Raja-Yoga

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RAjA YOGA.
ties; one is called Tamas, another Rajas^ and the third
Sattva. These three qualities manifest themselves in
the physical world as attraction, repulsion, and con
trol. Everything that is in nature, all these manifes
tations, are combinations and recombinations of these
three forces. This nature has been divided into vari
ous categories by the Sdnkhyas ;
the Self of man is be
yond all these, beyond nature, is effulgent by Its very
nature. It is pure and perfect. Whatever of intelli
gence we see in nature is but the reflection from this
Self upon nature. Nature itself is insentient. You
must remember that the word nature also includes the
mind; mind is in nature; thought is in nature; from
thought, down to the grossest form of matter, every
thing is in nature, the manifestation of nature. This
nature has covered the Self of man, and when nature
takes away the covering the Self becomes unveiled,
and appears in Its own glory. This non-attachment,
as it is described in Aphorism 15 (as being control of
nature) is the greatest help towards manifesting the
Self. The next aphorism defines Samddhi, perfect
concentration, which is the goal of the Yogi.
17. The concentration called right knowledge is
that which is
ination, bliss, unqualified ego.
followed by reasoning, discrim
This Samddhi is divided into two varieties. One is
called the Samprajndta, and the other the Asamprajndta.
The Samprajndta
is of four varieties. In this Samddhi
come all the powers of controlling nature. The first