I'm in a New York state of mind

Very inspired by the depth of the Yoga Sutra talk from Eddie last night at the shala,  today I tried to focus,  I tried to see weather I was capable of maintaining at least the third state of mind (as we learned, and as Vyasa explained them).  What follows is of course my own experience and interpretation.
This paragraph I copied below in green en comes from Swami J's website, an incredible resource to which I come back again and again, and it clearly explains the five states.
So the third one, is the one that we, practitioners, tend to have, as in our minds are present but then go away, then come back, then go away.
As I paid attention I realized that my mind was indeed very much "here and there", and that as I got closer to the back bends it was a lot more "there" than here.  it makes me wonder about reaching the "one pointed", do I even know what that is like?  
I feel a stronger invitation into meditation, like a pull.  The more I ponder on the sutras the more "invited" I feel

Five states of mind: In describing this sutra, the sage Vyasa names five states of mind, of which the one-pointed (ekagra) (1.32) state of mind is the desired state of mind for the practice of Yoga. These five states of mind range from the severely troubled mind to the completely mastered mind. (These five are also described in the five states section of the Witnessing article.)


Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Five states of mind
  • Kshipta/disturbed
  • Mudha/dull
  • Vikshipta/distracted
  • Ekagra/one-pointed
  • Nirodhah/mastered
To position the five states of mind on the fingers
is a good way of learning to remember them.
 








4 comments:

  1. I love that site too! I refer to it a lot.

    Sounds like a good talk. I should go to one of those some time.

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  2. Yes, I think you would love it, it was practical as well as theory, and it was a very clear way to approach it.

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  3. muy interesante Clau! qué bueno saber de vos! hace cuanto que estás en EEUU?

    Besos
    Adri

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  4. Hola Adriana, gracias, estoy aqui desde el 94, en el 97 gane el green card lottery y decidi quedarme, hoy en dia es como mi "casa", aunque extranio Buenos Aires y visito seguido :-)

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