Guest guest Posted April 29, 1999 Report Share Posted April 29, 1999 Namaste Brothers and Sisters, Yoga==Yuj===Union, therefore one is not a Yogi unless one is a Realised Mukti. Love Tony. Keep truckin---Chant the Gayatri! It is the same with devotees, Sai Baba surveying a crowd of many many thousands, said: " Not one devotee, not one devotee". _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 1999 Report Share Posted April 29, 1999 whatsa mukti? --janpa the sanskrit non-scholar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 1999 Report Share Posted April 29, 1999 Hi Janpa: Mukti.....liberated being. Question than is according to Tony's definition are yogis the same as avatars or as in the teachings of Buddhism bodhisattvas? Or do we have some grey areas whereby through, for instance, realization of the futility of external happiness a liberation from seeking numerous earthly pleasures occurs? As these realizations occur a union of body, mind and spirit does take place on some level. Just some more thoughts on non-defined definitions. Linda >whatsa mukti? --janpa the sanskrit non-scholar. ------ Wanting to get back in touch with old friends? Get re-acquainted through a ONElist community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 1999 Report Share Posted April 29, 1999 On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Linda Callanan wrote: > "Linda Callanan" <shastra > > Hi Janpa: > > Mukti.....liberated being. Question than is according to Tony's definition > are yogis the same as avatars or as in the teachings of Buddhism > bodhisattvas? Or do we have some grey areas whereby through, for instance, > realization of the futility of external happiness a liberation from seeking > numerous earthly pleasures occurs? As these realizations occur a union of > body, mind and spirit does take place on some level. > hehehe even buddhists dont always agree when someone is a bodhisattva. some say its when you take the bodhisattva vow. some say its when you hit the first bhumi (stage of enlightenment), *after* you've taken the vow. then theres the 10 bhumis and after the 8th one is a "unreversable" bodhisattva. it gets all complicated and stuff. maitri, --janpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 1999 Report Share Posted April 29, 1999 Hi Tony, > >Yoga==Yuj===Union, therefore one is not a Yogi unless one is a Realised >Mukti. I looked into Patanjali to see if and how he uses the word. I'm not able to check the Sanskrit, but here's two examples of what I found: >I.18. A further stage of samadhi is achieved when, through one > pointed thought, the outer activity is quieted. In this stage, the > chitta is responsive only to subjective impressions. > 19. The samadhi just described passes not beyond the bound of > the phenomenal world; it passes not beyond the Gods, and those > concerned with the concrete world. > 20. Other yogins achieve samadhi and arrive at a discrimination > of pure Spirit through belief, followed by energy, memory, > meditation and right perception. > 21. The attainment of this state (spiritual consciousness) is > rapid for those whose will is intensely alive. >II.37. When abstention from theft is perfected, the yogi can have > whatever he desires. He seems to be using the word "yogi" for one who is on the path to union, one who is engaged in this practice. Love, Dharma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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