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You Lose YOU In Thought Waves Yoga Sutra 4

'Vruddhi Saarubya Mithradhratha' (Sutra 1.4)

You become distant from you true nature when you are lost in the Thought waves,c

Once we give room for thought waves, this is by our interaction with sense objects,after a while we become immersed in them.

As seen in the earlier Sutra, we become Happy or Sad only when we give in to the thoughts of the objects.

After a while, the object may not be physically present, yet the Thoughts about them persist.

There is fable on this, narrated by Sri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsa.

Two Sanyasins(the Renounced) were walking on the road.

They saw a beautiful woman unable to walk.

Denying Senses Is Not Yoga, Patanjali Yoga Sutra 3

'Thadha Dhrashtuhu Swarupe Avasthaanam - Sutra 3

Man reverts to His Real Self or Nature when the Modifications of his Chiththa are controlled/managed.

tada - then, at that time; at the time of concentration and meditation
drashtuh - the seer's, of the soul, witness, Atman, Self; from the root drsh, which means to see (It is significant to note that Patanjali is not trying to define who is the seer, or the nature of that seer. This is left to be answered or resolved in direct experience.)
svarupe - in its own nature, own form or essence; (sva = own; rupa = form)
avasthanam - stability, settling, remaining, being in a state, resting, standing, lying, abiding; the root stha means to stand
The Real Nature of man is being happy , Bliss.

One feels pain or sad because of the min's modifications as a result of his interaction with objects, persons.

This can be illustrated thus.