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Samādhitantram
The ascetic who has destroyed the knot of delusion, overthrown attachment and aversion in respect of desirable and undesirable objects, and is indifferent to pleasure and pain, attains eternal happiness.
Supreme meditation Meditation on the soul, without diversion of mind to anything else, is essential for the expulsion of karmas from the soul. One who has left all possessions, external and internal, who does not engage himself in any activity, who has conquered his senses, and who has lost all interest in the worldly conduct of life, washes off the dirt of karmas in its entirety.
The true yogi disentangles bonds of karmas existing with the soul within no time, just as strong wind drifts away the expanse of dense clouds. The yoga which results into the comprehension of the pure soul has been described as the real yoga. Such yoga leads to the gain of the pure soul through the comprehension of the soul free from all that is foreign to it. Such a rare comprehension of the pure soul is possible only on the destruction of the obstructive karmas. Thus, yoga performs two functions: first, it destroys the obstructive karmas and second, it leads to the comprehension of the pure soul.
The excellent bliss generated by yoga is free from the terror of sensuality, is identical with tranquility, is stable, resides in the soul itself, and grants riddance to the soul from birth, old age and death. These characteristics mark the release of the soul from the turmoil of worldly existence.
Worldly occupations of all kinds are not in any way connected with the soul and therefore termed 'other' than the soul. All that is dependent on the ‘other' is distress and all that is dependent on the soul is bliss. As such, enjoyments generated by the rise of
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