Pada 4, Sutra 7 Sanskrit Verse Karmaashuklaakrishnam yoginas trividham itareshaam Translation The Karma of a Yogin is neither white nor black. That of others is threefold. Interpretation When the Yogin is in the state of Samadhi, the state of enstasy where all mind fluctuations have come to a halt, no Karma can accrue or sprout. This is the state called Yoga or union with the Self Within. The mind with its Vrittis or activity and fluctuations over time create impressions,

Shiva as Lord of the Aghoris. The path of the Avadhut. Devotion to Sri Hari in the most simple and direct way.

Pada 4, Sutra 6 Sanskrit Verse Tatra dhyaana-jam anaashayam Translation There in the division of activity, only those that are the results of meditation are free from the accumulation of Karma. Interpretation In the established meditative state there are no chitta vrittis and therefore no further deposits in the subconscious mind. A totally calm stillness of the mind is experienced. In that mind state neither impression nor affliction perturbs the self and hence no Karma ca

Pada 4, Sutra 5 Sanskrit Verse Pravrtti-bhede prayojakam cittam ekam anekesaam Translation Although there is division in activity, one mind is the initiator and motivator of many mind fields. Interpretation Even though our ego personality identifies itself as one entity, in verity our ego is like a collective of disparate selves. The mind associated with the ego is constantly at six and sevens with itself and the world at large. The mind runs the individual instead of being

Pada 4, Sutra 4 Sanskrit Verse Nirmaana-cittaanyasmitaa-maatraat Translation The individual mind proceed from the sense of “I am” Interpretation Asmita or the sense of “I am-ness” is also called the ego-sense of self. It is one of the afflictions associated with the human being. From this ego-sense comes attraction and aversion and the fear of death, hence the creation of the individual mind or individuality. Reflection The Ultimate Reality and the essence of the Jiva is Sa