Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations)
by Makarand Gopal Newalkar | 2017 | 82,851 words | ISBN-13: 9780893890926
Yoga-sutras 4.26, English translation with modern and ancient interpretation. The Patanjali Yogasutras describe an ancient Indian tradition spanning over 5000 years old dealing with Yoga:鈥擬editating the mind on the Atma leading to the realization of self. This study interprets the Yogasutras in light of both ancient and modern commentaries (e.g., Vyasa and Osho) while supporting both Sankhya and Vedanta philosophies.
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S奴tra 4.26
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of s奴tra 4.26:
啶むう啶� 啶掂た啶掂啶曕え啶苦ぎ啷嵿え啶� 啶曕啶掂げ啷嵿く啶啶班ぞ啶椸啶ぞ啶班 啶氞た啶む啶むぎ啷� 啷� 啷�.啷ㄠガ 啷�
tad膩 vivekanimna峁� kaivalyapr膩gbh膩ra峁� cittam || 4.26 ||
(26) (Then), the mind inclines towards discriminative knowledge and naturally gravitates towards the state of liberation.
Ancient and Modern interpretation:
(Then), the mind inclines towards discriminative knowledge and naturally gravitates towards the state of liberation.
叠丑腻蝉惫补迟墨 explains,[1] like flowing water, citta flows spontaneously along the path of discrimination, which leads all the way to liberation.
Osho says[2] ,
鈥淭hen mind is inclined towards discrimination, and gravitates towards liberation.鈥�
[As says Buddha, quotes Osho]:鈥�
鈥淥nce you fall into the stream, then stream takes you to the ocean, then you neednot do anything鈥�.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
叠丑腻蝉惫补迟墨, op.cit, p.626
[2]:
Osho, op.cit., p.133