--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "wgm4u" <wgm4u@> wrote: > > > > > > 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. > > > > I've always interpreted his use of stress to refer to samskaras, > > impressions left on the mind by experience. > > Yup. First I've heard of the doshas being obstructions in > the chakras, too. That sure isn't what they are according > to Ayurveda.
*In Yoga*, they are defects or blemishes, *in Ayurved* they are the 3 bodily types. Dosha in Yoga, "is a common concept of Hindu ethics. It specifically refers to the five moral defects: lust, anger, greed, fear, and sleep". "The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga/Feuerstein
