"Vasistha's Yoga" is a treasure-trove of inspired language attempting to convey the inexpressible through metaphor. It breathes liberation "like the wetness of water." Even better, it boldly contradicts anything that stinks of logic and mind-stuff, as a good koan does:
"There is neither bondage nor liberation."
"The notion 'I am the body' is bondage; the seeker should avoid it."
Both of these sentences appear on the same page of the text. How can they be reconciled? They can't, which is why they are in close proximity. It forces the logical mind to give up the hunt, while intuition takes note of two all important words associated with apparent bondage: "notion" and "seeker." And there is the teaching.
"There is neither bondage nor liberation."
"The notion 'I am the body' is bondage; the seeker should avoid it."
Both of these sentences appear on the same page of the text. How can they be reconciled? They can't, which is why they are in close proximity. It forces the logical mind to give up the hunt, while intuition takes note of two all important words associated with apparent bondage: "notion" and "seeker." And there is the teaching.
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