WINDMILL-WORDS
Pratyahara gets rid of the Objective.
Asana destroys the static body (Nama).
Dharana destroys the perceptions (Sañña). |
COMMENTARY (ΜΖ)The allusion in the title is not quite clear, though it may be connected with the penultimate paragraph. The chapter consists of two points of view from which to regard Yoga, two odes upon a distant prospect of the Temple of Madura, two elegies on a mat of Kusha-grass. The penultimate paragraph is introduced by way of repose. Cynicism is a great cure for over-study. There is a great deal of cynicism in this book, in one place and another. It should be regarded as Angostura Bitters, to brighten the flavour of a discourse which were else too sweet. It prevents one from slopping over into sentimentality. |