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Comment on YSP Introduction by Ahimsa (non-violence) | Yoga With Subhash

Ahimsa (non-violence) | Yoga With Subhash — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:31:51 +0000

[...] a previous post I introduced the concept of the eight limbs of yoga (ashtanga yoga) as given in Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. With this post today, I will start discussion [...]

Comment on YSP Study Group 3/19/11 – Sutras 2.6-8 by Yoga Modern » Shake Your World by Practicing in the Dark

Yoga Modern » Shake Your World by Practicing in the Dark — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:07:34 +0000

[...] was in a dark downward facing dog when I bumped into Asmita , egoism. Are my feet hips-width apart? Is my tummy showing? Are my legs straight? Relentless [...]

Comment on YSP Introduction by Introduction to Ashtanga (Eight Limbs) Yoga | Yoga With Subhash

Introduction to Ashtanga (Eight Limbs) Yoga | Yoga With Subhash — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:23:38 +0000

[...] is composed of two words – ashta, meaning eight and anga, meaning limbs. Ashtanga Yoga refers to the eight limbs of yoga that Patanjali has advocated in the Yoga Sutras as a means to [...]

Comment on YSP Study Group 6/25/11 – Sutra 2.11 by subhash

subhash — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:00:06 +0000

Dear Venkat,
I am so grateful to you for taking the time to read the post and provide your comments. I fully agree with you that intellectual understanding can only lead us in the right direction. It is only through practice that we can really find the answers to all our questions. -Subhash

Comment on YSP Study Group 6/25/11 – Sutra 2.11 by Mrinmagee Venkat

Mrinmagee Venkat — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:07:38 +0000

Almoust corect, in my opinion.
The “seed” of error result in taking dhyana as a solution to make the klesa inactive, latent and assuming that this will lead us to discriminative knowledge.

In my opinion Patanjali refer to the dhyana process as an stage of diminishing the energy, force,impact of klesha, exactely how the Kriya Yoga is, but did not say that any one of these, by himself only, will not lead us to kaivalya.

So, each one could be just a step on the road or even the end of the road.
Rememeber, it depend on the detemination of the practice ?

But, in the end, only the practice will gave us answers to all this questions.

Comment on YSP Introduction by Understanding Asana (Yoga Posture) | Yoga With Subhash

Understanding Asana (Yoga Posture) | Yoga With Subhash — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:59:19 +0000

[...] fitness. Asana, however, is only one of the eight limbs of yoga as per the system of yoga (Yoga Sutras) given to us by Sage Patanjali several thousand years ago. The eight limbs are – yamas, [...]

Comment on YSP Study Group 7/18/09 by Michael

Michael — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 11:53:11 +0000

About Ishvara…

The system of Patanjaly concerns only the path of man’s consciousness, so we see in his Sutras no gods as Krishna, Bramha, Shiva and other ishta-devatas(the last are only mentioned in 2-44 as known through svadhyaya). Gods of Indian pantheon may be considered by modern unmythologised man as laws of nature, which consist and govern this world.

So, the man’s consciousness through many incarnation makes its path under the law of karma, reason and effect… but! sometimes some unexpected (out of reason and effect) Factor may change this uneasy path. It may be considered as free Spirit, special free Purusha, distinct from “bounded” “private” purushas of each man.

In Christianity they are paid much attention to such unexpectedness. Remember Gospels with its “releasing of sins”… In the language of Pat.system we may say that iti is Ishvara who acted intensively through Christ.

Comment on YSP Study Group 1/8/11 – Sutra 2.3 by Michael

Michael — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:01:32 +0000

Dear Subhash,
the idea of chitta-vritti-nirodha (so to say some kind of inner command, look the 1-50 “samskara which stops all other samskaras”) is difficult enough, I agree. It is clouded with many other ideas and presentations, its true…
But being entered “into mind and soul”, it begins to work. Not absolutely! because all the natural systems follow the principle of economy. But to some extent it can open itself almost to everyone in the street.
The problem is in the cloud mentioned above… and this cloud makes the task of CVN very difficult.
That’s we I value every kind of work (such as your blog) to create the culture of apprehension of Sutras and not making them a sort of belief.

Comment on YSP Study Group 6/11/11 – sutra 2.10 by subhash

subhash — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:19:52 +0000

I agree, Michael, that we have to practice samadhi to the very subtlest of levels to get close to “pratiprasava” – of going back to Prakriti for final liberation.

Comment on YSP Study Group 1/8/11 – Sutra 2.3 by subhash

subhash — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:15:32 +0000

Dear Michael,
It is so nice of you to take the time and provide your valuable comments on these sutras. I have a couple of observations:
You write “Raga and Dvesha are two handlebars and allow to choose between many variants”. I would like to think that raga and dvesha create these variants. The task of making a choice is still with the buddhi (intellect).
You state “It must not be a hard task! if it so – you are doing smth wrong…”. I am assuming that you are referring to the task of “chitta vritti nirodhaH”. Well, I dare say that it IS a very hard task. If it were that simple, everyone on the street would be an enlightened person!

Keep posting your thoughts – they genegarate some very interesting counter-thoughts and points for discussion. Thanks.
- Subhash