emptybill: > How about some Truth in Definition: > What "Truth"? A definition must of necessity be beyond function and must be applicable in all circumstances, with no exception.
> How do you "divide the mind"? > Is there a physiological correlate to "mind". The "gunas" in Indian literature are said to belong to the sphere of physical events and objects of perception, not to notions of the individual soul-monad. There's no "mind" in Sankhya dualism. The three gunas are the constituents of nature, not of any mental imaginings or metaphysics. According to Patanjali, one should practice one-pointed attention in order to reach *isolation* from the prakriti. No amount of mumbling magical phrases composed of some meaningless gibberish is going to bring anyone closer to yogic realization. You burn off your accumulated karma with tapas, not with mental posturing. "Success in yoga comes from practice, not by adopting a particular kind of clothing." - Hatha Yoga Pradapika
