An English translation with sanskrit text of the Yogasara-sangraha / translated by Gangânâtha Jha.

  • Vijnanabhiksu
Date:
1894
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Credit: An English translation with sanskrit text of the Yogasara-sangraha / translated by Gangânâtha Jha. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fact lies the i&olation (Kaimlya) of the Spirit from ISLature ” [ Yoga Bhashga-~H\.— ob~\. In the above passage, by the expression ‘ the wisdom dne to right discernment ’ is meant ‘ the perfection of right discernment,’ Omniscience is mentioned in the i>receding Sutra (III,— 54). ‘Purity of Sattiva’ IS the ‘dispassion with regard to the enjoyed (objects),’ Thus we see that the above passage gives assent to the Sankbya doctrine—viz: Though the Meditation called Cloud of Virtue ranging upto Omniscience has not been brought about,—yet the two kinds of liberation are brought about simply by means of the destruction of the seeds of metempsycliosi^, iu the shape of pride, passion, envy and the like. In the case P 18 of Unconscious or Abstract Medi¬ tation, on the other hand, all desires produced by residua ( Vdsand ) having been destroyed, there quickly follows liberation through the utter disregard (or suppression) of fructifying residua ( 'prdrahdlia )—and this liberation is quite sponta¬ neous, and does not abide by any hard and fast rule—(as has been already observed above). Thus has Conscious Meditation been described in detail. We next treat in detailof Unconscious or Abstract Meditation. This is of two kinds:, (1) The Updgapratgaga and the Bhavapratgaya. Upayapratyq^ ya is that iu which the Abstract Medi¬ tation is brought about iu this very region by the means prescribed iu the Sastras :— the word ‘ ])ratyaya ’ here signifying ‘ Cause The two kinds of abstract me¬ ditation. (1) The Upaya- pratyaya.
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