Franklin Merrell-Wolff emphasizes two aspects of his Realizations on which he has not thus far elaborated; namely, that of power and delight. He refers to the Trimarga and notes the importance of Sri Aurobindo’s synthesis of yoga. He goes on to offer a quote from Aurobindo’s essay on Heraclitus, which describes Western thought as missing the aspect of divine ecstasy and the power of love. Wolff then describes the governing principles necessary for karma and jñāna yoga while acknowledging that there are no such principles or simulations of attitude adequate as a discipline for the yoga of love. He gives us a description of his own Realization of the “Otherness” in which there is an inexpressible tenderness, beauty, joy, sweetness, and benevolence. He expresses the feeling that he who knows the yoga of love is content to accept the world as it is and to bring to it such blessings as it may be possible to bring to assist in its redemption. Wolff concludes by cautioning the aspirant to avoid the temptation to seek joy as an end-in-itself, such as through the use of drugs or through improper tantric practice. He asserts that true yoga is incompatible with self-seeking and he reminds us that the essential attitude in yoga is self-giving and self-abandonment.
Recording Location
Lone Pine, Calif.
Recording Date
26 July 1970
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Recording Duration
67 min
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