Three Powers of Man
Each man has three powers inherent in him – powers to do, to know and to cognize. No man can ever say ‘ I do nothing, nor I wish to do anything; I know nothing, nor I do wish to know anything; I cognize nothing, nor do I need to cognize anything’. Man does do something and also wants to do something; he does know and needs to know too; he does cognize and wants to cognize also. If powers of doing, knowing and cognition are oriented or charged with ‘Yoga‘, then these three will serve as a ‘liberating‘ force.
Yoga in doing will become ‘Karmayoga’, Yoga in knowing will be ‘Jnanayoga’ (gyanyoga) and Yoga in cognition will be ‘Bhaktiyoga’. Yoga will be accomplished when equanimity is established – ‘samatvam yoga ucyate’ (Gita 2/48). ‘ Samatvan’ or equipose means and implies freedom from envy and attachment, gladness and sadness.
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