--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And to be caught up in revulsion towards your own genitals > is even stranger. I find it very revealing that many in the TMO > refer to "the genitals" as if they are something "out there", and > the phrase is usually accompanied with body language of > distinct distaste. Sort of on the same level as talking about > a particularly smelly bag of garbage... > > To revile an essential part of your body is remarkably foolsih, > IMO, and unfortunately very widespread in the TMO. So much > revulsion over such a long period of time cannot be healthy.
Yoga-suutra II 40 shaucaat svaanga-jugupsaa parair asaMsargaH Taimni's translation: >From physical[that word seems like Taimni's addition] purity (arises) disgust for one's own body and disinclination to come in physical contact with others. Because the above Sanskrit sentence feels somehow elliptic (I for one would expect at least the conjunct 'ca' at the end), it seems the sentence actually continues in the next suutra: sattva-shuddhi-saumanasyaikaagryendriyajayaatma-darshana- yogyatvaani ca. [without sandhi: sattva-shuddhi;saumanasya; ekaagrya; indriya-jaya; aatma-darshana-yogyatvaani ca] Taimni: >From mental purity[not in the original suutra] (arises) purity of /sattva/, cheerful-mindedness, one-pointedness, control of the senses and fitness for the vision of the Self. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen > > [...] > > > Good one! I've always wondered why so many spiritual > > > movements give such power to the penis and vagina. > > > They don't bite, do they? To be in bondage to the > > > genitals is such a strange thing! > > > > > > > Let me tell you the old Native American story about Long-Cock Man and > > Tooth-Vagina Woman... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
