Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations)
by Makarand Gopal Newalkar | 2017 | 82,851 words | ISBN-13: 9780893890926
Yoga-sutras 4.12, English translation with modern and ancient interpretation. The Patanjali Yogasutras describe an ancient Indian tradition spanning over 5000 years old dealing with Yoga:—Meditating the mind on the Atma leading to the realization of self. This study interprets the Yogasutras in light of both ancient and modern commentaries (e.g., Vyasa and Osho) while supporting both Sankhya and Vedanta philosophies.
Sūtra 4.12
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of sūtra 4.12:
अतीतानागतं स्वरूपतोऽस्त्यध्वभेदाद्धर्माणाम् ॥ ४.१२ ॥
atītānāgataṃ svarūpato'styadhvabhedāddharmāṇām || 4.12 ||
(12) The past and future are in reality present in their fundamental forms,there being only difference in the characteristics of the forms taken at different times.
Ancient and Modern interpretation:
[Read sūtras 4.7-12—Karmasiddhānta now]
[Read sūtra 4.12 above]
Vyāsa has given beautiful example of when we look at the sky in the night, all the stars and planets are visible to us, but we cannot see all due to the limited visual power.Similarly when saṃyama is achieved, then all objects with past,present and future would be viewed by mind and everything will be present then.
Osho says,
“Being bound together as cause and effect, the effects disappear with disappearance of causes.”