Then the Self abides in its true nature
tada - then, at that time
tada - then, at that time
drashtuh - Seer, self
svarupe - in one's own form, essence, essential nature
avasthanam - abides, rests, stands
Sutra 1,4: vritti sarupyam itaratra
Sutra 1,4: vritti sarupyam itaratra
Otherwise, we identify with the fluctuations.
vritti = activities, fluctuations, waves or various forms of consciousness.
vritti = activities, fluctuations, waves or various forms of consciousness.
sarupyam = assimilation, identification conformity with the shape of the root
itaratra = elsewhere, at other times, otherwise
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Like looking into a mirror, consciousness looks outward through the mind, and then through the senses and body. What we see reflected, we call "reality." Thus, we tend to identify with our mental projections and suffer from ignorance born of fleeting sensation and patterned thought. But once we learn to cease our mental projections (vritti), we can return to our natural state.
Vyasa draws the following metaphor in his commentary on the Sutras: If we look at crystal and no object is close by, we see the crystal as it is. But if we place a red rose next to the crystal, the crystal will take on the color of the rose. When we look into the crystal we will see only the rose. However, the truth is that the crystal has not changed its nature at all in this process.
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Like looking into a mirror, consciousness looks outward through the mind, and then through the senses and body. What we see reflected, we call "reality." Thus, we tend to identify with our mental projections and suffer from ignorance born of fleeting sensation and patterned thought. But once we learn to cease our mental projections (vritti), we can return to our natural state.
Vyasa draws the following metaphor in his commentary on the Sutras: If we look at crystal and no object is close by, we see the crystal as it is. But if we place a red rose next to the crystal, the crystal will take on the color of the rose. When we look into the crystal we will see only the rose. However, the truth is that the crystal has not changed its nature at all in this process.
The message is that all suffering is caused by avidya (ignorance) in its many forms. Through practice, one learns to set aside false identities and projections, and the true Self, which has been there all along, shines through (1.3). Otherwise, we identify with the false perceptions, much like water takes the shape of a vase and shows immediately not itself, but the sediment which muddies its bottom (1.4).
(Maehle)Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
(Iyengar)
(Iyengar)The Essential Yoga Sutra: Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga
(Roach, McNally)
(Roach, McNally)
(Stiles)
(Satchidananda)
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