Sublime

Devipuram—“The Goddess’s Abode”—the temple complex that Guruji had spent more than three decades building up from almost nothing in the rural wilds of eastern India.

Yoga involves preventing the mind from being molded into these permutations, the vṛttis, the impressions and thoughts of the objects of the world, such that puruṣa can regain its autonomous nature.

The cosmic knowledge is called the Supreme Soul, or Puruṣa.

He who is rich in the knowledge of the Self does not covet external power or possession.

Those who act without thought of personal Profit and lead a well-disciplined life Discover in course of time the divine Principle that all forms of life are one.

By intense dedication and service to a yogī with a pure sāttvic mind, one’s own mind can become fixed and free from personal desires. Many Hindu spiritual traditions promote surrender and service to the guru as the highest form of meditation,224 and this type of focus seems reflected in this sūtra.