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There are five painbearing obstructions or Kleshas, which bar


the human beings from knowing their higherself. These painbearing
obstructions always keep us in ignorance and together with
Karmasayaorthesumtotalofaccumulatedsamskaras(thegoodand Alreadyamember?Signin
baddeeds)becomesresponsibleforfurtherrebirthandcontinuationof
sufferinginabody.
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as pure which is not pure, as pleasure which is pain, and as the Self
whichisnottheSelf(2.5)

Ignoranceofourrealself

Avidyaisnothingbutthefalsenotionthatwearethebody.The
vastmajorityofmankindarenotconsciousoftheirhigherself.Weare
nodifferentfromanimalsexpectfortheintelligencefaculty(forsocial
and material progress) and the discrimination faculty (for spiritual
progress),whichwhenbestemployedtakeustothehigherreality.

When these faculties are not properly employed for higher


pursuit,menbehavelikeanimals.Andwecanseethemsolelylivingfor
theirbodies,livingatthecostofotherbeings(bykilling),livingpurely
for sensual gratifications, and finally the fear of being killed or
decimated.

Avidyaistakingthebodyandthebodyrelatedobjectsasfinal.
Menbelieveintherealityofthebodyandbasetheirlifeuponit.Butthe
bodyisnoneternalsubjectedtochange,disease,anddeaththebody
isimpurethebodybringspainthebodyconstitutesthelowerself.But
whatweactuallythinkofthebodyisthisthatthebodylastsforever
the body is a desirable object the body brings happiness the body is
theAtmanorabsolutebliss.Thisisignorance.

The idea of body brings nothing but pain. Therefore, we must


shedtheignorancethatwearethebodyandforthat,wehavetoshed
all the remaining painbearing obstructions as well. The other four
painbearingobstructionsoperateonthelowerself,withignoranceas
itsbasis.Whentheseobstructionsarerootedout,theknowledgeofour
higherselfdawns.

Asmita:

dr
gdaranaaktyorektmataivaasmit2.6

AsmitaistheidentificationofthePurushaorPureconsciousnesswith
Buddhiorintellect(2.6)

Iamthebody.

Asmitaisthedelimitingfactor.ItistheIfactor,whichsaysthat
I am the body. It is the I factor which brings all the limitations
associated with the body. It is the I factor which makes us finite,
miserable, and helpless creatures. It is the I factor which sees many
insteadofOneandwhichseesthemultitudeofnamesandforms.

Instead of identifying ourselves with the higherself, we identify


ourselveswiththelowerselforI.Ignoranceformsthebasisofthis'I'.
Theideaof'I'isnothingbutalimitation.Allsufferingisbecauseofthe
feelingofthislimitation.InordertoovercomeI,wemustovercomeall
thepainbearingobstructionsassociatedwithI.Theotherthreepain
bearing obstructions namely attachment, hatred, and fear, feed the I
andmakeitstronger.Onehastostopthefeedinordertoovercomethis
obstruction.
Raga:

sukhaanuayrgah
2.7

AttachmentisthatwhichresultsfromPleasure(2.7)

The attachment has the objects as its basis. Objects are both
animate and inanimate. Animate objects constitute all our loved ones
associatedwiththebody.Inanimateobjectsrefertothematerialobject
thatweareattachedtoOurgadgets,home,car,etc.

The main basis of attachment is taking the objects and the


material world to be real. We believe that these objects bring an
everlasting source of happiness. In other words, we look for absolute
happiness or Atman or God in the animate and inanimate objects.
Attachmentisthesourceofpain,becausewecannotfindabsolutebliss
inobjects,asobjectsaresubjectedtomodificationsofprakriti.

Inordertoovercomeattachment,onehastogiveupallobjects
completelyoronehastoremaindetachedfromitmentally.Thosewho
practice devotion to God associate all animate and inanimate objects
withGod.Inthisway,theyovercomeattachment.TheyovercomeIby
associatingitwithGod.TheysayIamtheservantofGod,IamGods
child,etc.TheIassociatedwithGodisharmlessanddoesntbindus
tothebody.WhentheIassociatedwithGodtakesahigherturn,the
ignoranceisovercomeandculminatesintherealisationofthehigher
self.

Dvesha:

duh ah
khaanuaydves 2.8

Aversionisthatwhichresultsfrompainormisery(2.8)

Loveandhatred.

Attachment always backfires. The object which we are dearly


attached to is the object which we often hate. Men who are under the
spell of delusion feel the alternating currents of attachment and
aversionflowingtowardsthesameobject.

Men cannot altogether come out of the objects because of their


binding commitments. They neither can completely dissolve
themselvesintotheobjectnorcantheycompletelyextricateoutofit.It
islikebothcentripetalandcentrifugalforcesputtogether.Thesemen
revolve around the object just like the satellite revolves around the
earth.Andwhatremains,atlast,isthepainofrevolvingandroaming
endlessly.

Aversionoccursbecauseofthemodificationofpleasureintopain.
All enjoyments have body limitations. The suffering is always directly
proportional to the enjoyment. One cannot derive infinite pleasure in
the body for it results in disease and sickness. We are already infinite
andinfinitecanonlybesatisfiedbyinfiniteandnotbyfinitepleasures.
Therefore, we have to overcome aversion by not associating ourselves
withtheobject.

Abhinivesa:

svarasvhividus
o'pisamrd
ho'bhiniveah
2.9

Asintheignorantsointhelearnedthefirmlyestablishedinborn
fearofdeathistheafflictioncalledabhinivesa(2.9)

FearofRIP.

After having lived their lives completely surrounded by objects,


and with the body as its basis, men become fearful of their non
existenceandnonexistenceoftheobjectsaswell.

Theyfeardeath,andtheydesperatelyholdontoobjectsastheir
saviour. Men even feel the loss of existence, even before death, when
theyloseobjects.Thisiscalledabhinivesa.

But it can be overcome. A Godcentred life or a life based on


higherprincipledispelsthisfearofannihilation.Amanwholeadsalife
basedonhigherprinciplesandtheonewhohasovercomeignoranceof
thebodywillbecomeimmortal.

Death is meaningless for them, because they never had objects


aroundthem,andbecausetheyneverhadanobject,theyneverhadthe
Iprincipleassociatedwithit,andwiththeabsenceoftheIprinciple,
the knowledge of the higher reality dawns on them and they become
free forever. They merge into the higher reality, a reality devoid of
name and form and a reality which is infinite and free from all
limitations.

Therefore,comeoutofthisignorancecalledthebody.Comeout!
Comeout!Thebodyisabsolutenonsense.
ThankYou.

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The Five Pain-Bearing Obstructions to Liberation
*purely based on Patanjali Yoga Sutras. There are five pain-bearing
obstructions or Kleshas , which bar the human beings from knowing their
higher-self. These pain-bearing obstructions always keep us in ignorance and
together with Karmasaya or the sum tot...

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