The removal of these is as described for the afflictions.

The thoughts arising in intervals of discernment are eliminated in the same way the kleśas were eliminated in the second pāda.

Patañjali does not repeat instructions; he simply refers the reader to what was already taught. Methods include: meditation to reduce impressions to subtle state, kriyā yoga to weaken them, and final discernment to burn them completely.

This sutra unifies the text, showing fundamental principles are consistent throughout the entire path. What worked at the beginning continues working at the end, though applied to subtler levels.

It also suggests the advanced yogī doesn’t need new techniques, only to deepen those already known. The practice is the same; the depth is different.

The subtle afflictions emerging near liberation are treated with the same tools as the beginner’s gross afflictions: discernment, detachment, meditation, and surrender.