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PMTYAHARA127Yoga begins which eventually culminates in Dharana, Dhyanaand Samadhi. Hence in Kathopanishad also in Part Vl, Sloka11 , you will find: "That firm control of the senses, they regard asYoga." Again in the same Upanishad it is stated in Part lV,Sloka 1: "The Self-existent created the senses outgoing, therefore,one sees outside and not the Atman within. Some intelligentman, with his senses turned away from their object,desirous of immortality, sees the Atman within."2. Benefits of Pratyahararrc:@lII-55il-d: thence, q(rlTclt?-dT supreme mastery E@uIIqq thssenses.Thence (from the practice of Pratyahara), comes the suprememastery over the senses.NOTESYogins enjoy sound, etc., without Raga and Dvesha.Worldly persons enjoy with Raga and Dvesha. This is the difference.The Yogi, not becoming a slave of the Vishayas, enjoysas a master out of his own free will. The Yogi enjoys by remainingas Tatastha (quite indifferent) with Raga and Dvesha experiencingthe effects viz., pleasure and pain. The lndriyas cannotgrasp the objects even though they are placed before them.This is lndriya Jaya. There is a difference between controlandsupreme control. By controlling one lndriya alone, the otherfour will not come under your control. When the mind is renderedpure and one-pointed and when it is turned inwards towardsthe Purusha, then and then alone supreme control of allorgans follows.He who has practised Pratyahara can have good concentrationand meditation. His mind is always peaceful. This demandspatience and constant practice. lt takes some yearsbefore one is well-established in Pratyahara. He who has masteryover Pratyahara will never complain of Vikshepa or distractionof the mind. He can sit in a place in a busy city where fourroads meet and meditate whenever he likes. He does not want