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Comment on YSP Study Group – Sutra 2.15 by Veneet

Veneet — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:17:32 +0000

I think what is meant by Guna Vritti Virodha is that the mind is always in a state of flux. Sometimes it is dominated by Sattva, sometimes by Rajas and sometimes by Tamas. Depending upon the dominating guna, the same object may be likeable, unlikeable or one may stay indifferent towards it. This causes instability in our attitude towards the same object and so causes stress in the mind.

A yogi is beyond the mind and beyond these gunas and is not affected by the changing state of the gunas.

Comment on YSP Study Group – Sutra 2.15 by Veneet

Veneet — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:08:50 +0000

A viveki person can “see” the three kinds of dukkhas inherent in all mental activities. An ordinary mortal cannot.

We ordinary mortals may not feel the inherent dukkha as powerfully as a viveki person who has experienced highest samadhi and can actually calibrate the painfulness of such mundane experiences against the ecstasy of samadhi.

Moreover, we don’t bother too much about karmas which fructify later in life or maybe even in future lives. But for a viveki person, who has transcended time, however long the interval between karma and its fructification may be, it is always infinitesimal.

Comment on YSP Study Group 3/13/10 (sutras 1.38 and 1.39) by Shaucha (cleanliness) - Niyama (yoga with Subhash) | Yoga With Subhash

Shaucha (cleanliness) - Niyama (yoga with Subhash) | Yoga With Subhash — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:54:50 +0000

[...] By concentration on a sleep experience (sutra 1.38) [...]

Comment on YSP Study Group 2/27/10 by Shaucha (cleanliness) - Niyama (yoga with Subhash) | Yoga With Subhash

Shaucha (cleanliness) - Niyama (yoga with Subhash) | Yoga With Subhash — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:15:56 +0000

[...] By focusing on a great soul who is free from attachments (sutra 1.37) [...]

Comment on YSP Study Group 2/13/10 by Shaucha (cleanliness) - Niyama (yoga with Subhash) | Yoga With Subhash

Shaucha (cleanliness) - Niyama (yoga with Subhash) | Yoga With Subhash — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:03:24 +0000

[...] By focusing on a sense object (sutra 1.35) [...]

Comment on YSP Study Group 1/23/10 by Shaucha (cleanliness) - Niyama (yoga with Subhash) | Yoga With Subhash

Shaucha (cleanliness) - Niyama (yoga with Subhash) | Yoga With Subhash — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:03:01 +0000

[...] free of all types of negative emotions like anger, lust, greed, jealousy, hatred etc. Patanjali, in sutra 1.33 gives a very nice recipe for keeping the mind [...]

Comment on YSP Study Group 1/9/10 by subhash

subhash — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:30:39 +0000

Hi Ken,
I look forward to your active participation in the discussion on the blog posts which I keep updating from time to time, based on the discussions in the YSP Study group meetings. Given that you have over 25 years of experience with the sutras, your feedback will be very valuable for us. Thanks.
- Subhash

Comment on YSP Study Group 1/9/10 by Ken Lister

Ken Lister — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:19:34 +0000

Hello Subhash (and others),

Thank you for visiting my little upstart blog, and especially for letting me know about your excellent site. I have only had time to glance around here and there, but I can see already that it will be a great resource for studying the sutras in more depth. I really appreciate the enormous amount of work you have put into it already. I look forward to exploring more of what you have offered here.

Thanks again,

-Ken

Comment on YSP Study Group 1/9/10 by subhash

subhash — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:43:52 +0000

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Comment on YSP Study Group 1/9/10 by Queenie Mintor

Queenie Mintor — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:25:32 +0000

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