Raja-Yoga

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YOGA APHORISMS. 1
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the gross materials, or fine materials, have been given
up, and the only object is the mind as it is, when the
Sattva state only of the Ego remains, but differentiated
from all other objects, this is called Asmitd Samddhi^
and the man who has attained to this has attained to
what is called in the Vedas bereft of body."
He can
think of himself as without his gross body; but he will
have to think of himself as with a fine body. Those
that in this state get merged in nature without attain
ing the goal are called Prakritilayas^ but those who do
not even stop at any enjoyments, reach the goal, which
is freedom.
18. There is another Samadhi which is attained by
the constant practice of cessation of all mental
in which the Chitta retains only
activity,
unmanifested impressions.
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This is the perfect super-conscious Asamprajndta
Samddhi, the state which gives us freedom. The first
state does not give us freedom, does not liberate the
soul. A man may attain to all powers, and yet fall
again. There is no safeguard until the soul goes be
yond nature, and beyond conscious concentration. It
is
very difficult to attain, although its method seems
very easy. Its method is to hold the mind as the
object, and whenever thought comes, to strike it
down, allowing no thought to come into the mind, thus
making it an entire vacuum. When we can really do
this, in that moment we shall attain liberation. When
try to make
persons without training and preparation