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The factors which decide the rate of progress and the intensity of the practice towards the citta vṛtti nirodha sthiti, Maharshi Patañjali who is discussing the various components, various dimensions in the last few sutras. In this particular sutra number 22nd it is a continuation of the same topic. What are the requirements? What is the effect of the intensity of the practice? Based on that, what will be the result? And that is the important sutra which I suggest you to analyze to find out our own state of practice in the path of yoga, yoga sādhana. The sutra is
मृ॒दुम॒ध्या॒धिमा॒त्र॒त्वात् ततोऽपि॑ विशे॒षः ॥ १.२२॥
Mṛdu-madhyādhimātratvāt tato'pi viśeṣaḥ ॥ 1.22 ॥
These are the beautiful words mṛdu madhya adhimātratva tato'pi viśeṣaḥ. Mṛdu is mild, soft, light. Madhya is mediumness, average. Adhimātratva is extremeness, intense. So we can say intense, less intense, more intense. Mṛdu mild, less intense. Mdhya is intense, an average intensity. Adhimātratva intensely intense. So mṛdu, madhya, adhimātratva - the three levels. And of course atha is the from, to , through, grammatical suffix tathā in that api, even also viśeṣa, particular. Even also, even in that tathā api means even in that also, when he says even in that also, tathā api means, even in that tīvra-saṁvegānā viśeṣaḥ, particular, speciality is what mṛdu, madhya, adhimātratva. Even in saṁvegānā there are these three degrees. That is how he classifies even the tīvra-saṁvegānā also is classified according to the practice. So these are the qualities which Patañjali is explaining, in the 20th sutra we have seen - śraddhā, vīrya, smṛti, samādhi prajñā, in the 21st sutra we have seen -tīvra-saṁvegānā. And this 22nd sutra, he is introducing three degrees, three levels, three depths and intensities.
We can easily understand that mṛdu is mild, it is not only mild in tīvra-saṁvegānā, it is even mild in śraddhā mild in vīrya, mild in smṛti, mild in samādhi prajñā. So this mild refers concerns even to the four requirements, qualities given in the Sutra number 20. Similarly madhya is again not only to tīvra-saṁvegānā, it also refers to the four in the 28th sutra. Similarly adhimātratva. So there are permutations and combinations śraddhā can be mṛdu, vīrya can be madhyama, and smṛti adhimātratva. And there can be various degrees various intensities based on all these dimensions the rate of progress gets fixed and gets decided. That is how Maharshi Patañjali in this sutra beautifully gives the various dimensions.
The value of Patañjali's system of yoga lies in its elasticity. He doesn't say that everybody must be doing like this. There is no musts and shoulds. And the capacity to subverse the needs of different types of individuals who share the one common purpose of unravelling the great mystery which is hidden within and are prepared to make the necessary effort and sacrifices to achieve it. The final goal is always citta vṛtti nirodha. And how Patañjali is describing, dealing with citta vṛtti nirodha and various dimensions and coming to the efforts, practical suggestions and giving various depths, speeds, the rate of progress and what all the required qualities And even in that required qualities the mṛditvam madhyatva and adhimātratva and based on all these things the progress gets supported the progress gets or picks up the speed. It has thus all the advantages of following a definite technique and none of the disadvantages of being confined within a rigid system. This is the importance of Maharishi Patañjali's teaching proposition of the yoga system. There is no disadvantage. And if you start to be it is something like if you want to be transported to a particular place at a distance, it is left to us, how do we go, we can walk, we can take a vehicle or we can travel a bullock cart, an automobile or even by an aeroplane. So the speed the fastness the rate of progress depends on the choice and that choice is within us. And the quality of attempt, the depth of the attempt it is within our capacity.
So even if a sādhaka has a very acute urge that istīvra-saṁvegānā, unless it is accompanied by a suitable effort the success and the progress will not be achieved. Thus the progress will depend on the degree of the effort whether it is mṛdu, whether it is madhya, or whether it is adhimātratva. And this is not necessarily only for the practices in the yoga even for any achievements this can be equated. That is how the Maharshi Patañjali makes the sutra quite common for all our practices, all our endeavors and all our progress in the whole life. Making yoga as a relevant science relevant knowledge a relevant system with its own importance, implications, effects in our life, in our sādhana and this the purpose of this particular sutra is also very important it is to fortify the enthusiasm of the sādhaka. That is if a person feels that the approach, the path the stage of citta vṛtti nirodha is very difficult but still he need not lose heart. He can continue the path and that is how the mṛditvam, madhyatva and adhimātratva has been beautifully explained by Maharishi Patañjali. That an intense practice of intense methods and the degree of intensity has been nicely explained in this particular sutra number 22nd. That is how the sutra goes - mṛdu-madhyādhimātratvāt tato'pi viśeṣaḥ.
Suppose, if there is a running race is there just for understanding an example and to get a prize one can run fast, one can run slow, one can just complete but we should remember all of us are bound to reach bound, to complete and there is no reason to lose heart. This sutra also suggests that particular dimension. Having covering all these various dimensions, apart from all these things is there any other method? Yes.., Maharishi Patañjali presents gives completely different and completely new or completely a separate way a separate sādhana for the citta vṛtti nirodha. That we shall see in our next sutra 23rd Sutra.
Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ. - ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः|| To Be Continued.. ---------------------------------------- These are transcription of session delivered by Vice-President of Vivekananda Rock Memorial & Vivekananda Kendra, Sri M. Hanumantha Rao Ji. Audio Link - https://youtu.be/YUZkcq9cBok?si=SL56irP6fIU2DZMn
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Freed from attachment, non-egoistic, endowed with courage and enthusiasm and unperturbed by success or failure, the worker is known as a pure (Sattvika) one. Four outstanding and essential qualities of a worker. - Bhagwad Gita : XVIII-26
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