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which is reached by Sankhyas is reached by Yogins also, He see, who sees
Sankhya and Yoga as one.Sankhyas are those who are devoted to knowledge
and have renounced the world They reach the state called moksha. The same
state is reached by Yogins also,but indirectly through, the attainment of
true knowledge and renunciation; by thosewho perform their duties as a means
of attaining knowledge, dedicating them to the Isvara, and having no selfish
end in view. That man sees rightly who sees that Sankhya and Yoga are one,
as leading to an identical result.(Question;:If so Samnyasa must be superior
to Yoga. How then is it that it has been declared that KarmaYoga is better
than Karmasamnyasa ?(answer) ;Listen why it is so. It is the simple Karma
samnyasa and the simple KarmaYoga with reference to which you have asked
me which one is the better of the two ? in accordance with the question,
My answer has been given without having regard to knowledgethat KarmaYoga.
is superior to Karmasamnyasa. But that Samnyasa which is based upon knowledge
is regarded by Me as Sankhya, and Sankhya itself is the true (paramartha)
Yoga It is only by a figure that the Yoga through Vedic rites is called
Yoga or Samnyasa, inasmuch as it conduces to that (true Yoga or Samnyasa),KarmaYoga
i.e. a means to Samnyasa.How is it that the aim of the KarmaYoga is that
(true Yoga or Samnyasa) ?Listen: |
