I've found an interesting alternative definition: Willingness to surrender to dharma
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <no_reply@...> wrote: [...] > FWIW, according to Pata�jali, shraddhaa (usually translated to 'faith') > seems to be a /conditio sine qua non/ for samaadhi: > > shraddhaaviiryasmRtisamaadhipraj�aapuurvaka itareSaam. > > (shraddhaa-viirya-smRti-samaadhi-praj�aa-puurvaka itareSaam). > > Taimni (Lawd, have mercy!): > > (In the case) of others (upaaya-pratyaya-yogis) it [samaadhi] > is preceded by faith, energy, memory and high intelligence > necessary for samaadhi. > > (NB: energy [viirya] is "dependent" on brahma-carya: > brahma-carya-pratiSThaayaaM *viirya-laabhaH*!) >
