Patanjali Yoga Sutra — तज्जयात् प्रज्ञाऽलोकः ॥3.5॥

tajjayāt prajñālokaḥ॥

The achievment of three fold philosophy of antaraṅga yoga,‘saṃyama’ enables the sādhaka to see full glow of jñāna jyoti or prajñā jyoti or the divine light of ultimate wisdom.

Scientists speak of ‘Gestalt’. It is defined as ‘A configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts.’ Though everything in this universe is made out of Pañca bhūtas, things are not alike. The level of consciousness is different in different organisms. There is a saying in yogalore (Levels of consciousness):

Thus, human being is considered to be the coronet in creation, purely owing to his ability to think and his competence to discriminate. He is something more than his constituents (1+2+3 is not equal to 6, but something more than 6). Gestalt theory says a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts. He is different due to his evolved consciousness. Patañjali herein says, sādhaka’s jñāna jyoti or prajñā jyoti glows in full verve and his total discriminatory knowledge of transcient and supreme jñāna is at its towering peak due to the ‘saṃyama’ sādhana.

Glorifying the greatness of a sādhaka, Bhagavān says,

ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति ।

समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम्॥गीता १८.५४॥

Brahmabhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati|

Samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu madbhaktiṃ labhate parām॥Gītā 18.54॥

One, who is steadfast in his highest desire of ever being in Paramātma, never weeps for anything, never longs for anything. Always having an approach of equanimity with all forms of life, he attains to Me ultimately.