Yogasutra – Part 4 – Kaivalya-pāda – Liberation – Verse 4.15   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 4 – Kaivalya-pāda – Liberation – Verse 4.15   «   »

वस्तुसाम्ये चित्तभेदात्तयोर्विभक्तः पन्थाः ॥ ४.१५॥

vastusāmye cittabhedāttayorvibhaktaḥ panthāḥ .. 4.15..

15. Since perception and desire vary with regard to the same object, mind and object are of different nature.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

That is, there is an objective world independent of our minds. This is a refutation of Buddhistic Idealism. Since different people look at the same thing differently, it cannot be a mere imagination of any particular individual.


Yogasutra – Verse 4.15 – Yogasutra-4.15-vastusāmye – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-4-15