[FairfieldLife] Re: Stage of samaadhi during YF?

2014-04-07 Thread cardemaister
Once again, I feel the need to emphasize that I don't think I belong to the cognoscenti. I'm just a linguistic technician, so to speak. Let's study the second suutra, that seems to define yoga: yogash citta-vRtti-nirodhaH. A literal translation could be something like yoga [is]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stage of samaadhi during YF?

2014-04-07 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister@... wrote : Once again, I feel the need to emphasize that I don't think I belong to the cognoscenti. I'm just a linguistic technician, so to speak. Fair enough Carde, but compared to me. Let's study the second suutra, that seems to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stage of samaadhi during YF?

2014-04-07 Thread LEnglish5
What do you think of Thomas Egenes' translation of the Yoga Sutras? L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister@... wrote : Once again, I feel the need to emphasize that I don't think I belong to the cognoscenti. I'm just a linguistic technician, so to speak. Let's study the second

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stage of samaadhi during YF?

2014-04-06 Thread salyavin808
What do you think of Ali Shearers work Carde? Is he intepreting the ancient texts well or just trying to fit them into the TM mythos? Or is his stuff considered the best by the cognoscenti - assuming there is one other than you ;-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister@...

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stage of samaadhi during YF?

2014-04-06 Thread LEnglish5
I would think any level can be reached. The point isn't which level is reached, but which level is maintained once the hopping starts, I think. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister@... wrote : As most of us might know, saMyama (sanyama) consists of dhaaraNaa, dhyaana and