Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 16

तत्परं पुरुषख्यातेः गुणवैतृष्ण्यम् ॥१६॥

tat-paraṃ puruṣa-khyāteḥ guṇa-vaitṛṣṇyam ||16||

That higher is an absence of thirst for the attributes of nature,
from a recognition of the animating principle.

tat - that, thispara - higher, otherpuruṣa - animating principle, self, consciousness, spirit; a person, man, a human being; peoplekhyāti - recognition; perception, knowledgeguṇa - attributes of nature; qualitiesvitṛṣṇasya - absence of thirst
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Commentaries and Reflections

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

The higher dispassion,
arising from a recognition of the true self,
is an absence of thirst,
even for the play of matter.

Yoga is about recognising change and
recognising that which recognises change.

Inspirational Quote

“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty....” Albert Einstein