From my minimalist way of understanding, Shyam Ranganathan is suggesting, as he
did in his translation and commentary of the Yoga sSutra that Purusha = Person
indeed does have "Agency" according to the great philosopher Maharishi
Patanjali.
"The Sankhya Karika appears to state that it is nature
On 6/17/2014 1:07 PM, soundofstilln...@ymail.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
From my minimalist way of understanding, Shyam Ranganathan is
suggesting, as he did in his translation and commentary of the Yoga
sSutra that Purusha = Person indeed does have "Agency" according to
the great philosopher M
SoundofStillness, I used the concordance to Maharishi's Gita translation and
checked the references under "effort." Chapter 4, vs 12 to 15 seem useful wrt
to your question. In vs 12, Maharishi makes the point that animals depend on
the force of evolution to move upward. But humans have freedom o
SoundsofStillness and Richard, I received this Gita quote and think it's
pertinent:
Meditation does not unfold the Self -- the Self, it must be repeated, unfolds
Itself by Itself to Itself. The wind does nothing to the sun; it only
clears away the clouds and sun is found shining by its own ligh
SoundofStillness,
Strictly speaking Purusha, for Patanjali, is not an observer but rather is a
witness (sakshin) to the activities of consciousness (chitta).
The concept "observer" is a relational term defining the function of
self-reflexivity by the chitta. Self-reflectivity means the ac
Thank you. I will.
On 6/17/2014 8:43 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
SoundofStillness, I used the concordance to Maharishi's Gita
translation and checked the references under "effort." Chapter 4, vs
12 to 15 seem useful wrt to your question. In vs 12, Maharishi makes
the point that ani
"Two birds sat in a tree; one ate the fruit; another looked on." -
Shvetashvatara, 4.7
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On 6/18/2014 1:48 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
/SoundofStillness/,
Strictly speaking Purusha, for Patanjali, is not an observer but
rather is a witness (sakshin) to the activities of con
But Richard, the entire Gita is the Lord telling Arjuna to act! Krishna is not
telling the gunas to act! In fact He's telling Arjuna to be without the gunas
and act!
Maybe we can agree that it's a paradox...
On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:54 PM, "'Richard J. Williams'
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On 6/19/2014 6:38 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
But Richard, the entire Gita is the Lord telling Arjuna to act!
Krishna is not telling the gunas to act! In fact He's telling Arjuna
to be without the gunas and act!
>
According to MMY, we should act, but act from the
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