Raja-Yoga

204 RAJA YOGA.
rejection of enjoyment, of the temptations from celes
tial beings. When the Yogi has seen all these wonder
ful powers, and rejected them, he reaches the goal.
What are all these powers ? Simply manifestations.
They are no better than dreams. Even omnipotence
is a dream. It depends on the mind. So long as
there is a mind it can be understood, but the goal is
beyond even the mind.
51. There should be entire rejection of enjoyment of
the temptations from celestial beings,
of evil again.
for fear
There are other dangers too; gods and other beings
come to tempt the Yogi. They do not want anyone
to be perfectly free. They are jealous, just as we are,
and worse than we sometimes. They are very much
afraid of losing their places. Those Yogis who do not
reach perfection die and become gods; leaving the
direct road they go into one of the side streets, and
get these powers. Then again they have to be born;
but he who is strong enough to withstand these temp
tations, and go straight to the goal, becomes free.
52. By making Samyama on a particle
its multiples comes discrimination.
of time and
How are we to avoid all these things, these Devas,
and heavens, and powers ? By discrimination, by
knowing good from evil. Therefore a Samyama is
given by which the power of discrimination can be