Ha! Yes while this seems to be utterly true, it still is completely false :).
Life is one big joke.
I’m laughing.
Love,
B.
No reason to get excited,
the thief, he finally spoke.
There are many here among us
who think that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we’ve been through that
and this is not our fate.
So let us not talk falsely now,
the hour is getting late.
From “All Along the Watchtower” by Bob Dylan
Fabulous site with smashing information. As this forum is related to the yoga thats why i would like to talk about that.Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating particularly in India. The word is associated with meditative practices in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In Hinduism, it also refers to one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, and to the goal toward which that school directs its practices. In Jainism it refers to the sum total of all activities?mental, verbal and physical.
Why i am talking about India? Because i have visited India last year and know about their traditions and customs.
Yoga is the inhibition of the modifications of the mind. Yogash chitta-vritti-nirodhah.
Yogash chitta-vritti-nirodhah = Yoga is the inhibition of the modifications of the mind.
Speaking solely for myself, the modifications have been incredibly easy, but the inhibitions have been surprisingly challenging!
Hari OM!
Adityananda
Asuri is my man !
Question is … who am I ? (It’s rather funny to know something you can’t tell. A refreshing change I might say, usually we can tell so many things we don’t know cowdung about.)
I’ve found that the most effective way to “inhibit” the modifications is to find something that interests you. Then the mind can be absorbed in that object almost without effort. This is nirodha samprajnata - concentration with wisdom. I believe the practice of trying to stop the conscious functioning of the mind altogether is an error. That is known as nirodha a-samprajnata - without wisdom.
I’ve found that the most effective way to “inhibit” the modifications is to find something that interests you.
If you’re interested in the practice of asanna, that’s perfect. In fact, the practice of asanna is directly related to the practice of nirodha.