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The Art of Personal Sādhana

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    saṅga

    Devanāgarī: सङ्ग Translation: company, association, friendship, friendly intercourse; coming together, joining; meeting, union, confluence; attachment, fondness, desire; to cohabit, have sexual intercourse with; Similar words:prasaṅga, atiprasaṅga, saṃgha Opposite words:asaṅga

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 3: 51

    Bhagavad Gītā:

    Chapter 5: 11


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    Commentaries around

    “Citta and Puruṣa are distinct.
    They are in association like heat and water.
    Water which is cold becomes
    warm in association with heat.
    Then we use the term hot water.”
    – T Krishnamacharya’s commentary to Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6

    “The association with the world full of form and change starts with the mind.
    Suffering caused because of this association is an eye opener.
    Who is suffering?
    Who is recognising it?
    What can release this suffering?
    All these questions exist because of this association,
    even though it may often be painful”
    – T Krishnamacharya’s commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 23

    “Today this world is ‘standing’ on Vitarka
    and it expands because of association.
    It grows without any effort.
    One has to put in special effort (Sādhana).
    Otherwise nothing changes.”
    – T Krishnamacharya’s commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 34

    “We are all in the strong trap of association,
    where everything other than conformity is a disturbance.
    It’s almost automatic.
    We are unable to accept what is not consistent with the way we function
    and we associate ourselves with things by projection.”
    – TKV Desikachar from unedited manuscript for ‘What are We Seeking?’

    “The Saṅga must be springing from a common source if we want it to live.
    It’s not a question of legal status nor physical meetings.
    It is not the doing that will make the Saṅga.”
    – TKV Desikachar speaking with his senior Western students London 1998

    “If the Saṅga is at the Puruṣa level it will stay;
    if it is at the Prakṛti level it will change.”
    – TKV Desikachar speaking with his senior Western students London 1998

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