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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Book 3 - Union achieved and its Results
10. Through the cultivation of this habit of mind there will eventuate a steadiness of spiritual perception.

The point of balance between excitation of the mind and control can be achieved with greater frequency by constant repetition, until the habit of stabilizing the mind is acquired. When this is accomplished two things occur: [262]

  1. An instantaneous control of mind at will, producing
    1. A still mind, free from thought forms,
    2. A quiescent responsive brain.
  2. A downflow into the physical brain of the consciousness of the perceiver, the soul.

This becomes increasingly clearer, more informative and less interrupted as time elapses, until a rhythmic response is set up between the soul and the physical plane man. The mind and brain are completely subdued by the soul.

It should be remembered here that this condition of the mind and brain is a positive one, not a negative state.

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