The yogi is no longer drawn towards the temptations of the world.
Verse 4.25
विशेषदर्शिनः आत्मभावभावनानिवृत्तिः ॥२५॥
viśeṣa-darśinaḥ ātma-bhāva-bhāvanā-nivṛttiḥ ||25||
For the discriminating the perception of the mind as Atman ceases.
When the difference between mind (citta) and the projector of the Consciousness (chit) is recognized, the search for Self-Realization ends.
From 4 . 15 to 25, Patanjali takes the sadhaka progressively to the realization that mind is not the all-knower, but simply an instrument of the soul.
For one who is not sure of the difference between mind and soul (citta and citi) , an analogy is given; the blades of grass which shoot up during the rainy season prove the existence of the hidden seeds.
In this sutra Patanjali's explains that the seed of the soul (atma brja) is sown at the right time for the knowledge of the soul (atma jnnna) to be firmly established. As we mistake a rope for a snake at first glance, but realize that upon examination that it is a rope, consciousness at this stage realizes that it is not all-knowing but an instrument of the soul.
Avidya is vanquished and the practitioner thoroughly understands objective as well
as subjective knowledge, without colourization. Here all moods and modes cease to flow, and consciousness is elevated to the optimum degree to behold the exalted state of the seer.
The yogi is no longer drawn towards the temptations of the world. His search for the self ends. He becomes a master of yoga and a master of himself. He is yogdvara. This is the substance (svarupa) of yoga and a distinct attribute of the seer.
PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS
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