पातञ्जल योगसूत्र (स्वामी विवेकानन्द भाष्य एवं सूत्र व्याख्या)

Patanjali Yoga Sutras 16. तदुपरागापेक्षत्वात् चित्तस्य वस्तु ज्ञाताज्ञातम् ॥ १६ ॥³ taduparagapekshatvat chittasya vastu jnatajnatam Things are known or unknown to the mind, being de-pendent on the colouring which they give to the mind. 17. सदा ज्ञाताश्चित्तवृत्तयस्तत्प्रभोः पुरुषस्यापरिणामित्वात् ॥ १७ ॥ sada jnatashchittavrittayastatprabhoh purushasyaparinamitvat The states of the mind are always known because the lord of the mind is unchangeable. The whole gist of this theory is that the universe is both mental and material. And both the mental and material worlds are in a continuous state of flux. What is this book? It is a combination of molecules in constant change. One lot is going out, and another coming in; it is a whirlpool, but what makes the unity? What makes it the same book? The changes are rhythmical; in harmonious order they are sending impressions to my mind, and these pieced together make a continuous picture, although they parts are continuously ³ Swami Vivekananda does not comment on the sutra which is 16ᵗʰ sutra in most versions of Patanjali Yoga Sutra. This sutra is: न चैकचित्ततन्त्रं वस्तु तदप्रमाणकं तदा किं स्यात् ॥ “An object exists independent of its cognizance by any one consciousness. What happens to it when that consciousness is not there to perceive it?” 134