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SAMYAMA 165Standing in hot sun in summer, and in cold water in winter, livingnaked in ice are also a kind of Tapas. I met a Sadhu in Nimsar in1932. He was standing on one leg from morning six o'clock tillevening six o'clock. He had the help of a swing to lean upon occasionally.19. lnstruction on Samyama(1) Gradual Practiced€T r1frSftffi1; I rI-6iIFI its (Samyama's), ipg by places or stages, fiffiq' applicationor practice.Its (Samyama's) practice is by stages.NOTESIt is difficult or impossible to ascend higher planes withoutmastering the lower planes. The Yogi knows the next Stagehimself. By conquest of one plane, he gets entry in the nextstage. He who is carried away by the Siddhis cannot enjoy thehappiness of Yoga. The image may be meditated with allparts;then without decorations or ornaments; then without limbs;then without any special identity; and lastlyAbheda Dhyana, asnot apart from the meditator or the 'Self.'The stages are thosementioned in Sutras ll-27,1-17. No one who starts for Calcuttafrom Dehra Dun, reaches Calcuttawithout passing the intermediatestations. So is the case with Yoga also. One should practiceYoga stage by stage, step by step.(2) Siddhis Are ObstaclesA uqrrrgr{qf B-dn} frqq, I [r-3 8t tney (Siddhis), HqErgruti: olstactes in attaining Samsflfii,ge[F;I to the out-going (mind), ]{16rl, Siddhis.These Siddhis are obstacles in attaining Samadhi; but theyare for the out-going mind.