The wise man, at all times, should attentively meditate upon his own self which, though unseen, is yet the only reality, and, though manifest as the external universe, is yet of the nature of subjective consciousness. (141)

Having turned the visible into the invisible, one should realise everything to be Brahman itself. The wise man should then dwell in eternal bliss with his mind full of the essence of pure consciousness. (142)

This is known as the raja-yoga, consisting of the steps mentioned above. With this should be combined the hatha-yoga for those whose passions have only been partially eradicated. (143)

To those however whose minds are fully ripe, the above yoga is by itself productive of perfection. It is easily and speedily attainable by all who have faith in the teacher and in the Lord. (144)

Thus ends DIRECT REALISATION.

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Footnotes

^43:* Brahman.

^45:* That which is illuminated.

^47:* Purusha.

^49:* "Than whom there is naught else that is higher, naught that is smaller or bigger. It stands in space unmoving, like a tree. By That, which is the Self, all this universe is filled."

^51:* Linga-sarira.

^51:+ Tarka-sastra.

^53:* . i.e., there is naught of multiplicity in this world.

^54:* I.e. Is born again and again; does not become free.

^56:* When Brahmad is realised.

^57:* Sattva, rajas and tamas.

^58:* An accidental formation of the clouds resembling a city.

^60:* As a rope to the clear vision or as a serpent to the mistaken vision.

^66:* Prarabdha.

^69:* There are three kinds of actions:--(1) prarabdha, so much of past actions as has given rise to the present birth, (2) sanchita, the balance of past actions that will give rise to future births and (3) kriyamana. acts being done in the present life. If by knowledge (2) and (3) were alone to be destroyed and not (1) also, the dual number would have been used and not the plural.

^69:+ The impossibility of liberation and the futility of knowledge.

^72:* Used here in the sense of Brahman.

^72:+ Since it is neither real nor non-existent. hence anirvachaniya.

^73:* Literal silence.

^74:* Postures and other conditions.]

^74:+ The name or a particular posture in yoga.

^80:* The four-faced Creator.

^81:* The earthen vessel and the clay are illustrations of effect and cause respectively. One can only see the clay in the vessel, by eliminating the name and form of the vessel.

^82:* It is the popular belief that the worm in the wasp's nest develops into a wasp by its constant expectation of the wasp's return.

The Century of Verses.