Of this spiritual, or etheric body it is said, "Fire burns it not; water
wets it not; the sword cleaves it not; dry winds parch it not. It is
unassailable."
_Meditate upon this sutra._
"For him who discerns between the mind and the spiritual man (the Self)
there comes perfect fruition of the longing after the real being."
When the disciple has once grasped the fact that he _is_ a soul, and
_possesses_ a mind and a physical covering, he has entered on the way of
Illumination, and must inevitably reach the goal; then shall he find
"perfect fruition of the longing" after the perfect Self, and its
completement in union with the love that he craves. "Have you, in lonely
darkness longed for companionship and consolation? You shall have angels
and archangels for your friends and all the immortal hosts of the Dawn."
Such are the Yoga sutras, or aphorisms, as enunciated by Patanjali.
If the aspiring one were to give up a whole lifetime to their practice,
gaining at last the consciousness of immortal life and love, what a small
price to pay.
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