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एतेन भूतेन्द्रियेषु धर्मलक्षणावस्थापरिणामा
GreenT: 11.8311 13. In this state, it passes beyond the three kinds of changes
which take place in subtle or gross matter, and in the organs: change of form, change of time and change of
condition. Vivekananda takes, as an example, a lump of gold. Change of form occurs when the gold is made first into a bracelet and then into an earring: Change of time occurs as it gets older. Change of condition occurs when the bright gold becomes dull, or wears thin. Similar changes occur in subtle matter and in the thought-waves of the mind. The thought-waves may be of different kinds, may refer to different periods of time, and may vary in intensity. But the mind, in the state of samadhi, is beyond all three kinds of changes.
शान्तोदिताव्यपदेश्यधर्मानुपातो धर्मी ॥१४॥ 14. A compound object has attributes and is subject to
change, either past, present or yet to be manifested.
क्रमान्यत्वं परिणामान्यत्वे हेतुः ॥१५॥ 15. The succession of these changes is the cause of manifold
evolution. Every object within the realm of differentiated matter has attributes and is a compound object, since it is made of the three gunas in varying combinations. As has already been explained in chapter I, the attributes of an object vary and change according to the action of the gunas and the constitution of the samskaras. Any object can change into any other object. Therefore, the enlightened yogi sees no essential difference between a piece of gold and a lump of mud. Hence, he acquires complete dispassion toward the objects of the phenomenal world.
