Yoga s

166 YOGA SŪTRAS
yogi can leave his body and enter other dimensions of the hereafter where
civilizations are currently taking place.
Each person who is about to leave his or her body experiences portents.
Most persons cannot properly interpret the indications. A yogi can accurately
gage those signs and messages.
Verse 24
mEÈyaid;u blain
maitryādiṣu balāni
maitrī – friendliness; ādiṣu – and by related qualities; balāni – powers.
By complete restraint of the mento-emotional energy
in relation to friendliness, he develops that very same power.
Commentary:
When the yogi detaches himself from the cultural prejudices, which were
cultivated in this and in some past lives, he develops universal friendliness
which is applied evenly without biases which come up from the subconscious
memory as predispositions. However, being aware of those attitudes in his
memory, he can know what sort of friendly or antagonistic relationship he had
with others in past lives.
Verse 25
ble;u hiStbladIin
baleṣu hasti balādīni
baleṣu – by strength; hasti – elephant; bala – strength; ādīni – and the
same for other aspects.
By complete restraint of the mento-emotional energy
in relation to strength,
the yogin acquires strength of an elephant.
The same applies to other aspects.
Commentary:
A yogi develops certain mystic perfections during practice. This cannot be
avoided. A yogi must stick to his objectives as shared with him by advanced
teachers. Then he is not distracted by the mystic perfection, but observes their
development and notes the various powers of the subtle and supersubtle
bodies.
Verse 26
àv&ÅyalaekNyasaTsUúmVyvihtivàk«ò}anm!
pravṛitti āloka nyāsāt sūkṣma
vyavahita viprakṛṣṭajñānam
pravṛttyālokanyāsāt = pravṛtti – destined activity, the force of cultural
activity + āloka – supernatural insight + nyāsāt – from placing or
applying; sūkṣma – subtle; vyavahita – concealed; viprakṛṣṭa – remote;
jñānam – knowledge.