Atmayogaasutra

Author(s): Ram
Publisher: Institute of Bharatalogical Research Sriganganagar Rajasthan

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thus, constantly strive till he wins samadhi (residence-in-realibrium) and becomes a jivanmukta (liberated-in-life). His spirital effortivities shall constantly go on till he lays down his mortal frame and attains siddhi.
4. The Atmayogin shall take only yoga-helping food, neither too much nor too little. He shall live, sleep, walk and do everything in yoga. He shall, at due times, at least twice a day, with a light stomach before breakfast and supper, sit or stand in a right and suitable Asana (posture), in a body-abondoning (kayotsarga) Mudra (position) and meditate on the matterless or quality-less (nirguna) Atman ; which his own Atman is, realise the onlyness (kaivalyam), without Anatman, of his Atman and identify his Atman with the infinite Atmans of the universe. These meditative processes, supplemented by the other aspects of the Atmamarga, shall attract the Atmanus (spatoms) from the universal diafield, which, on descending (avatarana) in his Arman shall cause the disjoinder of the Anatmanus (matoms), united with his Atman. These meditative processes shall accelerate these unity and disunity movements in the Atmayogin in proportion to his the then capacity. He shall now begin to realise the results of his Atmasamgharsha (self-struggle) between his Atman and Anatman.
5. The Atmayogin shall, in the beginning, start with Sukhasan (Easy-Posture) and learn Padmasana (Lotus-Posture). He shall learn suitable asanas for different types of the meditative practices and also evolve his own according to the necessity of his body.
6. He should first start meditating in lonely places but, by and by, should begin to practise meditation in busy and tumultuous places, preferably in gardens and other usually frequented places, to rightly assess the quality of his self-concentration. He shall, thus, become a perfect Atmayogin when he remains unruffled and undisturbed by externalities during his state of meditation.
7. Pranayama (breath-discipline) is the first stage of the meditation. The breath-discipline includes the processes of
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