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18. INSTRUCTIONS TO DEVOTEES
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These are the very foundations of Yoga. Practice of
these virtues purifies the heart and prepares the
Antahkarana for the reception of divine light. Com-
passion softens the hard heart. Satyam purifies the
heart. God is an embodiment of truth and He can be
reached through practice of truthfulness alone. Truth
alone triumphs. If one is well-established in the prac-
tice of Ahimsa in thought, word, and deed, all other
virtues will cling to him. Most of the vicious actions
are done when one loses his temper. Brahmacharya
is the highest of all virtues. No Brahmacharya, no
realisation. Without faith in God, neither Sadhana
nor realisation is possible. Faith is the fundamental
qualification of an aspirant. It is not blind faith. It
is faith based on reason.
The mind is ever unsteady. How then to steady
it? The next two Sutras teach how to fix the mind on
God.
सर्वदा सर्वभावेन निश्चिन्तै भगवानेव भजनीयः ॥ ७९ ॥
Sutra 79. Sarvadaa Sarvabhaavena Nischintaih
Bhagavaaneva bhajaneeya.
The Lord alone should always be worshipped by
one whole-heartedly free from all cares and
anxieties.
सर्वदा :
Sarvadaa always; सर्वभावेन :
Sarva
Bhaavena: with the whole heart, through every aspect
of life; : Nischintaih: by those free from all
cares and anxieties; भगवान् the Lord : एव alone ;
Bhajaneeya: should be worshipped.
197
These are the very foundations of Yoga. Practice of
these virtues purifies the heart and prepares the
Antahkarana for the reception of divine light. Com-
passion softens the hard heart. Satyam purifies the
heart. God is an embodiment of truth and He can be
reached through practice of truthfulness alone. Truth
alone triumphs. If one is well-established in the prac-
tice of Ahimsa in thought, word, and deed, all other
virtues will cling to him. Most of the vicious actions
are done when one loses his temper. Brahmacharya
is the highest of all virtues. No Brahmacharya, no
realisation. Without faith in God, neither Sadhana
nor realisation is possible. Faith is the fundamental
qualification of an aspirant. It is not blind faith. It
is faith based on reason.
The mind is ever unsteady. How then to steady
it? The next two Sutras teach how to fix the mind on
God.
सर्वदा सर्वभावेन निश्चिन्तै भगवानेव भजनीयः ॥ ७९ ॥
Sutra 79. Sarvadaa Sarvabhaavena Nischintaih
Bhagavaaneva bhajaneeya.
The Lord alone should always be worshipped by
one whole-heartedly free from all cares and
anxieties.
सर्वदा :
Sarvadaa always; सर्वभावेन :
Sarva
Bhaavena: with the whole heart, through every aspect
of life; : Nischintaih: by those free from all
cares and anxieties; भगवान् the Lord : एव alone ;
Bhajaneeya: should be worshipped.