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The Perfection of Yoga 5
Theoretical knowledge alone will not help. One has to be able to also apply this knowledge. Similarly, in yoga one should have not only theoretical knowledge but practical knowledge. Simply understanding “I am not this body” and at the same time acting in a nonsensical way will not help It will not help if one only has knowledge theoretically. This knowledge must be demonstrated. One who truly understands “I am not this body” will actually reduce his bodily necessities to a minimum
The Perfection of Yoga 5
It is not possible to understand what honor is unless I understand dishonor. Insofar as one strives to get out of bodily conceptions – not out of the body but out of bodily conceptions Just because there is itching, one should not be mad after it to scratch it. We should not go mad or give up our duty just because mosquitoes bite us.
The Perfection of Yoga 5
It is not that one should continue to attend yoga classes and yet remain the same throughout his life Thus self-controlled, one is not attracted by the material glitter, and he sees everything – pebbles,
The Perfection of Yoga 5
When one becomes actually learned, he does not see any enemy or any friend because in actuality “no one It is not possible. At the utmost I can only beget a body. It is not within any man’s power to beget a living entity.