By Swami Krishnananda
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Torpidity is a breeding ground for the mischief of the senses and their coterie. They first paralyze the person by lethargy and then give him a blow by sensual excitement (Avirati). It is easier to kill a person when he is unconscious. The student is put to sleep by Tamas, and then there is a violent activity of the senses. The cyclonic wind has risen from the dusty weather. The mind jumps into indulgence of various sorts and this is what they call a ‘fall’ in Yoga. Having fallen into this condition, to mistake it for an achievement in Yoga is, indeed, worse.
This becomes the conclusion after so much of effort in the practice of Yoga. This is the point at which the seeker reaches at times, a condition well described in the first chapter of the Bhagavadgita. ‘It is all hopeless’ seems to be the cry of Arjuna. This is also the cry of every Arjuna in the world, of every man, every woman and everyone who rotates through the wheel of life. While one attempts at regaining strength by picking up one’s courage, there sets in nervousness (Angamejayatva). The body trembles and one cannot sit for meditation.
Ekatattva-Abhyasa is a famous recipe of Patanjali. Ekatattva means ‘one reality’, ‘one objective’, ‘one target’. Abhyasa is ‘practice’. So, his prescription is repeated resort to one concept, one truth. In practice, the student is to take only one item at a time. This term, Ekatattva-Abhyasa, is a broad one, meaning many things. What is the one reality? Teachers have given many definitions. Patanjali does not offer to define it. Let not the one reality come first. It is better that the Guru comes instead.
