Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 25

विशेषदर्शिनः आत्मभावभावनानिवृत्तिः ॥२५॥

viśeṣa-darśinaḥ ātma-bhāva-bhāvanā-nivṛttiḥ ||25||

One who has seen the distinction,
cessation of directing one’s thoughts to becoming the essence.

viśeṣa - distinction, difference between; characteristic difference, peculiar mark, special property, speciality, peculiaritydarśin - one who has seen; seeing, looking at, observing, examining, finding; knowing, understandingātman - essence; the highest personal principle of life; the individual soul, selfbhāva - becomingbhāvanā - reflection, contemplation; direct one's thoughts to; feeling of devotion, faith innivṛtti - cessation
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Commentaries and Reflections

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

“What is it we are prepared to give up,
in terms of that we know we know?
In order to be open to experiencing,
that which we don’t know we know.”