--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@...> wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" <wgm4u@> wrote:
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> > MMY used the catch all phrase *stress* to describe general stress and what
> > Yoga calls the "kleshas" and "doshas" which are obstructions in the Chakras
> > (lower) that disable the prana (or serpent fire) from moving UP the spine
> > bestowing states of Higher Consciousness.
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> I've always interpreted his use of stress to refer to samskaras, impressions
> left on the mind by experience.
Yes, they are Samskaras, but what is the nature of the samskaras? Impressions
is a rather vague concept compared to the descriptive nature of the kleshas and
doshas, what ARE the samskaras? (ie stresses).
According to Yoga:
Panchakarma (Sanskrit:
पंचकर्म‌, literally meaning
"five actions") is the word for the five different procedures used in Ayurveda
which are believed to purify the body. This is done in two ways:
pacifying the aggravated doshas by using appropriate diet, natural herbs
and minerals.
eliminating the increased Doshas from the body.
and Klesha
Kleśā (sanskrit क्लेशा ) is a
term from Indian philosophy and yoga, meaning a "poison". The third śloka
of Patañjali's Yogasūtra explicitly identifies Five Poisons
Ignorance (in the form of a misapprehension about reality) (ávidyā),
egoism (in the form of an erroneous identification of the Self with the
intellect) (asmitā),
attachment (rāga),
aversion (dveṣa), and
fear of death (which is derived from clinging ignorantly to life)
(abhiniveśāḥ).
> MMY was very much a consciousness is everything guy. The details laid out in
> chakra traditions seem to me to be a whole different direction to go in
> interpreting things.
If you wish to simply look at everything as merely stress (like MMY suggested)
go ahead, but I believe these 'afflictions' are the real stresses (samskaras)
MMY was talking about, (as well as the general stress that I mentioned, minor
in comparison).
