The Yoga of Patanjali

70 Lessons on The Yoga of Patanjaliprinted in a text book can never make a magnet. It is the workon the physical plane that makes the real change.What is the difference between the physical plane andthe other planes? On the physical plane, the container is differentfrom the contained. If you can prepare a tumbler out of a blockof ice, you can fill it with water. When the ice block is fusedinto water, there is neither container nor the content. It is thetotal of what it is. On the physical plane you are having youridentity separated from the rest. When you begin to worksystematically with physical plane substances and body, youwill find the fusion taking place in you. If you abandon physicalwork and begin to practise detachment, it is idleness glorifiedas detachment. On the lower planes, the Lord of a Plane (theDeva) is different from the plane itself. On the higher planes,the Lord and His Plane are the same. His existence is identifiedwith himself. This is very important to note and the IndianScriptures describe the difference of existence in the variousplanes. The daily routine you prescribe for yourself should includephysical work as the third item. Then the intuition capsule revealsitself and your lower existence disappears. When a thousandcandle-power lamp is on, then the light of the hundred candlepowerlamp will lose its existence. Everything will be transmittedfrom you through this higher pole. This is what the Mastersmean when they point out that the disciple has to become thepath itself. Such a state is called “Samadhi” by Patanjali. Is itclear? Of course, it is clear to the mind, but to experienceSamadhi is something else. This is because your knowing isnot yet identified with your application, there is still the gap.This Samadhi has two stages. Some people think thatSamadhi is of two types. It is wrong. Samadhi is your onenesswith your path. It is absurd if you believe that oneness is oftwo types. So please remember that Samadhi is attained intwo stages. In the first stage we do not feel the presence of our