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The collection of perceptions is the very essence of their life, it becomes their life itself, such is the unwavering faith in Dharma that permeates them from their bones to their marrow. Here is a shining example of such a Dharma-embodied Yogi:
“He whose bones are Dharma, whose marrow is Dharma, whose blood is Dharma, whose flesh is Dharma, whose skin is Dharma, whose senses are Dharma. He whose movement is Dharma, whose sitting is Dharma, whose standing is Dharma, whose sleep is Dharma, whose awakening is Dharma, whose food is Dharma, whose enjoyment is Dharma, whose contemplation is Dharma, whose choice is Dharma, whose resolve is Dharma, whose everything is Dharma, such a man is rare to find. And he is the Supreme Soul in a human body. Do we not desire such a state?” - Shrimad Rajchandra, Patrank 117. (130)
Thus, this Yogi is supremely steadfast in his adherence to Dharma, the fruit of his long-standing austerities. For, as we saw in the previous perspective in the process of spiritual development, he first cultivated his inner practice through the feelings of Maitri, Karuna, Mudita, and Upeksha, thereby purifying his mind; then he diligently studied Yama and Niyama; he conquered Asana, abandoning the focus on the body and establishing himself in the feeling of the Self; he avoided Pranaviksep, maintaining the stability of the feeling of the Self through Pranayama; he practiced Pratyahara, withdrawing the senses from their objects, and balancing and straightening the body; he conquered the tendencies of attachment and aversion, pleasure and pain, and deeply immersed himself in the practice of Samprajnat Samadhi; and he confined his mind to the region of the navel chakra, the tip of the nose, etc., by avoiding distractions, that is, by abandoning all other objects and establishing the mind in its steadiness. How could such a Yogi, established in this steadiness, well-ordered and perfectly balanced, not be dear to the world? And how could he not be devoted to Dharma? He himself says:
“The mind is always in Dharma, the body is engaged in other activities. Therefore, due to the knowledge of the right action, there are no causes for worldly existence.” (Shruti Dharma, 164)
(See reference) Shri Dva. Dva. 24-9.
“The mind is bound to the region, its steadiness is there. He is dear to all beings, and he is devoted to Dharma.”