“The body itself is a screen
to shield and partially reveal
the light that’s blazing
inside your presence...
A secret we sometimes know
and then not. “
—Rumi, V. 234-6.
Patañjali Yoga Sutras:
1.3 Tada drastuh svarupe avasthanam ~~then the seer swells in her own true splendor
1.4 Vrttih svarupyam itaratra. ~~At other times the seer identifies with the fluctuating consciousness.
Pasāsana ~ noose pose