"When invited by the Celestial beings that invitation should not be accepted nor should it be allowed to cause vanity because it involves the possibility of undesirable consquences." Yoga-sutra 3:51
[Comment:] Yogins are of four classes--1) Prathama-kalpika 2) Madhu-bhumika 3) Prajna-jyoti and 4) Ati-kranta-bhavaniya. Of these the first are those who are engaged in devotional practices and in whom the supernormal powers of perception are just dawning. The second are those who have got Rtambhara wisdom. The third are those who have mastered the Bhutas and the organs, who retain all those powers which are acquired and are devoutly engaged in the quest of further attainments. The fourth are those who have gone beyond acquisition of attainments and whose only remaining objective is the elimination of the action of the mind. Theirs is the sevenfold ultimate insight. The Celestial beings residing in high regions noticing the purity of the intellect of those who have attained unalloyed truth Madhumati (Madhu-bhumika stage), try to invite them by tempting them with enjoyments available in their regions... Accosted in this way [by vanity and celestials], he should ponder thus on the danger of coming in contact with them: 'Baked in the fierce flames of rebirth, and tossed between life and death, I have somehow obtained the light of Yoga which destroys the darkness of afflictions, but this thirstful atmosphere of attachment is antagonistic to that light. Having got that light why should I again be deluded by this mirage of pleasure and make myself a fuel of that burning fire of the cycle of births? Oh, ye pitiable, dreamy seekers of pleasures, may you be happy.' -Samkhya-yogacharya Sw. Hariharananda Aranya To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
