meditation 85

Roam about

for a considerable time

[as on pilgrimage]

and then, at once –  

lie down

motionless

on the ground –

As mental agitation

subsides –

the Supreme State arises.

Note:

Swamiji and Panditji's original reads as follows:

Verse 111

Roam about for a considerable time and then at once lie down motionless on the ground. As the mental agitation subsides the Supreme State arises.

For teachings on practice, please refer to Lakshmanjoo and Hughes, The Manual of Self Realization and Jaideva Singh, The Yoga of Delight, Wonder, and Astonishment.

Slowly, slowly

Oh snail!

Climb

Mount Fuji!

~ Kobayashi Issa