According to Patanjali ...

According to Patanjali, our true nature is divine, perfect and infinite.

We unaware of this, because we mistakenly see ourselves as only our minds, bodies and objects which are part of the external world.

We incorrectly identify the “false’ external world with our “true” internal nature.

Through meditation we can avoid this ignorance, recognise/perceive the truth and begin to know our true self.