Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations)
by Makarand Gopal Newalkar | 2017 | 82,851 words | ISBN-13: 9780893890926
Yoga-sutras Karmasiddhanta [sutras 4.7-12], English translation with modern and ancient interpretation. The Patanjali Yogasutras describe an ancient Indian tradition spanning over 5000 years old dealing with Yoga:鈥擬editating the mind on the Atma leading to the realization of self. This study interprets the Yogasutras in light of both ancient and modern commentaries (e.g., Vyasa and Osho) while supporting both Sankhya and Vedanta philosophies.
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碍补谤尘补蝉颈诲诲丑腻苍迟补 [蝉奴迟谤补s 4.7-12]
碍补谤尘补蝉颈诲诲丑腻苍迟补, a very important aspect of Indian Philosophy, has been explained in the previous chapter and thus bears no repetition. The same is depicted in flow chart below for ease of understanding鈥�
Karma 鈥�> Fruits of karma (karmaphala) 鈥�> Sa峁僺膩kara (impressions) 鈥�> 厂尘峁泃颈 (memory) 鈥�> Desires 鈥�> Karma;
This sequential and repetitive cycle is unending and human beings gets entrapped into this cycle. The 蝉补峁僺办腻谤补蝉 in 办补谤尘腻艣补测补 plays very important role in building up the human personality and future course of human life.
笔补迟补帽箩补濒颈 has explained this in 蝉奴迟谤补 IV.7 to IV.12, 办补谤尘补蝉颈诲诲丑腻苍迟补 and he has also indicated way to be liberated from the bondages due to karmas. As discussed earlier in chapter II page nos.159 to 166, only when all 蝉补峁僺办腻谤补蝉, are exhausted, liberation is possible.
Taimni explains gist of all these 蝉奴迟谤补s as,[1] these 蝉奴迟谤补s deal with modus operandi by which the impressions of our thoughts, desires and actions are produced and then worked out during the course of successive lives in our evolutionary growth. The problem for 测辞驳墨 is to stop adding to these accumulated impressions by learning technique of 苍颈峁腻尘补 karma. The destruction of the subtler or dormant 惫腻蝉补苍腻蝉 depend upon the destruction of 补惫颈诲测腻 which is the cause of attachment to life.
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op.cit., p.379