Yogasutra – Part 2 – Sādhana-pāda – Yoga and its Practice – Verse 2.17   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 2 – Sādhana-pāda – Yoga and its Practice – Verse 2.17   «   »

द्रष्टृदृश्ययोः संयोगो हेयहेतुः ॥ २.१७॥

draṣṭṛdṛśyayoḥ saṃyogo heyahetuḥ .. 2.17..

17. The cause of that which is to be avoided is the junction of the seer and the seen.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

Who is the seer? The Self of man, the Purusha. What is the seen? The whole of nature beginning with the mind, down to gross matter. All pleasure and pain arise from the junction between this Purusha and the mind. The Purusha, you must remember, according to this philosophy, is pure; when joined to nature, it appears to feel pleasure or pain by reflection.


Yogasutra – Verse 2.17 – Yogasutra-2.17-draṣṭṛdṛśyayoḥ – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-2-17