--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > > On Mar 8, 2010, at 3:41 PM, cardemaister wrote: > > > YS I 21: > > > > tiivra-saMvegaanaam aasannaH > > > > Taimni: > > > > It (samaadhi) is nearest to those whose desire is intensely > > strong. > > > > Somehow I get the impression that Patañjali suggests samaadhi > > would be "easiest" for pitta-types. Isn't pitta somehow > > connected with rajo-guNa, which in turn is associated with > > (strong) desire (kaama) and intensity in general? > > > > Heck, why would the bigwigs of TMO otherwise be called > > 'raja-s'?? ;D > > The commentators on the YS obsess over "tiivra" and it's different levels in > the discussion of the 9 different types of yogis. > > It has nothing to do with pitta, pita-bread or saaandwiches. > > Little effort = little momentum = little samadhi. >
Well, just some random thoughts: Isn't pitta associated with fire? I think Agni (Fire) is one of the most important devataa-s as to (mantra-)meditation. Heck, 'agni' backwards is 'inga', heh... I seem to recall according to Yoga-kuNDaly-upaniSat, it's some kind of Fire that wakes up Da Snake (kuNDalii) and causes it to activate (or whatever) its female shakti, kuNDalinii! :D BTW, could that be the "heat" produced by brahmacarya? Just fooling around, those are not meant to be taken too seriously...
