Re: some fundamentals...
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
I wrote in the above post,
If we look at this list, it seems fairly obvious that 8 of these 9 ~obstacles~ apply to one's success in life or career. That is, the lack of these ~features~ within the human condition limits one's achievements.
So, there can be no whining - ' I cannot be successful in yoga ' , infers one will remain limited in life.
How is this resolved... as mentioned before , by the infusion of sattva in one's life. It comes to us in many ways...
Now if one cannot quiet the mind via the practice or abhyāsaḥ¹ aforementioned, then too one may wish to consider the notion of viṣyavatī abhyāsaḥ. What is this ? Let's see how pātañjali muni calls this out in chapter 1 of his yoga-sūtras; he says:
viṣayavatī vā pravṛttirutpannā manasaḥ sthitinibandhinī ||35
This says,
or optionally (vā) another application (pravṛttiḥ) that relates to objects of the senses (viṣayavatī) emerges (utpannā) causing (nibandhinī) calmness or fixity, steadiness (sthiti) of mind (manasaḥ)
Let's look at this viṣyavatī for a moment.
viṣaya + vatī
- viṣaya = an object of sense . There are 5 in number we know as the five indriya-s or 'organs of sense' , each having their correspsonding viṣaya or object. Lets list them out:
- śabda - 'sound' for the ear
- sparśa - 'touch' for the skin
- rūpa - 'form' for the eye
- rasa - 'taste' for the tongue
- gandha - 'smell' for the nose
These five viṣaya-s are , at times, called guṇa-s or ~properties~ of the 5 tattva-s or elements , space, air , fire , water , & earth that
are perceptible by the senses.
vatī is rooted in van - to manage or control; to gain , acquire , procure
So, viṣyavatī suggests a practice (abhyāsaḥ¹) by which one is applying the managment of the senses to a tattva or element.
How is this done ? We will take it up in the next post.
iti śivaṁ
words
- abhyāsaḥ = repeated or permanent exercise , discipline , habit , i.e. practice. some say this 'practice' is the ability of 'mind' or awareness to remain in its unmodified condition of purity (sattva).
यतसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤‚ शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṠśivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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