na mente podendo, entao, corrigir as perturbacoes geradas pela percepcao sensorial.9. visamcari niralambam panca dvaram calacalam purve dhyanapathe dhirah samadadhyan mano 'ntaram[Possessed of patience, the yogin should fix his mind which always wanders (among worldly objects), so that his five gates (under the influence of training) may be made stable in respect of things that are themselves unstable.]Com paciencia e persistencia, o yogin estabiliza as flutuacoes da sua mente, assim pode controlar as cinco portas (dos sentidos).10. indriyani manas caiva yada pindikaroty ayam esa dhyanapathah purvo maya samanuvarnitah[He should, in the firmament of the heart, fix his mind into the path of meditation, making it independent of the body or any other refuge. I have spoken of the path of meditation as the first, since the yogin has first to crush his senses and the mind (and direct them to that path).]Ele deve decididamente fixar sua 'mente' no caminho da meditacao, tornando-a imune as influencias das percepcoes ilusorias.11. tasya tat purvasamruddham manah sastham anantaram sphurisyati samudbhrantam vidyud ambudhare yatha[The mind, which constitutes the sixth, when thus restrained, seeks to flash out like the capricious and flighty lightning moving in frolic among the clouds.]A 'mente', quando refreada, deflagra caprichosos relampagos como os que se deslocam aleatoriamente entre as nuvens.12. jalabindur yatha lolah parnasthah sarvatas calah evam evasya tac cittam bhavati dhyanavartmani[As a drop of water on a (lotus leaf) is unstable and moves about in all directions, even so becomes the yogin's mind when first fixed on the path of meditation.]Tal como uma gota de orvalho que ao cair em uma folha de lotus exibe um comportamento irregular, assim se torna a 'mente' quando se inicia o processo de meditacao.13. samahitam ksanam kim cid dhyanavartmani tisthati punar vayupatham bhrantam mano bhavati vayuvat[When fixed, for a while the mind stays in that path. When, however, it strays again into the path of the wind, it becomes as flighty as the wind.]Quando a mente se estabiliza (mesmo por um momento) o processo de meditacao avanca. Entretanto quando ela se dispersa, como folhas espalhadas pelo vento, entra em caprichosa atividade erratica.14. anirvedo gatakleso gatatandrir amatsarah samadadhyat punas ceto dhyanena dhyanayogavit[The person conversant with the ways of yoga-meditation, undiscouraged by this, never regarding the loss of the toil undergone, casting aside idleness and malice, should again direct his mind to meditation.]Uma pessoa versada nas formas de meditacao do yoga nao se afeta pela perda (por malicia ou inabilidade) do trabalho realizado mas redireciona, serenamente, o foco mental ao objeto de meditacao.15. vicaras ca vitarkas ca vivekas copajayate muneh samadadhanasya prathamam dhyanam aditah[Observing the vow of silence, when one begins to set his mind on yoga, then discrimination, knowledge, and power to avoid evil, are gained by him.]Assim (em continua meditacao), o yogin conquista o poder da discriminacao que evita o mal e permite o conhecimento transcendente.16. manasa klisyamanas tu samadhanam ca karayet na nirvedam munir gacchet kuryad evatmano hitam[Though feeling annoyed in consequence of the flightiness of his mind, he should fix it (in meditation). The yogin should never despair, but seek his own good.]Quando abalado pelas