Yoga Sutra - IV- 8 - TATAS TADVIPAKANUGUNANAM EVA BHIVYAKTIR VASANANAM -Of these [actions], only those vasanas (subconscious impressions) for which there are favorable conditions for producing their fruits will manifest in a particular birth.Swami Satchidananda translated this sutra without commentary.
"How to Know God - The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali" translated and commented on by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood says the following:
"In any particular incarnation, a man's condition is determined by the balance of his karmas. Suppose that balance is very favorable , he is born to become a monk and a spiritual teacher. We are informed that this person "will still have some bad karmas which, under less favorable conditions, would produce bad tendencies. But, because he has to live up to vocation and set a good example to his pupils, these tendencies will be kept in abeyance , and only his good tendencies will be manifested. So we are being told that this sutra (aphorism) is stressing the "great importance of the right environment" along "with those who are spiritually minded."
The commentary ends with" If you are born a dog, you may still have good tendencies, but they will be greatly restricted by your dog condition. You have to act in accordance with your animal nature."
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