--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" <willy...@...> wrote: > > > > > > Yoga is derived from the root word yuj, to harness; > > > it means the act of harnassing... > > > > Card: > > यà¥à¤ (H2) यà¥à¤ [p= 854 > > > You put a yoke on oxen, but not on horses. A horse is > controlled by a harness, not a yoke. The art of plowing > wasn't even invented until after the arrival of the > Aryan speakers in India. Maybe that's why Lord Krishna > uses a horse drawn chariot instead of riding on a plow > pulled by an ox! Yogis aren't supposed to be plowing up > the ground. > > Yogis use enstatic techniques to 'rein in' wild thoughts > and delusions. All yogis have to do is invoke the God > of Yoga, Ishvara, in order to be in isolation - farmers > in contrast, have to propitiate all kinds of Gods with > elaborate rituals, in order to gain favor for a harvest. > Yogis enjoy, while farmers have to suffer. > > But, the point is, that the Purusha can never be 'united' > or 'yoked' with prakriti. According to Mahesh Yogi, the > Purusha is totally separate from the prakriti. The use > of the word 'union' in yoga literature is thus a misnomer. >
Oh yeah! The best "proof" might be this suutra (seem to recall it is I 63, or thereabouts) which enumerates the 25 tattva-s of saaMkhya: sattva-rajas-tamasaaM saamyaavasthaa prakRtiH(1) prakRter mahaan(2) mahato 'haMkaaro(3) 'haMkaaraat pañca tanmaatraaNy (4-8) ubhayam indriyaM (9-19) tanmaatrebhyaH sthuula-bhuutaani (20-24) puruSa(25) iti pañca-viMshatir-gaNaH. Note that 'puruSa' is the last one to be mentioned, kinda "separated" from the rest! (*not* connected with 'ca', or stuff, which would make that something like 'puruSash ceti'[1] [ca + iti]) 1. sandhi: puruSaH + iti > puruSa iti; puruSaH + ca + iti > puruSash ceti. ) :0
