Verse 39
यथाअभिमतध्यानाद्वा ॥३९॥
yathā-abhimata-dhyānād-vā ॥39॥
Or by meditation on anything that appeals to one as
good.
Verse 40
ऩयभाि ऩयभभहत्त्वान्तोऽस्य वशीकाय् ॥ ४०॥
paramanu paramamahattvantosya vashikarah
The Yogi’s mind thus meditating, becomes
un-obstructed from the atomic to the Infinite.
The final method is to choose an object conducive to meditation: not one which is externally pleasing, but auspicious and spiritually uplifting.
Practising this simple method of one-pointed attention, the sadhaka gradually develops the art of contemplation. Later, when a degree of mental stability is attained, he will be able to meditate on any object at will.
The perfect practice of an asana is pleasing, and through it, too, one can gain serenity.
On the face of it this sutra is simple: it describes meditation on a pleasing object. Its deeper, hidden meaning is harder to comprehend. Having explained various methods of meditation Patanjali now comes to subjective meditation.
The most 'pleasing' object of meditation is in fact one's very existence, the core of the being. Patanjali advises us to trace the.seed of that core, the living Atman that pervades everything from the most infinitesimal particle to the infinitely greatest. This is the most difficult subject to meditate upon.
This is the last of the six alternative methods of stilling the mind.
Mastery of contemplation brings the power to extend from the finest particle to the greatest.
By following the various alternative methods of contemplation described
above, the sadhaka develops the power to penetrate from the most infinitesimal particles to infinity.
The sadhaka is not only freed from all disturbances of the mind; he has also subjugated his consciousness.
His consciousness reaches a height of purity in which it develops the power of penetrating objects from the minutest atoms to the mighty cosmos.
This sutra describes how the ordinary mind is transformed into a supermind, able to penetrate the boundless regions of space, and the deepest regions within.
PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS
