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太初是祂任命了梵天

是祂賦予人吠陀知識

也是祂用自己的智慧發光

我, 倚賴祂的庇護，向祂祈求解脫

唵 和安 和平 和平

箴言1

現在解說瑜伽

評註

    瑜伽是一種沒有念想及疑惑的狀態；瑜伽是心靈及其變化的控制；。瑜伽是個體靈魂與至上靈魂等無二致的狀態。瑜伽行者一詞意指走在瑜伽之路上的求道者或學員，以及業已在瑜伽中全面開展的靈修者。一位已完全地置心於最高無餘依三摩地者是瑜伽行者，一位瑜伽練習者也是瑜伽行者。勝王瑜伽行者亦稱為靜慮瑜伽士，靜慮有思惟的意思；指的是一心繫念上主的相續之流。勝王瑜伽的目標是控制所有的思想波或心念變化，著重在心及心靈的淨化與控制。因此它被稱作勝王瑜珈，也稱作八支瑜伽。

    經的意思是[縱]線、箴言或偈語。每部經都蘊藏著莊嚴崇高的理念，如果沒有註釋的協助，便很難了解這些經句的意思。猶如鮮花或珍珠用絲線串連，哲學或靈性觀念則是藉經論的絲線串起。

     飲食、睡眠，恐懼和繁衍後代是動物與人類的通性；但人更有聰明才智、明辨力和參究能力，藉這些特殊能力之助，人可以了悟自己的真我以及知道的自己的真實本性。故爾即使是天人也很羨慕人類，因為天人(誕生於天者)僅是為享樂而生；故也只能以空身來享受。而人卻擁有行為和享受兩者，他可以做無私服務瑜伽，並通過心靈淨化獲得智慧。在這一生中，他有機會利用各式的瑜伽鍛煉開展靈性，以成為一個全方位發展瑜伽行者。馬和狗也有心靈作用，但牠們既沒有明辨能力也沒有聰明才智和參究能力，因此牠們不可能獲得解脫自由。

    你會發現在祭言法典中宇宙造物主是瑜伽最初的導師。大哲帕檀加利只是把造物主與其他古德們的瑜伽意旨、教義和鍛煉做了一些編譯和詮釋。

※譯按：本篇譯文來自Sri Swami Sivanada 的書籍《十奧義書(Ten Upanishadas)》，引用分享敬煩註明出處。

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YOGA-SARA UPANISHAD

SATGURU PARAMATMANE NAMAH

Prostrations to Para Brahman, Sri Ganesa, Sarasvati Devi, all Rishis and Yogins!

SHANTI MANTRA

Om yo vai brahmanam vidadhati purvam

yo vai vedamscha prahinoti tasmai;

tam ha devamatmabuddhiprakasam;

mumukshurvai saranamaham prapadye .

Om Shantih Shantih Shantih!

To Him who ordains Brahma in the beginning

and who delivers to him the Vedas,

to that God who is lighted by His own intelligence,

do I, eager for liberation, resort for refuge.

Om Peace Peace Peace!

    MANTRA 1

Now Yoga is explained.

NOTES AND COMMENTARY 

    Yoga is the state wherein there is no Sankalpa- Vikalpa (thought or doubt). Yoga is the control of mind and its modifications. Yoga is the equal state between Jivatma (individual soul) and Paramatma (Supreme Soul). The word 'Yogi' signifies an aspirant or a student on the path of Yoga, as well as a full-blown developed adept in Yoga. He who is fully established in the highest Nirvikalpa Samadhi (thoughtless Super-conscious state) is a 'Yogi'. He who practices Yoga is also a 'Yogi'. A 'Raja-Yogi' is otherwise known as 'Dhyana-Yogi'. Dhyana means meditation. It is the continuous flow of one idea of God. Raja-Yoga aims at controlling all thought-waves or mental modifications. It concerns with the mind and its purification and control. Hence it is called 'Raja- Yoga'- 'King of Yogas'. It is otherwise known as 'Ashtanga Yoga' (Yoga with eight limbs).

    A Sutra means a thread or aphorism or terse saying. Each Sutra is pregnant with high, sublime ideas. Without the help of commentary, it is difficult to understand the meaning of the aphorisms. Just as flowers or pearls are studded in a string or a thread, even so philosophical or spiritual Ideas are studded in a Sutra or thread.

    Food (Ahara), sleep (Nidra), fear (Bhaya) and coition (Maithuna) are common to both animals and human beings. But man has got intelligence, power of discrimination(Viveka) and power of enquiry (Vichara-Shakti), and with the help of these special powers he can realize his Self and can know his true nature. Even Devas (gods) are envious of human beings, because Deva-Yoni (celestial birth) is mere Bhoga-Yoni (birth for enjoyment). They can enjoy only with a Daivic (celestial) body. Man has got both Karma- Yoni (action) and Bhoga- Yoni (enjoyment). He can do Nishkamya Karma-Yoga (Yoga of selfless service) and attain Jnana through Chitta-Shuddhi (purification of heart). He can take recourse to various Yogic practices for spiritual unfoldment and can become a full-blown Yogi in this birth. Horses and dogs possess minds. But they have neither discrimination nor intelligence nor Vichara-Shakti (power of enquiry). Hence it is not possible for them to attain freedom.

    You will find in Yajnavalkya-Smriti that Hiranyagarbha (Supreme Lord of the universe) was the original teacher of Yoga. Patanjali Maharshi is only a compiler or explainer of the Yogic principles and tenets taught and practiced by Hiranyagarbha and others.