THE EQUINOX
which will teach him how to control his mind. Little by little,
as the body comes under control, does the mind assert its sway
over the body; and little by little, as the mind asserts its sway,
does it come gradually, little by little under the rule of the
Atman, until ultimately the Atman, Augoeides, Higher Self
or Adonai fills the Space which was once occupied solely by
the body and mind of the aspirant. Therefore through the
death of the body as it were is the resurrection of the Higher
Self accomplished, and the pinnacles of that Temple, whose
foundations are laid deep in the black earth, are lost among the
starry Palaces of God.
In the “ Hatha-~Yoga Pradipika” we read that “there can
be no Raja Yoga without Hatha Yoga, and vice versa, that to
those who wander in the darkness of the conflicting Sects
unable to obtain Raja Yoga, the most merciful Swatmar4ma
Yogi offers the light of Hathavidya.” *
In the practice of this mystic union which is brought about
by the Hatha Yoga and the Raja Yoga exercises the conditions
necessary are:
1. Yama: Non-killing (Ahinsa); truthfulness (Satya); non-
stealing (Asteya); continence (Brahmacharya); and non-
receiving of any gift (Aparigraha).
2. Miyama: Cleanliness (S’ancha); contentment (Santosha);
mortification (Tapasaya); study and self surrender
(Swadhydya) ; and the recognition of the Supreme (I’s'wara
pranidhana).
3. A’sana: Posture and the correct position of holding the
body, and the performance of the Mudras.
* “ Hatha-Yoga Pradipika,” p. 2.
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