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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Book 1 - The Problem of Union
3. When this has been accomplished, the Yogi knows himself as he is in reality.

This might be described in the following way: The man who knows the conditions and has fulfiled them as indicated in the preceding sutra,

  1. Sees the self,
  2. Realizes the true nature of the soul,
  3. Identifies himself with the inner Reality, and no longer with the concealing forms,
  4. Dwells in the center and no longer upon the periphery,
  5. Achieves spiritual consciousness,
  6. Awakes to recognition of the God within.

In these three verses, the method and the goal are described in clear and certain terms and the way prepared for the more detailed instruction to follow. The aspirant faces his problem, the clue to its solution is given to him, and the reward - union with the soul - is held before his seeking eye.

The past is briefly covered in the next verse.
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