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PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS
In order to know the contents of another man's mind, t] yogi would have to make a second samyama on the hea (aphorism 35 of this chapter). कायरूपसंयमात्तद्ग्राह्यशक्ति-स्तम्भे
चक्षुःप्रकाशासंयोगेऽन्तर्धानम् ॥२१॥ 21. If one makes samyama on the form of one's box
obstructing its perceptibility and separating its pov of manifestation from the eyes of the beholder, th one's body becomes invisible.
एतेन शब्दाद्यन्तर्धानमुक्तम् ॥२२॥ 22. Thus, also, its sounds cease to be heard.
In other words, it is possible for the yogi, while remair present in a room, to obstruct the outward manifestation of body in such a way that the senses of other people will unable to detect it. The reality behind the outward manife tion will remain, but, since this reality cannot be detecter the gross sense-organs of others, the yogi will become unsi unheard, unfelt, and so on.
सोपक्रम निरुपक्रम च कर्म तत्संयमादपरान्त
straf at 117311 23. By making samyama on two kinds of karma
which will soon bear fruit and that which will not fruit until later-or by recognizing the porten death, a yogi may know the exact time of his separ
from the body. Portents of death include various physical and psyc phenomena, together with visions of supernatural being is better not to be too explicit here, lest the reader sl alarm himself unduly!). Hindus believe that it is very impy to know the exact hour of one's death in advance, becau
