Samyama

A small note after that talk on the relationship between sthayi and sanchari by Jyotsna. For those who missed it, sthayi is the unchanging centre around which the sanchari flows and weaves a story.

Just felt a lot of sutras in the third chapter of the yoga sutra are an application of this simple logic. Samyama on the sthayi leads to understanding of the sanchari and vice versa.

Some of the sutras are:

1. Samyama on the navel (sthayi) leads to understanding of the body (sanchari)
2. Samyama on the sun (sthayi) leads to understanding of the world (sanchari)
3. Samyama on the habit patterns (sanchari) leads to understanding of prior jati (sthayi)
4. Samyama on the heart (sthayi) leads to understanding of the citta (sanchari)

The connections are amazing!