Pada 3, Sutra 34 Sanskrit Verse Hrdaye citta-samvit Translation By constraint on the heart—one gains knowledge of the nature of consciousness. Interpretation In this verse, the heart alluded to is not the physical organ, that rhythmic biological pump that keeps the inner circulation going and hence the ‘tick tocking’ of individual existence but the centre of one’s being as the Heart Chakra. Man is the measure of all things in the sense that he is a conscious self-aware being

Pada 3, Sutra 33 Sanskrit Verse Praatibhaad vaa sarvam Translation From the flash of illumination, all knowledge is acquired. Interpretation Flash of illumination is the direct mirror reflection of Consciousness itself and as knowledge of any and all kind emerges from Consciousness itself, all knowledge is therefore and thereby acquired. It takes a quiet mind, where the inner chatter and image faculty is quelled, in order for a flash of illumination to occur. This flash of i

Pada 3, Sutra 32 Sanskrit Verse Moordha-jyotisi siddha-darshanam Translation By constraint on the light in the top of the head—vision of the perfected ones. Interpretation The ‘Perfected Ones’ are called Siddhas. They are spiritually accomplished beings and incarnate for the purpose of assisting the evolution of their fellow human beings. It is possible to tune in to the energetic vibration of both incarnate and disincarnate Siddhas by focusing on the light that is generate