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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
At these words of Dasura, his disciple asked him
thus, „What is Sankalpa? How came it into
existence? And how does it flourish and go out of
existence, decreasing gradually? To which the
Muni replied thus. „The mere manifestation, as the
visibles, of Atma-Jnana the supreme, the true and
the universal is Sankalpa. Rising from a small
beginning, this Sankalpa is the primeval seed.
Gradually and regularly increasing, it begins to
obscure the one clear Paramatman, like the thick
clouds, in order to generate firmly the conception
of inertness. Oh my son, when the intelligence
views the visibles outside, then it differentiates
them from itself. Then Sankalpa reigns supreme. I
he seed of Jnana is no other than the sprout of
Sankalpa. This Sankalpa having- considered itself
as different from others, will generate itself as well
as increase prodigiously. Such a procedure is for its
evil only and is in no way beneficial to it. Therefore
do not dream of walking in the path of Sankalpa.
Do not for a moment con template upon the things
of the universe. Through such a contemplation,
there will ensue to you supreme happiness. You
need not exert yourself too much to rid yourself of
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