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**Conclusion: The Importance of the Author as Illustrated by the Simile of the Seed and the Tree**
(675) Just as the vast expanse of the Yoga Shastra is presented in a condensed form in this seed-like Yoga Shastra (In Concentrated & condensed form), so too, just as this Yoga Shastra-seed is born from the vast Yoga Shastra tree, so too, by contemplating and expanding this Yoga Shastra-seed, the entire Yoga Shastra tree can be born. Thus, the entire essence of the Yoga Shastra tree is contained within this single Yoga Shastra-seed. Such is the amazing power of this seed! All that is needed is a skilled, true seeker, a seeker of truth, a researcher! So be it!
Furthermore, it is easy to give a gross form to the subtle, but it is not easy to give a subtle form to the gross; or it is easy to make a small picture big, but it is not easy to make a big one small, just as it is easy to expand a summary, but it is not easy to summarize an expansion. Therefore, to extract this condensed nectar from the many difficult Yoga Shastra-like summaries, making it accessible to all, is not a small, easy task, but a great, difficult task, a work of great art. And in this creation of such a condensed summary, this Acharya is unparalleled, supremely skilled. His mastery in saying much in few words, his amazing, artistic wonder, is evident in every work of his. To write little and know much - this saying seems to be the essence of his unique style.
"This summary is enriched by the Yoga Shastras of Patanjali and others" - by saying this, the great author has revealed his humility, his lack of ego, his gratitude, his honesty, his steadfastness, his simplicity, his magnanimity, his generosity, his non-attachment, his moderation in writing, and his tolerance towards all philosophies. He has given us a glimpse of his father's supreme generosity, his ethical and spiritual greatness. This discerning reader can understand this for himself. But what is particularly noteworthy is that while others are hesitant or even afraid to mention the names of those from other countries, this supremely generous, magnanimous Acharya has boldly mentioned other philosophical schools with gratitude. And it is no surprise that such a true knower of the right path would do so, because in the right path, there is unity of all philosophies, the right path is agreeable to all philosophies and is the ultimate goal. Although there may be many paths in the world, the path to liberation - the right path - is one, because the pure nature of the self, which is liberation, is the only goal that is to be achieved. Therefore, such a seeker of liberation...