Where people cannot and do not think, they follow others. A Gnani will see the three states and get to know it is only appearance. He is not blind; he sees everything as it is, but he knows it is only an idea. Just as you see a mirage, the Gnani sees the mirage of this waking/dream too; but he is not deceived by it.
So long as one is ignorant, you will have the idea that God has created this world because the causal notion will be there. Nobody wants suffering, and while the notion that suffering can be got rid of by appealing to God these wishes will sway the mind to believe in God. For them religion will arise, but for the one who wants truth, religion offers no consolation.
Yoga is a discipline through which one has to pass "to make the mind clear”. If the mind is not strong enough to pursue truth, then yoga helps to clarify and purify it. As a step, yoga or religion is welcome; but when advocated as being the highest, then it is a mistake.
So long as one is ignorant, you will have the idea that God has created this world because the causal notion will be there. Nobody wants suffering, and while the notion that suffering can be got rid of by appealing to God these wishes will sway the mind to believe in God. For them religion will arise, but for the one who wants truth, religion offers no consolation.
Yoga is a discipline through which one has to pass "to make the mind clear”. If the mind is not strong enough to pursue truth, then yoga helps to clarify and purify it. As a step, yoga or religion is welcome; but when advocated as being the highest, then it is a mistake.
