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purify his soul by directing his consciousness upon the Real Self—the
Absolute which underlieth all.
“With his body well under control, according to the traditional customs of
the Yogi, he gazeth undisturbed into the Eternal and Infinite, seeing naught
of the world of sense around him. Serene, fearless and at peace—firm in his
resolve—his mind, controlled and harmonized, is directed toward Me, to
whom he aspireth. And, such a Yogi, thus united with his Real Self, and with
mind thus controlled, passeth into that Peace and Bliss which is to be found
in Me alone.
“Of a truth, to him who eateth like a glutton, or else maketh too much of
a virtue of fasting, or who is too much inclined to sleep, or else who doth
make a virtue of abstaining from sleep, cometh not the true Yogi knowledge.
Such a one inclineth too much toward extremes, and departeth from the
middle path of temperance. The Yogi knowledge, which destroyeth pain,
cometh rather to him who observeth moderation and temperance in eating
and recreation; in action and rest—who in fleeing from the evil of excess of
action, doth not run into the twin evil of the excess of repression.
“When a man’s thought, mastered by the Real Self, and fixed upon the
Real Self, findeth itself free from lust and desire, then indeed hath that man
gained the inward harmony which bringeth peace and satisfaction. Then
doth his mind become stable and steady, like the flame of the lamp which
resteth in the place where no wind cometh to disturb or cause it to flicker.
Such a mind delighteth in the contemplation of the Real Self, and is well
content to dwell in its peace and presence. Seeing the Real Self by the aid
of its own light, it realizes that it has All, and is therefore satisfied.
“The Wise Man findeth his chief delight in that which is far above anything
that the mind can obtain by means of the senses—and having found it,
resteth in its Reality. Resting there in his new found realm, he knoweth well
that beyond it there is no greater satisfaction; and being securely established
in it, the greatest sorrows and griefs of the life of the world disturb not his
peace or content, for he hath risen above them. This freedom from pain and