Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book I · 48 of 51 · tr. Charles Johnston
Sutra 48
In that peace, perception is unfailingly true. The poet, the wise philosopher and the saint not only reach a wide and luminous consciousness, but they gain certain knowledge of substantial reality. When we know, we know that we know. For we have come to the stage where we know things by being them, and nothing can be more true than being. We rest on the rock, and know it to be rock, rooted in the very heart of the world.
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Cosmic Consciousnessanthropology
A state of awareness transcending ordinary human consciousness, often involving unity with the universe or higher dimensions.
The passage explicitly describes a 'wide and luminous consciousness' that transcends ordinary perception.
All passages →Gnosis Direct Knowledgesoteriology
Salvation through direct experiential knowledge of the divine nature, not through faith, ritual, or moral works alone.
The passage emphasizes gaining 'certain knowledge of substantial reality' through direct experience rather than external means.
All passages →Inner Lightanthropology
The divine spark or luminous quality residing within the human person, potentially recognisable through introspection.
The text references a 'luminous consciousness' residing within the individual.
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