59 – Yogic Intuition: Going Beyond Reason in Spiritual Life | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Instinctive concentration does not lead to the freedom of Yogic intuition. At the higher level fo creative work and in mysticism, a faculty of higher intuition develops. It goes beyond reason but it does not contradict reason. You analyze the scriptures with reason, but it doesn’t give the full picture without intuitive understanding. At the highest level, you become one with what you contemplate. By Samyama, we can separate sound, meaning, and our reaction and therefore learn the universal dimension of sound. Proper Yama and Niyamas are needed to prevent these powers from becoming a liability. Verses: III.17, III.18, III.19