"The Soul is the friend of Self and also its enemy; and, that a man should raise the self by the self."
This book is meant for sincere students, and especially for those who have some glimmering of what Krishna meant, when in Bhagavad-Gita he said, that after a while spiritual knowledge grows up within and illuminates with its rays all subjects and objects. Patanjali's rules compel the student not only to acquire a right knowledge of what is and what is not real, but also to practice all virtues.
This book is meant for sincere students, and especially for those who have some glimmering of what Krishna meant, when in Bhagavad-Gita he said, that after a while spiritual knowledge grows up within and illuminates with its rays all subjects and objects. Patanjali's rules compel the student not only to acquire a right knowledge of what is and what is not real, but also to practice all virtues.