The Yoga of Patanjali

124 Lessons on The Yoga of Patanjaliinto the flesh to shine through the flesh as the Lord-consciousness.This is the second aspect, which is called Avatar in the IndianScriptures. (3) Our eyes are opened to the contribution of Holyones of the past, by reading the scriptures. Narrating the incidentsof their holy life gives us identification which is not possiblethrough teachings and moralizing. Mere narration, simple, lucidand straight, of the life-incidents of the saints, gives us thedisposition to get identified with the Lord-consciousness. Amongthe main scriptures in India, we have a scripture specially allottedfor this purpose and it is called Bhagavatham. Spending tenminutes with it leads us into ourselves, the soul-light. I am givingout an elaborate commentary to this scripture with all the keysexplained. I am doing it in my regional language and that is themain reason why I could not visit Europe during these five years.Ten volumes have been published hitherto and there are 20more volumes to come out. I hope to render it into English ifpossible though it is somewhat difficult.The third item of Kriya Yoga is to prepare for a totalsurrender to the Lord. How to do it? There are eight steps tobe practised. Three transformations occur in us by followingthese eight steps. (1) The elimination of all the impurities of ourvehicle. (2) Your awareness receives illumination of WisdomIllumination takes place in many planes of conscious­ness. Whatwe know as illumination normally is the optic illumination. Similarly,there is the mental illumination; illumination of the self etc. (3)THE LIGHT is familiarised. That means the lower vehicles willbe gradually transformed into THE LIGHT. Patanjali promisesthese three results to those, who practise the eight steps ofYoga. The eight steps are as follows :-(1) The process of regulation (Yama). When we set upsome instrument to use if it is necessary to know the procedure