आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते | योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शम: कारणमुच्यते || 3 || यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते | सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते || 4 || |
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“For a sage who wishes to ascend to yoga, action is ‘the way’. Inaction is ‘the way’ for the one who has attained yoga.”
“That person is said to have attained Yoga who has overcome attachment to sense objects and to actions, and who is free from all ego-instigated plans.”
Commenatary: Yoga is the union of the soul in God. For a sage, external vibratory actions without personal desire precede this union. Activity is the way till yoga is attained. When all activities of the body and mind are complete and when the union is attained, then stillness is the way. The waves of all desires go back to the Samādhi state of conscious stillness.
People identify themselves with the changing body and mind. The person in the mirror is mistaken as ‘I’. True self-identity is revealed by calming the waves of the mind, then withdrawing it inside and finally making it very attentive with inward focus. When the mind is calm and breath is slow, the heart relaxes. On an average, the heart at rest pumps about 7,200 liters of blood. However this can vary depending on individual circumstances. If you give your heart some rest without fast and heavy breathing, the energy that is saved from pumping blood can be redirected inward to keep the mind at peace. In this divine peace, attachment to sense objects, actions and ego-driven plans naturally decreases. This state of body and mind, forgetful of the limited identity that is called ‘myself’, is said to be the way for a sage who has attained yoga.