| 9. He is esteemed,
who is of the same mind to the goodhearted, friends, foes, the indifferent,
the neutral, the hateful, relatives, the righteous, and the unrighteous.He
is esteemed: He is the best among the Yogarudhas, among those who have attained
to Yoga. There is also another reading which means he is liberated. Who
is of the same mind: who thinks not of a man as to what he is or what he
does. A goodhearted man does good to another without expecting any service
in return ; an indifferent man is one who is partial to neither of two contending
sides ; a neutral man is one who means well by both the contending sides.
The righteous are those who follow the Sastras, and the unrighteous are
those who resort to forbidden acts.Directions for the practice of Yoga.Wherefore,
to attain the highest results, |
