| 14. Sereneminded,
fearless, firm in the vow of godly life, having restrained the mind, thinking
on Me, and balanced, let him sit, looking up to Me as the Supreme.The vow
of godly life (Brahmacharivrata) consist it doing service to the Guru, in
eating of the food obtained by begging, &c. He should strictly observe the
vows of godly life. He should also restrain the mind, i.e repress its modifications.
He should ever think of Me; the Paramesvara, the Supreme Lord. He should
also regard Me as the Supreme. A lover may always think of a woman, but
he never regards her as supreme. He regards either his sovereign, or Mahadeva
(the Great God), as the case may be, as the Supreme. The Yogin, on the other
hand, ever thinks of Me, and also regards Me as the Supreme Being.Now the
fruit of Yoga is described as follows. |
