Manduka Upanishad:~ Yoga is in the sphere of duality and is unnecessary to one who knows non-duality.+

Manduka Upanishad:~ Yoga is in the sphere of duality and is unnecessary to one who knows non-duality.

The Yogi wants to do something, some action, even that of sitting still, to control this or concentrate on that. This means he is still attached to his physical body. He wants his physical body to be quiet. He is still thinking of the illusory physical body. He does not know that he and his physical body are part of the dualistic illusion or Maya. On the contrary, he takes the world in which he exists as a reality.

The world must be seen before one can know its true nature in Gnana. The yogi, who shuts it out, deprives himself of the opportunity to achieve Gnana.

The yogi must go to the ashram, some special place, some cave, or other. Whoever must sit in a posture is attached to the body.

The inquiry must begin with duality, i.e. with the world to inquire into. It will end with unity. The Yogi tries to avoid this duality by ignoring the universe. Hence, he only gets false unity.

The seekers of truth will inquire and practice discrimination. The ultimate truth has to be attained not by intuition but by reason, which is superior to it. Not even a combination of intellect and intuition will find the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Yoga will only let one know what he imagines. Self-knowledge is the sum of all sciences. Scientists think only of the external world, the seekers of truth the inner self. Both are needed.

Answers to prayers are imagination, due to chance.

Religion and Yoga are useful from utilitarian viewpoints but from the standpoint of seeking the truth, they are useless. Yoga belief is a self-mesmeric condition from which it is extremely difficult to escape.: ~ Santthosh Kumaar