranā and the means for getting mastery over them, the training in concentration deserves special attention as it is the direct means for the attainment of Moksha. Moksha could be attained by the completo destruction of Kārmic forces, i, e., by the process of Samvara and Nirjara. The Soul is constitutionally free and poten. tially divine. Its natural purity is defiled by the in. flux of Kārmic forces, good or bad. These forces are required to be checked and destroyed by Samvara and Nirjara. To achieve this object physical organs and mental sensations should be subdued. This could be achieved by bringing control over mind, body and speech, by observing rules of conduct, twelve vows,
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