Monday, July 13, 2009

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2:19

From gross to subtle

Vishesha avishesha linga matra lingam Gunaparvani

The gross world of names and forms have these four qualities - some objects can be defined as they can be perceived by the five sense organs - something like a mountain for instance.
Some cannot be defined like empty space and the particles of light emitted by people - called the aura. Some can be identified by symbolocial understanding like the world can be understood by a map.
But some have no symbols. whatsoever as these are the manifestations of different qualities.
-Swahilya Shambhavi.

3 comments:

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Informative! Thanks for the write-up!

Swahilya Shambhavi said...

Welcome Rakesh!

sundarms74 said...

otherwise things are of four qualities.1.can be defined and perceived.2.cannot be defined but perceived.3.cannot be perceived but defined.4.neither defined nor perceived.what is that subtle?