TATAH PARAMA VASHYATE INDRIANAM
BY THEN (PERFECTING PRATYAHAR ) ONE ACHIEVES COMPLETE
CONTROL OF THE INDRIYA (SENSES)
This is the last Sutra of the SADHANA PAD. So we were told up till now about the methods by which we can perfect the meditation, which in tern can lead to union with THE GOD . So we started with the eight fold pathway to the meditation. This included YAMA, NIYAMA,ASANA,PRNAYAM, THEN PRATYAHAR ,FOLLOWED BY DHARANA,DHYAN AND THE SAMADHI So the first four are external and these are to be followed in the beginning somewhat forcefully and then they become our habit and then they become our second nature. The last 3 are internal and are part of actual meditation. So that leaves us with the fifth one which is PRATYAHAR. This one is very important as without it we could not do much progress . without GIVING UP attachment we can not concentrate and get control over MIND.and without the mind control we can not get any further.
So in this Sutra we are told that having perfected the PRTYAHAR, we can control senses or the INDRIYA. The mind gets the fuel from the senses and it keeps it busy with the external stimuli. So we can not give up food as when we eat what we like, we have impression and then that impression leads to desire and that leads to action. So when we are trying to concentrate , we think about the food (or for that matter any of the 10 senses attachments or stimuli) ,so our MIND can not look inside as it is distracted to outside sense bound things. So there is no success on concentration or mastery over mind /chitta. So when we GIVE UP or have no attachments , when we try to meditate,we don't think of good food or great movie or nice tune of a song etc we can easily concentrate and that control over the senses leads to control over the mind and when the mind is controlled we can be CALM and then the CHITTA becomes one withe NATURE OR PRAKRUTI.
SO GIVE UP THE ATTACHMENTS AND WE CAN PROGRESS.
BY THEN (PERFECTING PRATYAHAR ) ONE ACHIEVES COMPLETE
CONTROL OF THE INDRIYA (SENSES)
This is the last Sutra of the SADHANA PAD. So we were told up till now about the methods by which we can perfect the meditation, which in tern can lead to union with THE GOD . So we started with the eight fold pathway to the meditation. This included YAMA, NIYAMA,ASANA,PRNAYAM, THEN PRATYAHAR ,FOLLOWED BY DHARANA,DHYAN AND THE SAMADHI So the first four are external and these are to be followed in the beginning somewhat forcefully and then they become our habit and then they become our second nature. The last 3 are internal and are part of actual meditation. So that leaves us with the fifth one which is PRATYAHAR. This one is very important as without it we could not do much progress . without GIVING UP attachment we can not concentrate and get control over MIND.and without the mind control we can not get any further.
So in this Sutra we are told that having perfected the PRTYAHAR, we can control senses or the INDRIYA. The mind gets the fuel from the senses and it keeps it busy with the external stimuli. So we can not give up food as when we eat what we like, we have impression and then that impression leads to desire and that leads to action. So when we are trying to concentrate , we think about the food (or for that matter any of the 10 senses attachments or stimuli) ,so our MIND can not look inside as it is distracted to outside sense bound things. So there is no success on concentration or mastery over mind /chitta. So when we GIVE UP or have no attachments , when we try to meditate,we don't think of good food or great movie or nice tune of a song etc we can easily concentrate and that control over the senses leads to control over the mind and when the mind is controlled we can be CALM and then the CHITTA becomes one withe NATURE OR PRAKRUTI.
SO GIVE UP THE ATTACHMENTS AND WE CAN PROGRESS.
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