> > Erik has been studying the Sanskrit Yoga > > Sutras for over thirty years. If you can do > > better translating than Erik or Taimini, I'd > > like to see your work - post it here so I > > can read it. > Vaj: > The YS is not about linguistic engineering, it's > about awakening through union and discrimination > and then letting any vrittis about the former go. > The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali says nothing about 'union'. How could there be a union of the prakriti and the Purusha? It doesn't even make any sense. Yoga is all about *isolation*, 'kevalya'.
"...yoga is a practice which utilizes natural activities in order to arrive at 'kaivalya' that is, isolation, which is freedom, in terms of oneself, as stated by Patanjali: "Let there be soundless repetition of [the pranava] and meditation thereon." Y.S., Book One V. 28. Yoga is derived from the root word yuj, to harness; it means the act of harnassing. Notes Varienne: "Thus we read in Rig Veda of horses that are harnessed to the chariots of the gods such as Indra. It is worth stressing that despite the existence of the Latin noun 'jugum' (English 'yoke') from the same Indo-European sources, yoga has never meant 'yoke' in Sanskrit: the tranquil operation of yoking oxen evokes a peaceful, pleasant way of life that has nothing in common with yoga. For the yoke is something used by vaishyas and shudras, whereas the harnessing of horses is a task for kshatriyas." Read more: Subject: The Inner Controller Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: December 29, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2d3sy23 Sage Patanjali says: When thought ceases, the Transcendental Absolute stands by itself, refers to Itself, as a witness to the world - "tada drastuh svarupe vasthanam". I.1.3 Read more: Subject: Raja Yoga Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental, alt.yoga, alt.meditation Date: September 18, 2003 http://tinyurl.com/28cmlvk
