Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 24
तस्य हेतुरविद्या ॥२४॥
tasya hetuḥ avidyā ||24||
Its cause is illusion.
tasya - its, of it, of thishetu - cause, cause of; motive; reason foravidyā - illusion; spiritual ignorance; connate misidentificationCommentaries and Reflections
Commentary by Paul Harvey:
“Better to be clear about being confused,
rather than being confused about being clear.”
“Yoga is not just about engaging
the overt nature of the symptoms,
but also engaging with the
covert cause of the symptoms.”