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Yoga-drishti-samuccaya
This drishti is not capable of showing the desired object, nor can it show the desired objects through the aetha-tattva (paramath). Because: (1) Just as a straw fire does not last long enough to get a proper understanding of the luminous object, so also this drishti does not remain stable for long enough to properly experience the aetha. (2) Just as the light of a straw fire is weak and has little power, so also the aetha of this drishti is weak and has little power. (3) Just as the light of a straw fire comes and goes in an instant, and therefore does not leave a firm and lasting memory, so also here the aetha is so short-lived and weak that it does not leave a firm and lasting memory. (4) And thus, due to the instability and weakness of the aetha, and the lack of memory, just as a straw fire is completely incapable of performing any real work, so also this drishti has such an incomplete and flawed nature that it cannot perform any real work, such as devotion, etc.
Tṛṇu Agni Sam Mitra
2. Tara Drishti
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- Dan Tara drishti ma....manmahan mere, gamya agni saman....man.”—Shri Cha. Da. Sajjaya. The aetha in the second drishti, called Tara, can be compared to a dung fire, because the light of a dung fire is stronger than that of a straw fire, just as the aetha of Tara drishti is stronger than that of Mitra drishti, but it is almost the same because it does not have the nature of a gamya agni. Because: (1) Just as the light of a dung fire does not last long and is weak, so also here, like Mitra drishti, the aetha-tattva does not last long and is weak. (2) And therefore, during the practice of the aetha in life, there is no firmness or skill in memory, and no firm memory remains. (3) And without such memory, the practice is also flawed and incomplete. (4) And therefore, such devotion, etc., cannot be achieved, and there is only material devotion, etc. Thus, except for the absence of aetha, everything else is the same as Mitra drishti.
3. Khala Drishti
“The third drishti is called Khala, and it is like a wood fire.”—Shri Cheg. Sajjaya.