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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
second stage they will bloom; and in the third
stage, they will fructify. Should a Jnani die while in
this (last) state, he will remain in Swarga, for a long
time; and after satiating himself with the
enjoyments therein which perish on account of
their Sankalpa, will reincarnate on earth again as a
Jnani. After Ajnana (ignorance of Truth) perishes
through the development of these three stages, the
exalted Jnana will dawn fully in his mind and
settle itself firmly there as all- pervading and
without beginning and end, like the light of a full
moon. It is with this mind associated with Jnana
that Yogis shine.
Those who have reached the fourth stage will look
steadfastly and coolly upon all things in the
universe with an equal eye and like a dream. Oh
Rama, all the above three stages can be classified
under the Jagrat state, while the abovementioned
fourth can be included under the Swapna state. In
this last stage, the mind will perish like the array of
clouds in the autumnal season. Then it will remain
in the transcendent Sat-Bhava alone which
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