Record of Yoga

Undated Notes, c. November 1912

Laws of the Future Yoga - Suddhata

1) Anarambha—

No effort must be made, no struggle to overcome difficulties, but the act must be allowed to work & pass unquestioned, unhindered, unaided.(कर्मणि अकर्म)

2) Nirapeksha—

Nothing must be looked on as a belonging (अपरिग्रहः) or as a thing to be gained or lost, but all as things sent and taken away for ananda. There must be no attempt to get anything or keep anything; nor must any object be held in view. The vijnana must understand why a particular thing is done or is being prepared, what it is, when & how it will develop, but not in any way allow its knowledge to influence the heart or the action.

3) Saucha.

There must be no desire, no repining, no rejecting (यदृच्छालाभसन्तोषः), no idea of dwandwa (पापपुनयमानापमानप्रियाप्रियविवर्जनम्)

4) Sattwasthiti.

There must be a clear instinctive intelligence of the truth about everything due to vishuddhi & prakash—freedom from mental or moral tamas—but no attempt to understand or throw off tamas by mental activity.

Fundamental Knowledge - Sraddha

1) Nothing can happen but mangalam.

2) The yoga as laid down cannot fail to be fulfilled.

3) Every detail of the Yoga is arranged by Srikrishna.

4) All subjective experiences are true, only they must be rightly understood.

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5) All objective experiences are necessary for the lila.

Jnanam - Rules for Knowledge

1) Everything thought is satyam—anritam is only misplacement in time[,] place & circumstance. We have to find the nature of the confusion & its source. The habit of being detected discourages anritam until it ceases to act

2) All knowledge is possible; no power is impossible. It is a matter of abhyasa and prakash—once there is shuddhi & sraddha.

3) Sraddha is omnipotent for jnanam, karma & ananda.

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