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mr_anderson
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 Posted - Jun 24 2013 : 10:54:58 PM
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http://www.williamgillies.me.uk/Patanjali/Index.html
Fresh translation and commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (in english), a series of youtube videos.
I love this guy William Gillies. He's a softly spoken Scottish man and I believe he has considerable spiritual insight. He's a little boring to listen to at first, but when you get used to him, you realize he's giving a deeply insightful commentary, making ancient texts relevant to the current time, and easy to understand.
Did a rather ugly copy and paste of some of the contents below. I'm currently listening through his commentary and reading of the Yoga Vasistha (Swami Venkatesananda's translation), and I've found it brilliant. I cannot wait to work through the Patanjali translation.
Given a chance to start my life over again, I'd have chosen to become a Sanskrit scholar... Ah well, maybe next time.
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Introduction 1/2
Yoga
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Introduction 2/2
The Dynamic of Yoga
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I
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Now, without hesitation, roar towards realisation!
atha yog#257; 'nu#347;#257;sana#7747;
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Sutras 2-4
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Enlightenment practice is when there is no sucking into the vortices of the mind/heart.
yoga#347; citta v#7771;tti nirodha#7717;
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Then there is abiding in pure experiencing.
tad#257; dra#7779;#7789;u#7717; svar#363;pe 'vasth#257;na#7747;
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Otherwise there is identification with mental/emotional perturbations.
v#7771;tti s#257;r#363;pyam itaratra
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Sutras 5-11
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The mental emotional perturbations are a five-storied edifice. They can be painful or not.
v#7771;ttaya#7717; pañcatayya#7717; kli#7779;#7789;#257; 'kli#7779;#7789;#257;#7717;
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They are cognition, misapprehension, imagination, sleep and memory.
pram#257;#7751;a viparyaya vikalpa nidr#257; sm#7771;taya#7717;
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Sutras 5-11
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Cognition (consensus reality) is based on perception, inference and culture.
pratyak#7779;#257; 'num#257;n#257; ' 'gam#257;#7717; pram#257;#7751;#257;ni
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There is misapprehension of the fact not based on the evidence.
viparyayo mithy#257;-jñ#257;nam atad r#363;pa prati#7779;#7789;ha#7745;
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Patanjali’s Ladder 1/3
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This is fuelled by imagination and insubstantial arguments.
#347;abda jñ#257;n#257; 'nup#257;t#299; vastu-#347;#363;nyo vikalpa#7717;
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Patanjali’s Ladder 2/3
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It is now a dream reality completely independent of the original fact.
abh#257;va pratyay#257; 'la#7745;ban#257; v#7771;ttir nidr#257;
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Patanjali’s Ladder 3/3
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Memory is used to reinforce the misapprehension.
anubh#363;ta vi#7779;ay#257; 'sa#7745;pramo#7779;a#7717; sm#7771;ti#7717;
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PRACTICE & DISPASSION 1/2
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By such practice, dispassion in relation to memory (mood) is achieved.
abhy#257;sa vair#257;gy#257;bhy#257;#7745; tan nirodha#7717;
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PRACTICE & DISPASSION 2/2
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Choosing to practise at every moment will lead to abiding in stillness.
tatra sthitau yatno 'bhy#257;sa#7717;
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This becomes firmly grounded when cultivated wholeheartedly for a long time with enthusiasm and without interruption.
sa tu d#299;rgha k#257;la nairantarya satk#257;r#257; ' 'sevito d#7771;#7693;habh#363;mi#7717;
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Dispassion is the mastery of cognition whereby there is no addiction to objects or ideas.
d#7771;#7779;#7789;#257; 'nu#347;ravika vi#7779;aya vit#7771;#7779;#7751;asya va#347;#299;k#257;ra sa#7745;jñ#257; vair#257;gya#7745;
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Realisation of the supreme Self brings freedom from fixating on cognitive discriminations.
tat para#7745; puru#7779;akhy#257;ter gu#7751;a vait#7771;#7779;#7751;ya#7745;
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Sutras 17-20
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This can be realised by self-enquiry, investigating the non-negativity which accompanies the sense of ‘I’.
vitarka vic#257;r#257; ' 'nand#257; 'smit#257; 'nugam#257;t sa#7745;prajñ#257;ta#7717;
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Going deeper, beyond notional thinking (objectification), the underlying challenge of the psychological tendencies remains.
vir#257;ma pratyay#257; 'bhy#257;sa p#363;rva#7717; sa#7745;sk#257;ra #347;e#7779;o 'nya#7717;
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Even after going beyond identification with the body and the world, dualistic thinking can still have a hold.
bhava pratyayo videha prak#7771;tilay#257;n#257;#7745;
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The Five Spiritual Faculties
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This is pre-empted by the additional factors of faith, vigour, remembering, samadhi and wisdom.
#347;raddh#257; v#299;rya sm#7771;ti sam#257;dhi prajñ#8113; p#363;rvaka itare#7779;#257;#7745;
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Doing & Surrender
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Doing & Surrender
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The ‘centre of gravity’ moves near.
t#299;vra sa#7745;veg#257;n#257;m #257;sanna#7717;
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Hence there can be varying degrees: mild, average or intense.
m#7771;du madhy#257; 'dhim#257;tratv#257;t tato 'pi vi#347;e#7779;a#7717;
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Doing & Surrender
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Alternatively, give everything up to the Supreme Identity.
#299;#347;vara pra#7751;idh#257;n#257;d v#257;
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The Supreme Identity is the Unconditioned Self, untouched by the limitations of behaviour patterns and their underlying motivations.
kle#347;a karma vip#257;k#257; '#347;ayair apar#257;m#7771;#7779;#7789;a#7717; puru#7779;a vi#347;e#7779;a #299;#347;vara#7717;
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Doing & Surrender
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In that is the seed for all knowing. There is nothing beyond it.
tatra nirati#347;aya#7745; sarvajña b#299;ja#7745;
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Also, this Self is the foremost amongst gurus, eternally present.
sa e#7779;a p#363;rve#7779;#257;m api guru#7717; k#257;len#257; 'navacched#257;t
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Doing & Surrender
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It is indicated by AUM.
tasya v#257;caka#7717; pra#7751;ava#7717;
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By reciting it, its significance becomes apparent.
taj japas tad artha bh#257;vana#7745;
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In this way, the attention is turned to itself and, in addition, all hindrances are transcended.
tata#7717; pratyak cetan#257; 'dhigamo 'py antar#257;y#257; 'bh#257;va#347; ca
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Losing the Way (The Hindrances)
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The hindrances are: disease, apathy, doubt, negligence, sloth, self-indulgence, dependence on ideas, failing to obtain groundedness (in samadhi), wavering and a scattered mind.
vy#257;dhi sty#257;na sa#7745;#347;aya pram#257;d#257; 'lasy#257; 'virati bhr#257;nti dar#347;an#257; 'labdha bh#363;mikatv#257; 'navasthitatv#257;ni citta vik#7779;ep#257;s te 'ntar#257;y#257;#7717;
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A scattered mind is indicated by unease, depression, agitation of the body and irregular breathing.
du#7717;kha daurmanasy#257; '#7749;gam ejayatva #347;v#257;sa pra#347;v#257;s#257; vik#7779;epa saha bhuva#7717;
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The impact of these hindrances can be negated by focussing on what actually IS.
tat prati#7779;edh#257;rtham ekatattv#257; 'bhy#257;sa#7717; |
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kami
USA
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Posted - Jun 25 2013 : 2:39:16 PM
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Hi Josh,
One can never get enough of the Yoga Sutras! I've been studying the them here: http://www.swamij.com/index-yoga-me...a-sutras.htm (very thankful to fellow AYP-er and dear friend, chas to have introduced me to this awesome and highly informatic website. )
Will look into the videos, thanks much.
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catrynn
Ireland
68 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2013 : 12:24:02 PM
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Hi Josh and Kami! Thank you both for helping me out. I didn't know what to look at for the Yoga Sutras and began downloading the videos. Then I looked into that awesome site and found out what I wanted to know and more, more, more! With pictures  Wow! |
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mr_anderson
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2013 : 10:45:02 PM
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| Yes that swamij website is rather brilliant. Gradually this path, my determination to keep following it, and the beneficial changes on experiences from treading it, sink deeper and deeper into my being. The yoga sutras are like the complete guide to enhancing this process. |
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