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THE YOGA PHILOSOPHY
mind of which these are the sure indices.50 Anybody's mind can thus be easily comprehended by the yogi, i.e., he understands the state of the mind. In order to understand the subject occupying the mind of that person, he has of course to perform on that subject.
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This philosophy also claims that by performing 4 in a certain way you can even cause the body to disappear. The theory on this point is this. When light, the property of , emanates from our body and becomes united with the organ of sight which again is a reservoir of similar light, visual perception follows. Following this theory [when] the yogi performs on the form of his body, i.e. the property that endows visibility to his body, he disserves the connection between the light from his body and the eye of the cognizer and thus follows the disappearance of the body.51 The yogi in fact centres all this visibility in his thinking principle and prevents the perception of his body. The same holds true of the other organs of his sense and hence of sounds, sensations (touch sensations?) etc.
29. There is a संयम on कर्म also. कर्म of course means past actions and they are divided by the Yoga philosophy into two divisions-active and dormant. That which produces its result speedily and is actually on the way to bear fruit is called active, whereas that which is only in a latent condition of potency is called dormant. By performing on these two classes of
the yogi knows the time of the cessation of his life.52 He knows at once which will produce what fruit and therefore at once sees the condition of his death.
50. YS 3.19 51. YS 3.21
52. YS 3.22
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