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Continuing the understanding of Kleśas, the Sutra number 10 is also a very important Sutra. How to curb, how to destroy, how to remove Kleśas, the Sutra number 10.
ते प्र॒तिप्र॒स॒वहे॒याः सू॒क्ष्माः ॥ २.१०॥
Te Pratiprasavaheyāḥ Sūkṣmāḥ
Te Pratiprasavaheyāḥ Sūkṣmāḥ - Te means they That is the Kleśas. Pratiprasavaḥ, Prati is opposite, counter. Prasavaḥ is birth, germination, growth or evolution. So Pratiprasavaḥ is opposite of it, counter evolution. Heya is that which can be removed, destroyed, avoided. Sūkṣmāḥ is subtle. So Te, they, that is Kleśas, Pratiprasavaḥ, opposite of evolution. Heya can be avoided, can be removed, destroyed. Sūkṣmāḥ, subtle. Sūkṣmāḥ is the plural.
So the technique given to remove, destroy Kleśas, there is a technique given in the Sutra. The Sutra says, Kleśas can be removed and it can be destroyed, done away with the process of counterevolution - Pratiprasavaḥ and they are very subtle. Pratis also is subtle, Kleśas also are subtle. So how to destroy and being subtle especially the last three Asmitā, Abhiniveśa they are very subtle. Avidyā, Asmitā and Abhiniveśa they are very subtle and very deep. Sūkṣmāḥ, though all are Sūkṣmāḥ but these three things are very very difficult. And the removal is the reduction, it can be destroyed totally by Pratiprasavaḥ, reverse process. This word Pratiprasavaḥ is an important word opposite of evolution that is the involution and it is something going towards the root, reversing the process from the seed if a tree comes from the tree to going back to the seed to the root. The reverse process is the Pratiprasavaḥ. And in the Sutras 10 and 11 of this particular Sādhanapāda, Patanjali gives the general principles of removal of the Kleśas and how finally it can be destroyed.
So the Kleśas exist in two states one is the very active state and one will be in the potential state. The active state can easily be recognized, identified and noticed but in the potential state it is very difficult, active state, even there will be external outer expressions but in a very potential deep seed form, very difficult to recognize and identify. Avidyā, Asmitā, Rāga, Dveṣa, Abhiniveśa with all their various dimensions in the subtle forms very difficult. And Pratiprasavaḥ is the reversing earlier Sutra gave the three important dimensions Prasupta, Vicchinna and Udāra. We have seen that. And Pratiprasavaḥ is reversing that which is in the Udāra level. That particular Kleśa which is fully exploded, exposed, expounded free and that can be reduced by Vicchinna intermittently. And from there it can be still reduced into Tanu form and it can be pushed into the Prasupta level down into the seed form. So this process of reversing that is the Pratiprasavaḥ and that is possible by the Kriyā Yoga - tapaḥ svādhyāyeśvarapraṇidhānā. So that particular Kleśa which is troubling more, which is abundantly in the expressions uncontrollable and if it has to be subdued, curved and destroyed, the process given is it can be done by the Kriyā Yoga but it is in a Pratiprasavaḥ reverse from that abundantly totally expressive Udāra level, slightly control it and bring down to the Vicchinna intermittently, occasionally. Then to the softer weaker Tanu level. Then push it into the Prasupta level. And this is how Pratiprasavaḥ has to be understood. And as we know if there is a stick is there, a wood is there and if it is burnt the burnt ashes will have the stick form or the burnt stick continues to maintain its shape but it's all ashes. It is visible but it loses all its qualities. That is how it is said that a burnt seed will not germinate. This means that Abhiniveśa should be traced back to Rāga Dveṣa, Pratiprasavaḥ. And Rāga Dveṣa to Asmitā, Asmitā to Avidyā and Avidyā to the Sākṣī, the Puruṣaha. So Pratiprasavaḥ in the technique and Pratiprasavaḥ even in the Kleśas and even one particular Kleśa the technique of the Pratiprasavaḥ. So if the Kleśas are rooted in Avidyā as we have seen they cannot be destroyed until Avidyā is destroyed. So unless Avidyā is removed Abhiniveśa cannot be removed. And to remove Rāga and Dveṣas to counter, to conquer, Avidyā has to be dissolved. So there is a Pratiprasavaḥ process of removal even in the Kleśas in the order, sequential order, reversing it and the way of expression, manifestation from the Udāra to the Vicchinna to the Tanu and to the Prasupta level. This way of mastering dissolution, subjugation submission is possible only by the Kriyā Yoga and the method to be adopted is the reverse process Pratiprasavaḥ. Let us see the other sutra other method given by Maharishi Patanjali.
Oṃ 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/XkI4NZsCRTc?si=NhGuaDcDZ7vbZFWS
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