the tree of life: a metaphor for the philosophy of yoga
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An A3-size poster: A graphic display of the dynamics of interaction as per the Eight Aspects of Yoga. Regular practice of the recursive yogic methodology, over all it's aspects, ought, mostly, to lead the practitioner unto a heightened sense of, and easy familiarity with the Deep.TRANSCRIPT
THE TREE OF LIFE – BASED ON THE – EIGHT ASPECTS OF YOGA
– AN HEURISTIC, RECURSIVE METAPHOR OF THE YOGA DARŠANA – THE PHILOSOPHY AND VISION OF YOGA
T HE EIGHT ASPECTS OF YOGA can be studied by use of the tool of metaphor, but, discrimination is necessary. In discussing the metaphor of a great tree in the
representation of a philosophy and theory of yoga it will here not be used in the traditional manner, as it would in a discussion of schools of yoga.
It will here be used in such a way as to display the structure of Yoga as an algorhythmie*, and as a manual of the dynamic for the traverse of the outer and inner.
Yoga Cat
I mean business!
The Paradigm
of Yoga:
Rest & Activity
T he categories of Yoga (and the
subcategories implied therein) presented in the schemata of the metaphor of “The Tree of Life” and in the traditional listings all refer to the process of Yoga as such and are not to be ideologically transferred to any other domain, their qualities will rather become infused into our life and into our living depending on what application gives and what circumstance brings.
Yoga creates well-being.
Tools for Thinking
Three Metaphors
A ladder / stair
Sequence
1 2 3 1
?
* Algorhythmy ~ The dynamic of yogic process as one mentally and physically proceeds from activity unto deep rest, back an’ forth, back an’ forth; an effortless spiralling into The Deep according to the mechanism of yoga.
Line drawings: India ink on paper – Magnus Malmsten; Sun / Moon logo and Pikeboros – Nina Aidas; Conceptualizations: ‘The Tree of Life’, ‘Paradigm’, and ‘Tools for Thinking’ – Juri Aidas (‘Albatross’ of the Cyber)
Yogi
http://issuu.com/albatross
An Hariolation on the Interconnectivities of the Eight Aspects of Yoga focused on understanding the Grounds of Knowledge conducive to effortless subjective and objective experience of The Deep.
Juri Aidas – 18 April 2013 (Updated 4 July 2015)
A Theistically neutral
approach
Mudras?
îshvarapranidhâna
tapas
shaucha contentment
refinement
surrender to the Lord
purification
simplicity
santosha
swâdhyâya
touch
taste
smell
sight hearing
brahmacharya
truthfulness
asteya non-attachment
non-violence
integrity
chastity
aparigraha
satya ahimsa
inwards
outwards
inwards
twist, roll, turn, etc.
and others as the cobra
f. ex. padma âsana
or hala asana .
massage, stretch, bend,
or sun greeting, etc. .
flow
suspended
rythm in
out
Samâdhi Dynamic Bliss
Dhâranâ Focusing
Retracting of the Senses
Pratyâhâra
Âsana Posture
Prânâyâma The Breathing
Niyama Morals, The Laws of Life
Yama Ethics, The Rules for Living
Dhyâna Meditation
Sat, Chit, Ananda
Existence, Intelligence, Bliss
Nirbîja Samâdhi
Samâdhi without object
Samâdhi with object
Prakriti Manifest
Unmanifest
Purusha
Transcendent
Virtual Self-referential Field
sense of wonder
restraint
stimularatory
stability balance
stamina
endurance
Meditation Dhyâna
Focusing Dhâranâ
The Breath Prânâyâma
Absorption Pratyâhâra
The Body Âsana / Posture
Attitude Yama, The Rules for Living
The Deep Samâdhi, Restful Alerness
Conduct Niyama, The Laws of Life
Withdrawal of the senses
Ethics
Sat, Chit, Ananda Existence, Intelligence, Bliss
Transcendent Virtual Self-Referential Field
Beyond Perplexitie Beyond any concept of the beyond!
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A Grand Piano / Table
Interconnectivity
2
1 2 3
fade
‘Hariolation’ ~ Speculative guesswork rooted in plausibilities.
Morph of ‘Ladder’ metaphor into ‘Tree’.
A Tree of Life
Dynamic
3
1 2 3
Seal of Mohenjo-daro
Morals
(Detail)
Stamp seal with a seated male figure
Ca. 2000–1900 B.C.
Harappan. Indus Valley
Material:
Tan steatite
Dimensions: 2.65 x 2.7 cm
Thickness:
0.83 to 0.86 cm
Mohenjo-daro
DK 12050
Islamabad Museum
NMP 50.296
AAAP: 58, Issuu, 4:3
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Categories and sub-categories, the Eight Aspects of Yoga: sourced by Patanjali, here rephrased.