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Holding the middle of the body, head and neck straight, the wise one, not touching teeth with teeth, with lips firmly closed, abandoning Ārta and Raudra dhyāna, fixing the mind on Dharma and Śukla dhyāna, without negligence, devoted to meditation, becomes a Muni, a knower of knowledge.
**Meaning:** Fearless, steady, with gaze fixed on the tip of the nose, established in vows, seated in a comfortable posture, with a cheerful face, not looking in any direction, the wise one, holding the middle of the body, head and neck straight, not touching teeth with teeth, with lips firmly closed, abandoning Ārta and Raudra dhyāna, fixing the mind on Dharma and Śukla dhyāna, without negligence, devoted to meditation, becomes a Muni, a knower of knowledge.
Having practiced Karma Yoga and become absorbed in Jnana Yoga, the yogi then ascends to Dhyana Yoga and attains Mukti Yoga.
**Meaning:** Having practiced Karma Yoga and become absorbed in Jnana Yoga, the yogi then ascends to Dhyana Yoga and attains Mukti Yoga.
**Thus ends the chapter on the nature of Yoga.**
**Chapter Fifteen**
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