Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya by Haribhadra Sūri
Chapter 5 – A Line of Demarcation between the first four and last four Yogadṛṣṭis [31 of 121]
Chapter 5.3 – Bhavābhinandī Jīva (A Rejoicer of worldly existence) [13 of 26]
Haribhadrasūri says that the understanding (bodha) of a rejoicer of worldly existence is un–admirable. Haribhadrasūri compares it with food mixed poison.[1] When a poison is added to the food it kills a living being instead of nourishing. Similary, the understanding awakens the inner wisdom of a soul and elevates him from the darkness of delusion. But when the understanding becomes un–admirable, it does not cause any spiritual benefits to a soul.
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[1] katyasatpariṇāmānu–viddho bodho na sundaraḥ |
tatsaṅgādeva niyamād, viṣasampṛktakānnavat ||77||
–Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya.