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IV. THE FOURTH YOGASTHANA
After delineating the various aspects of the adikarmika cārya, Asanga proceeds to elucidate a detailed account of the two gatis-laukika (mundane) and lokottara (transmundane) of the pudgalas and various aspects of the path leading to the acquisition of samadhi and yoga-bhāvanā.
I Having acquired proper mental orientation in kusalapakṣaprayogata. the pudgala proceeds to tread over the path of empirical and trans-mundane paths.
A-Out of these, the mundane or empirical path has been said to be two-fold
(i) of the prthagjanas with fetters (sakalabandhana) and,
(ii) of the Saikṣas without fetters (vikalabandhanas). In this process of spiritual discipline, the yogin acquires detachment from the desired objects (kāmas) through the sevenfod mental orientation
(i) lakṣaṇapratisamvedi (pertaining to the knowledge of the lakṣaṇa of empirical existents), (ii) ädhimokṣika (pertaining to determination), (iii) prāvivekya (pertaining to loneliness), (iv) ratisamgrāhaka, (acquiring attractedness), (v) mīmāmsā (pertaining to analysis of kusala and akuśala dharmas),
(vi) proyoganistha (related to the domain of prayoga), and
(vii) prayoganiṣṭhāphala (pertaining to the result of prayoga).
