Yoga Sutra 12
Sutra 12 The accumulated imprints of past lives, rooted in afflictions, will be experienced in present and future lives As Christians, we do not believe in past lives or future lives. So this sutra does not align with Christian beliefs. However, when reading into what Iyengar states in his description of what Patanjali is stating,…
Yoga Sutra 11 (book 2)
Sutra’s 11 The fluctuation of consciousness created by gross and subtle afflictions are to be silenced by meditation. (Patanjali Sutras by Iyengar) There are many passages to quote from the Bible that tell us to focus only on God, His great works, His grace, His Spirit, and worry about nothing else. In Christian contemplative…
Ygoa Sutra 9-10 (book 2)
Sutra’s 9 and 10 It has been quite a while since I posted a blog, on the yoga Sutras. I would make up a lot of excuses, why I have not done as my heart (the Holy Spirit) has told me but the truth is I am scared. Scared of looking like I know what…
Yoga Sutra 8 (Book 2)
Sutra 2:8 duhkha anusayi dvesah Unhappiness leads to hatred. Our first commandment is to Love. I did not find anything specific about unhappiness. However, much like pain and sorrow, God uses hatred to teach or warn us at different times in our lives. God hates sin, divorce and wickedness, robbery and iniquity. (Isa. 61:8 and…
Yoga Sutra 7 (book 2)
Sutra 2:7 sukha anusayi ragah Pleasure leads to desire and emotional attachment. The Bible again agrees with this sutra it is summed up in Proverbs 21:17 “He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich” And again in Titus 3:3 “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient,…
Yoga Sutra 6 (Book 2)
Sutra 2:6 drk darsanasaktyoh ekatmata iva asmita Egoism is the identification of the seer with the instrumental power of seeing. The Bible defines prophets as “seers” where this sutra states there are two the seer and the seen when these two blend they create our reality. Here is one passage that stands out to me…
Yoga Sutra 5 (book 2)
Sutra Part 2:5 anitya asuci duhkha anatmasu nitya suci sukha atma khyatih avidya This sutra states that we naturally make mistakes; we mistake the transit for the permanent, what is impure for what is pure, that which is not the self, to the self. These are all bad habits and the Bible agrees. Romans…
Yoga Sutra 4 (book 2)
Sutra Part 2:4 Avidya ksetram uttaresam prasupta tanu vicchinna udaranam. Lack of true knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active. Patanjali states that true knowledge is spiritual knowledge, so I have based my reflections upon this truth. The Bible says how important it is to have…
Yoga Sutra 3 ( book 2)
Sutra 2:3 Avidya Asmita raga dvesa abhinivesah klesah. This sutra itself describes the 5 conscious afflictions with Patanjali’s says are: ignorance or lack of spiritual wisdom, ego, pride or the sense of “I”, attachment to pleasure and aversion to pain, fear of death and clinging to life. I went through the Bible and looked…
Yoga Sutra 2 – book 2
The next few sutra’s focus on Patajali’s 5 afflictions. When studying these afflictions, try to find how the Bible instructs us to overcome them. From Sutra 2 I discovered that the 5 afflictions are much like our 7 deadly sins. Now that we are aware of our sin nature, what do we do about it?…
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