A friend asked a question about where time fits into this whole E gig. In looking back at Patanjali (Shearer version) I happened to look at the end of both chapters 3 Expansion and 4 Enlightenment and thought some might like to ponder his points on Time.
Chapter 3 Expansion Sutra 52 From Sanyama on moments and their succession, the finest discriminative knowledge is born. Sutra 53 This enables us to distinguish between two objects that are to all appearances identical. Sutra 54 Knowledge born of the finest discrimination takes us to the farthest shore. Sutra 55 And when the translucent intellect is as pure as the Self, there is Enlightenment. Chapter 4 Enlightenment Sutra 31 Knowledge which has been freed from the veils of impurity is unbounded. Whatever can be known is insignificant in its light. Sutra 32 This samadhi completes the transformations of the gunas and fulfils the purpose of evolution. Sutra 33 Now the process by which evolution unfolds through time is understood. Sutra 34 The gunas, their purpose fulfilled, return to their original state of harmony, and pure unbounded Consciousness remains, forever established in its own absolute nature. This is Enlightenment. What struck me was in Chapter 3 Time was used to gain the first stage of E and in Chapter 4 Time is essential to the evolution of the three gunas which appears to be the end state. This seems to suggest that what is the opening at the end of Chapter 3 reaches closure at the end of Chapter 4 and the entire teaching of this sage. Tom T ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
