The Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali - Union Achieved And Its Results

Focus is the concentration of the mind

upon a designated object of inquiry.

Prolonged focus flows into

the unknown realms of meditation.

When the mind becomes fully withdrawn

into that which is Real,

and it becomes lost in the Real

to the point that the personality is forgotten,

samadhi is at hand.

When focus, meditation and samadhi

transforms into one single act of Consciousness,

the synthesis of meditative awareness is achieved.

As a result of this synthesis,

a Light within comes shining forth.

Like everything else,

the intensity of this Light

is to be developed step by step.

What must be kept in mind 

is that focus, meditation and samadhi

are still within the category of meditating

with a seed or object in mind.

The next level of Consciousness

is that in which no seed is required at all.

Thus, the mind must become free 

of its tendency to discriminate against 

this and that as being this and that.

Usually, the mind acts in the following manner.

Something within its field of awareness

appears suddenly and this causes the mind to react

to what is in the process of appearing.

Then the mind is in need of being controlled.

Afterwards, the mind initially recognizes what

it has been doing in terms of reacting to the arising 

of phenomena and then it realizes that the mind

tried to interact with the said phenomena

by way of placing another type of reaction

upon the initial mental reaction.

Finally, these types of reactions disappear 

until there is one ongoing and uninterrupted stream of Consciousness.

Through cultivating an uninterrupted stream of Consciousness,

a steadiness of spiritual perceptions will take

the place of fragmented material perceptions.

When able to stop the mind from forming any type of thought,

the continuity of samadhi remains unbroken.

When samadhi is thus entirely one pointed in its nature,

every aspect of an object, whether it is its characteristics,

symbolism, or practical use in time and space,

are grasped and utilized for a higher purpose.

The triple nature and use of every form or object

leads to the revelation of that which it was in the past

and that which it will be in the future.

No longer does the mind confuse any

of the aspects of an object as being separate from one another.

Thus, the Sound or Essence of any and all objects

is intuitively understood from a spiritual perspective.

Knowledge of previous lives becomes an open sight

for those who can see thought images or visions of the soul.

The ability to read others' minds as if it were an open book

also becomes a secondary nature for the Perceiver.

Now, the process of meditation is powerful enough

to make what is invisible into the visible

and what is visible into the invisible.

Karma, whether belonging to the past or to the future,

is fully understood in relation to the individual.

This means that the Perceiver knows why

and for what reasons karma arises and disappears.

 Meditating on the force of Light

will awaken that force throughout the entire body.

This, in turn, leads to being able to sense

what is remote or hidden away in the deepest ethers of space.

Fixing the mind on the Sun 

catapults the Consciousness into the seven spheres or planets.

The Moon makes the meditator aware

of all lunar aspects throughout the Universe.

Focusing on the Pole Star

gives first hand insight into the patterns and orbits of every star.

The solar plexus, if investigated deeply enough,

enables the Perceiver to record on a continual basis

the overall health or condition of the body.

The throat center, in turn, suspends all thirst

and hunger if meditated upon properly and with enough devotion.

Spiritual Masters can be personally contacted

through focusing the mind on the Light that is in the head.

Basically, a state of omniscience is in the process 

of unfolding in the centers of intuition.

In its later development, every psychic sense

for each of the physical senses

are roused out of dormancy and become fully usable

to the Perceiver's demands.

These siddhis or mystic powers, however,

can swerve the sincere yogi off

of the path of transcendence if used immaturely

and for winning over the hearts and minds of the less intelligent.

Another power that is available to those

who can easily leave the body

is the ability to enter into other

inanimate or animate bodies and objects.

The experience of ascension is possible

when the upward centers are liberated

from the downward influences of the body, emotions and mind.

By being one pointed in understanding

the relationship that exists between ether and sound,

the ability to spiritually hear sound vibrations opens.

The power to travel throughout space

is given to those who are capable of meditating 

on the profundity of space.

Disembodied is he who has done away

with the gross and subtle bodies

that hides the Inner Light of the Soul.

Perceiving the world and beyond

independent of the working senses,

mastery over matter or substance is becoming clearer and clearer.

The yogi who can master his perceptions

of the differences between soul and spirit

is close to the Divine Brahman 

in that the yogi's Consciousness is becoming as expanded as the Universe.

Passionless in outlook towards all of the powers of the soul

is what renders it possible to become a Unity in and of itself.

As omniscient and omnipresent as can be,

the yogi has access to all that which is stored in the Eternal Now.

At-One-Ment is achieved when the body and soul

are of equal purity and of equal insight.

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