What is yoga? There are three definitions:
1) Yogashcittavrttinirodhah: Yoga is the state of cessation of ectoplasmic occupations or mental modifications.
2) Sarvacinta' paritya'go nishcinto yoga ucyate: Yoga is the state in which the faculty of the mind completely stops functioning and the Supreme Witness remains in His characteristic witness-ship.
3) Samyogo yoga ityukto jiiva'tma parama'tmanah: Yoga is the state in which unit consciousness merges in Cosmic Consciousness, and becomes one with the Original Entity.
The third rendering is more appropriate, more accurately stated. "Senselessness", as the medical term is used, is within the scope of the first description so that rendering is obviously in need of a more accurate description. Number three is that description.
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On Apr 17, 2006, at 8:51 AM, sparaig wrote:
> --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Apr 17, 2006, at 8:22 AM, sparaig wrote:
> >
> > > > It does not advocate "control" but leaves it to the individual
> to
> > > > find a medium between attention and total relaxation. When this
> is
> > > > not done properly you get problems like those often seen in TM:
> > > > falling asleep and slouching, bad asana or posture--see the old
> > > > thread here on "torpor" during TM practice and the numerous
> reports
> > > > of sleeping during TM. For a good example of bad vs. good
> posture
> > > see
> > > > the CBS sunday morning video recently which showed slouching
> TMer's
> > > > and then a group of mindfulness meditators in excellent
> posture. If
> > > > you talk to experienced meditators who observe TMers, one of the
> > > > common observations is that TMers "don't know how to sit". And
> it
> > > > causes problems, particularly with excessive thoughts.
> > >
> > > Or perhaps this is all projection on your part...
> >
> > Actually it's the direct experience of many TMers.
> >
> > There are typically two prerequisites for mantra-diksha: one is
> > posture, the other is correct breathing. What you find when this
> is
> > ignored is problems arise which could have been prevented if you
> are
> > just taught the proper way in the first place. But that's what
> > happens when the purity of the tradition is distorted, a common
> > feature of some McMeditation techniques.
>
> Or perhaps TM is pure and yours isn't..
Actually I was thinking of the Shankaracharya and Patanjali
traditions...yeah maybe Patanjali got it all wrong...
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