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Why Some Yogis are Reborn Yoga Sutra 1.19

Yaga Sutra 1.19
After talking about the Types of Samadhi,Patanjali now goes deeper into the difference between on who has attained Samadhi,and those who attain it for a flash or intermittently.

To understand this concept one has to understand the Five Sheaths of Atman, Self, which at the Apara or Trancendental level is called Brahman.

The Five sheaths are,

Annamaya Kosa, Of Food

Pranamaya Kosa, Of Vital Breath,

Manomaya Kosa, Of Mind,

Vigyanamaya Kosa, Of Intellect and

Anandamaya Kosa Of Bliss.

The Atman is covered , as it were, by these sheaths.

Brahman is beyond these.

One who attains Samadhi goes beyond these sheaths.

( Buddhism also has these layers, but the Reality, in Buddhism,in Sunya or Zero, Nihilism>

It also describes The Sthula Sareera( Gross Body) The Sooksma sareera(The Subtle Body)

Hinduism also describes Sthula Sareera and Sookshma Sareera.

The attachment to the Physical Body or identifying the Atman or self with the Body is called the' Dehatma Buddhi'

However much one tries various Yogas, this Dehatma Buddhi is difficult to get rid of.

Even those who attain Samadhi for a brief period of Time or for some time continuously are not cured of this Dehatma Buddhi.

Only those who are totally immersed in Samadhi( they can also carry out day-to-day activities of the Physical world) are the true Yogins.

Others are those who are unable to leave the Dehatma Buddhi.

These people know the limitations of the Physical World, know that they are still in the grip of Dehatma Buddhi; but they will be connected to the Sukshma Sareera and be one with nature or Prakriti.

They are called Prakitilayars, one who is in tune with Nature.

Being connected and rooted to Suksma Sareera, they can not get rid of the subtle impressions created by the Physical activities.

Hence, they have to face the consequences of their actions and they carry Vaasanas or the remnants of Impressions.

So they are caught in the web of Samsara, of Births and deaths

Mind Not A Fluke And Is

I read an interesting article,excerpts I am providing below.

Indian Philosophy states that the universe, let alone mind is 'Leela'

Lila (Sanskrit: लीला, IAST līlā), or Leela is a concept within Hinduism literally meaning "pastime", "sport" or "play(wiki)

According to Religious texts, As different from Philosophical Texts, th universe is God's Leela or pastime ,play.

But the word 'leela' conveys more , that can not be expressed in English.

It is more than a pastime, though unintended as we can perceive.

The Sankhya Philosophy lists the two fundamental principles, Purusha and Prakriti.

The world of Names and Forms evolved out of the 'sprasa matra' by their 'touching' each other, here again 'sparsa is more than touching.

As the root causes are Principles we can no bet attribute Motives, so in this sense ,Mind is either or neither intended or unintended.

The Non Dualism of Advaita states the whole world is not real, has only transitory existence and as such is both real and unreal, depends on one's stand point.

So Mind is a Fluke and not a Fluke at the same time.

The term inevitability is purely subjective and it depends , again on one's perception.