cardemaister wrote:
> YS I 21:
>
> tiivra-saMvegaanaam aasannaH
>
> Taimni:
>
> It (samaadhi) is nearest to those whose desire is intensely
> strong.
>
> Somehow I get the impression that Patañjali suggests samaadhi
> would be "easiest" for pitta-types. Isn't pitta somehow
> connected with rajo-guNa, which in turn is associated with
> (strong) desire (kaama) and intensity in general?
>
> Heck, why would the bigwigs of TMO otherwise be called
> 'raja-s'??  ;D

What that phrase by "desire is intensely strong" is that the person is 
willing to sadhana to achieve samadhi.  It would not have anything to do 
with pitta  because samadhi is the easiest for kapha types who are 
already calm.  However they often don't know what to do with the 
samadhi. ;-)

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