--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote: > > > On Apr 13, 2012, at 12:25 PM, raunchydog wrote: > > > "A close scrutiny of Patanjali's exposition of Yoga reveals that > > the actual process of attaining the state of Yoga belongs not only > > to dhyana, or meditation,...but also to all the other limbs of his > > eightfold Yoga. Each limb presents the principle underlying the > > practices that bring about the state of Yoga in the sphere of life > > pertaining to that limb." > > > > "With the continuous practice of all these limbs, or means, > > simultaneously, the state of Yoga grows simultaneously in all the > > eight spheres of life, eventually to become permanent." Bhagavad > > Gita by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi > > > God I can't believe people still cling to this drivel. What a moron. >
Whoa! Just realized that it's not inevitable to interpret the compound word 'aSTaan.gayoga' (aSTa + an.ga + yoga) as a karmadhaarayasamaasa. Actually, it might seem more plausible to interpret is as a 'tatpuruSasamaasa'. Vaj, if you don't understand the implications of interpreting that samaasa as a tatpuruSa, please read the chapters concerning the interpretation of Sanskrit compound words e.g. here: http://www.amazon.com/Yourself-Sanskrit-Complete-Course-Language/dp/0071468528/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334348114&sr=8-1-spell After reading that you might well shut the phuk up... ;D
