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SAMYAMA147NOTESThe threefold changes are mentioned in Sutra lll-13.When direct knowledge of the threefold changes is obtained bymeans of Samyama, knowledge of their past and future is obtained.The Yogi plunges deep into the source, i.e., theSamskaras by Samyama, and gets the knowledge of the pastand future. He can do it in the twinkling of an eye. When onceyou know the technique, you can acquire the knowledgethrough Samyama. This is given in Sutra lll-18.(2) Videha Can Pass Out of BodyeRrqFffir gftf-drfrt6T ffi: gfl't{ncffiQlzt: I rrr-44efuffifudr passing out of the body, gfr, acting, rr6rEt6rgreat Videha or bodiless, iRI: by that, FFT{I light, eff+tuf ysil, Qp[:destruction.The great Videha (bodiless) is passing out of the body andfunctioning there, and by that comes the destruction of the veil oflight.NOTESBy practising Samyama on the real modifications of themind when it is separated from the body-the state known asthe'the $reat bodiless'-all coverings can be removed from thelight of knowledge. ln ordinary persons the mind is confined tothis little body only. He identifies himself with this body only. In aYogi this mind goes outside the body and feels all-pervadingnature (omnipresence). The mind feels that it is independent ofthe physical body. This is called 'Maha-videha'or'great bodiless'.The Yogi can do Parakaya Pravesa (entering anotherbody) with this mind. The Yogi can enter another body withoutthe Samyama mentioned in Sutra !!l-39. ln this state knowledgeof any and every description is within his easy reach.His mind is full of Sattua as the covering of light is destroyed.Rajas and Tamas constitute this covering.This Sutra is the quintessence of the meditational techniquedescribed by Patanjali, bywhich we are introduced to the