Cardemaister, I really appreciate your attitude about all this
stuff; you're a true spiritual scientist, willing to explore
different variations on the techniques you've been taught. That
type of research is really valuable. I really applaud your positive
contributions here, thank you very much.
Marek
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <no_reply@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The only thing is Card, saMyama in the Kashmir Shaivite system
> of
> > > meditation has a different meaning than in the YS/yoga-
darshana.
> > I
> > > believe the last acharya of that tradition, Sw. Lakshman Joo
> > explains
> > > this in his commentary on the SS.
> > >
> >
> > Is it perhaps any one of these mentioned by Monier-Williams:
> >
> > saMyama m. holding together , restraint , control , (esp.)
control
> > of the senses , self-control Mn. MBh. &c. ; tying up (the hair)
> > Sa1h. ; binding , fettering VarBr2S. ; closing (of the eyes)
> > Ma1rkP. ; concentration of mind (comprising the performance of
> > Dha1ran2a1 , Dhya1na , and Sama1dhi , or the last three stages
in
> > Yoga) Yogas. Sarvad. ; effort , exertion (%{A4} , with great
> > difficulty "') MBh. ; suppression i.e. destruction (of the
world)
> > Pur. ; N. of a son of Dhu1mra7ksha (and father of Kr2is3a7s3va)
> > BhP. ; %{-dhana} mfn. rich in self-restraint MBh. ; %{-puNya-
> tIrtha}
> > mfn. having restraint for a holy place of pilgrimage MBh. ; %{-
> vat}
> > mfn. self-controlled , parsimonious , economical Katha1s. ; %{-
> > mAgni} m. the fire of abstinence Bhag. ; %{-mA7mbhas} n. the
flood
> > of water at the end of the world BhP.
> >
>
> I might add that I'm so pragmatic it doesn't bother me too
> much if I've misunderstood that suutra. Be it as it may,
> it's interesting to do Patañjali style saMyama (starting
> with "desha-bandha of citta") on "naasika-
> antar-madhya", or thereabouts. :-)
>
