Abhinivesa

An interesting insight after todays online yoga sutra! Kindly excuse if this is too yoga sutra technical :)

Prayatnam (effort), when used to unseat abhinivesa (one of the five klesas) will also empower the processes that keep abhinivesa in place! So, one will need more effort and this will empower it further. As the heat increases on both sides, there is a tremendous increase in rajas everywhere in the being. Obviously, they will leak via places in the being that are not strong enough to hold the rajas. This will lead to tremendous imbalances.

A more nuanced approach is clearly needed to deal with abhinivesa which is a bit like vali - the more you fight it, the more you empower it!

Extraordinary Insight

At a moment of extraordinary insight into oneself, there is clear serenity in the mind. Neither is there agitation with respect to the troublesome contents revealed, nor is there excitement that unknown components of oneself has been known. Such a clear seeing has co-dependent arisal (samgatana) with that extraordinary insight into oneself!

முயற்சி

முயற்சி திருவினை ஆக்கும் அளவுக்கு
மிஞ்சினால் எதிர்வினை நிறையும்

Satori and Samana

If you have satori, let it be seen in your samana vayu!

Your body and Ahimsa

अहिंसाप्रतिष्ठायं तत्सन्निधौ वैरत्याघः
ahiṁsā-pratiṣṭhāyaṁ tat-sannidhau vairatyāghaḥ ||Yoga Sutra 2.35||
When ones relationship with another being is based on ahimsa, the other being drops all resistance in the relationship and all cooperation will be effortlessly forthcoming!

This is a great guide for ones relationship with ones body. Consequently if ones relationship with ones body is based on ahimsa (perfect understanding of the body's grammar and all interactions being based on that), then the body's cooperation will be received! If one has not practiced ahimsa with ones own body, ahimsa in other relationships will be hard.

Correct asana and pranyama practice will let one discover the body's grammar.

Can you not be hurt sir

"Can you not be hurt sir. Can you develop yourself to be that way?", the speaker in a talk I attended today paraphrased JK and as she said that, looked directly into my eyes. Had a profound effect. Thanks!