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July 28th 2010 18:36

This past week has been extremely active and hectic for me. My father is in hospital, recuperating after a major operation last month. He gets extremely fretful and distressed in the unfamiliar surroundings, without a glimpse of his at-home routine. The hours are different, the faces are different, the lifestyle is different - he feels like you or i would if we woke up on an alien planet...

Firstly, I am grateful to Yoga for keeping me fit enough to handle this. I have a 1-hour walk each way just to visit Dad each day. My being there is one familiar face in a crazy unreal world to him. I have always been a walker, never had a car, but I am not used to having to walk daily, rather than choosing each day if I want to or not

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Events: MID AUGUST 2010

July 23rd 2010 17:47

AUG 14:
EVENT: Letting Go Yoga Retreat at 245 Lady Denman Drive, Acton ACT
QUOTE: Simplicity Retreats are a time to relax, rejuvenate and refocus. Spend a day at Canberra's most peaceful hideaway and treat yourself with relaxation, meditation, dynamic sequences, strengthening postures, a delicious vegetarian lunch and endless cups of herbal tea! We aim to encourage more people to try yoga and provide a retreat experience for those already practicing

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Events: EARLY AUGUST 2010

July 17th 2010 06:28

AUG 1:
EVENT: Australian School of Meditation and Yoga Mantra Rock Dance at Gold Coast Queensland Australia
QUOTE: A very special spiritual event. Let the music set you free and enjoy a fantastic vegetarian feast! All Free

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YOGA TEXTS: P.Y.S. 6

July 14th 2010 03:41

V16: A second level of non-attachment comes when you become aware of reality and thereby become detached from worldly matters.

I would like to add that as this is also a part of Buddhist practice, I have already begun to practice and experience this prior to reading Patanjali’s text. I would therefore like to share one of the practices I have personally found to be helpful at this stage

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YOGA TEXTS: P.Y.S. 5

July 10th 2010 04:04

V12: We are now informed that we can control these mental movements, and can do this through practice and non-attachment/participation. (This also lies along similar lines to my Buddhist study, meaning that I have already started to do this.)

V13: We are now told what ‘practice’ consists of - the continuity of steadiness. A stabilization of the mentality - I see this as being similar to a balanced scale where each weight is identical, rather than a constantly shifting see-saw effect as right and wrong moves bounce the scale erratically

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YOGA TEXTS: P.Y.S. 4

July 7th 2010 07:17

V9: This verse is similar to the last, but takes a different mind function, telling us words without basis in reality - or imagination - results in delusion.

V10: This verse seems to be saying that sleep, in the mental rather than physical sense, is a state of non-idea, non-activity or non-thought

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YOGA TEXTS: P.Y.S. 3

July 4th 2010 13:29

V5: This verse is self explanatory, informing us that there are 5 separate styles of mental movement, some of which bring contentment and some pain. This is further explained in the next few verses.

V6: This verse lists the five mental conditions: right/correct knowledge and the reverse, delusion, sleep and memory

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YOGA TEXTS: P.Y.S. 2

June 30th 2010 15:09

V1: The first verse can be taken in at least two ways as is evident from the two renderings of translation. The introductory sentence informs us either that instructions on being made whole or a discussion on Yoga follows. This may mean the same thing, dependant upon your definition and translation of the word YOGA.

V2: In one translation, we are informed that Yoga is ‘the restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff’. the other tells us that wholeness is the control over awareness and being. Once again, these are basically the same in meaning, if you consider how awareness is generally obtained

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YOGA TEXTS: P.Y.S. 1

June 26th 2010 04:53

The translation from Kofi Busia is the text that I eventually selected to study. My initial reaction to the first line was ‘oh, maybe I should have chosen a different translation…’ I was then disturbed by my Father - so opened a second translation to consider in tandem with the former by Mark Garrison, rather than jumping in and beginning.

It appears from a brief glance at the two texts that the sutras consist of four separate sections, known as books. The first is named Samadhi Pada, referring to ‘On Bringing Into Harmony‘, or a Portion on Contemplation. The second book is called Sadhana Pada, and refers to practice or ‘On Bringing Together

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