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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
Will a rock be ever moved by soft zephyrs? All
names and forms; are in Sankalpa, like waves in an
agitated pond; but they are not in the heart which
is still as a lagoon. Hearts that never give way even
under the most trying circumstances are those of
persons who have gained Moksha, who cognize
directly the stainless Principle with true bliss.
Now I shall describe another path leading to
Moksha. Listen to it attentively, Oh valiant Rama.
A great Tapaswin, named Veethahavya, lived in
the Vindhya hills. Through excessive desire, he
was for long engaged in the performance of
Karmas and became afflicted with mental and
bodily maladies as well as action in dire Samsara.
In order to escape from this pain, he gave up all
Karman-s and wanted to practise Nirvikalpa
Samadhi. For this purpose, he erected a hermitage
of leaves in which he seated himself in the lotus
posture on a deer skin with his hands resting on
his heels. In this posture of Samadhi, little by little,
he made his mind return to itself and at last
controlled it firmly within his heart. All external
objects having been gradually severed from
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