By subhash, on July 21st, 2011%
Sutra 2.12
क्लेशमूलः कर्माशयो दृष्टादृष्टजन्मवेदनीयः॥१२॥
kleshamUlaH karmaashayo dRushtaadRushtajanmavedanIyaH
kleshamUlaH=rooted in kleshas; karmaashayo=reservoir of karmas; dRushta=seen, present; adRushta=unseen, future; janma=lives; vedanIyaH=to be experienced
Taimni
"The resevoir of Karmas which are rooted in Klesas brings all kinds of experiences in the present and future lives."
Kleshas are the underlying cause of the karmas we generate by our thoughts, desires and actions. We reap the results of the past karmas in the present life while generating new karmas which will bear fruit in this or a future life. All the actions and their results , in fact, all samskaras from this and previous lives are recorded in what Patanjali calls "karmashaya" – the reservoir of karmas.
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By subhash, on July 7th, 2011%
Sutra 2.11
ध्यानहेयास्तद्वृत्तयः॥११॥
dhyaanaheyaastadvRuttayaH
dhyaana=by meditation; heyaaH=(kleshas which are) to be avoided; tadvRuttayaH=their modifications
Taimni
" Their active modifications are to be suppressed by meditation".
Dhyana is given here as the means to reduce kleshas from an active to a passive state. The word ‘dhyana’ has a specific definition as given in the sutras (sutra 3.2). However, in the context of this sutra, it must be understood in a broader, more comprehensive sense. We have seen that kleshas can be attenuated by ‘kriya yoga’ – tapas, swadhyaya, Ishvara-pranidhana. The current sutra states that dhyana can help suppress the modifications produced by kleshas even further. In order to achieve that result, one must practice the three elements of kriya yoga with intense concentration of the mind. Of course, meditation as defined in sutra 3.2 must also be practiced.
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