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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book I · 26 of 51 · tr. Charles Johnston

Sutra 26

He is the Teacher of all who have gone before, since he is not limited by Time. From the beginning, the Oversoul has been the Teacher of all souls, which, by their entrance into the Oversoul, by realizing their oneness with the Oversoul, have inherited the kingdom of the Light. For the Oversoul is before Time, and Time, father of all else, is one of His children.
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Themes
Anthropomorphismtheology

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

The text attributes human-like roles to the divine, describing the Oversoul as a 'Teacher' and Time as a 'father'.

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Divine Lighttheology

The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.

The text explicitly mentions the 'kingdom of the Light' inherited by souls that realize their oneness with the Oversoul.

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Emanation Hierarchycosmology

A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above.

Time is described as a child of the Oversoul, suggesting a hierarchical relationship between divine principles.

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Mystical Unionsoteriology

The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.

The passage centrally emphasizes the 'realizing their oneness with the Oversoul' as the path to inheriting the kingdom of light.

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Unity Of Beingtheology

The doctrine that all existence is ultimately one substance or one divine reality; non-duality as a theological claim.

The passage asserts that souls realize their 'oneness' with the Oversoul, implying a fundamental non-dual reality of existence.

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Related passages · 1 parallel
neoplatonism|Select Works of Plotinus|Select Works, Section 419
Section 3 3. The Soul once seen to be thus precious, thus divine, you may hold the faith that by its possession you are already nearing God: in the strength of this power make upwards towards Him: at no great distance you must attain: there…”
Shared concept: Emanation Hierarchy — A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above. (derived)