--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- cardemaister wrote: > > > > > > > > Taimni's translation: > > > > > > > > It (samaadhi) is nearest to those whose > > > > desire (for samaadhi) is intensely strong. > > > > sparaig wrote: > > > > > When samadhi is close, unstressing is strong. > > > > Sparaig's translation makes more sense to me. Going > > back to my empirical view of things, I've noticed a lot > > more people agitated because of samaadhi than liberated > > because of their desire for liberation. > > I believe most translations of YS are based on some > authoritative commentaries, e.g. those of Krishna Dvaipaayana > aka Vyaasa (=Baadaraayana?), and Bhojadeva. > At first I thought Sparaig's translation doesn't make > that much sense, but then I realized there might be > something worthwhile in it, especially when the primary > meaning of 'vega' (sam-VEGAanaam) is 'jerk', etc. > >
Unless there's some strong grammarical reason to assume that "desire" refers to desire for samadhi, even the "desire" translation makes sense to me. Desires hold you back according to some traditions, so the closer you are to samadhi, the stronger your desires become in order TO HOLD YOU BACK. > > > > > I know some people make the case that nature is set > > up to respond to our desires, but I've had so many > > powerful, long-held desires go unfulfilled that I have > > trouble embracing that worldview. There's too much > > disproving data. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
