Patanjali

[Guest guest]

Should it be that anyone's mill is in need of

grist, here's something a bit controversial, outside the

bounds of personalities in this club, and pertinent to

the study of astanga

yoga:<br><br><a href=http://www.vri.dhamma.org/archives/ddyoga.html

target=new>http://www.vri.dhamma.org/archives/ddyoga.html</a><br><br>The

argument is made that patanjali's yoga sutras

have very little -- or nothing -- to do with the

practice of astanga yoga.

[Guest guest]

Goenka is a somewhat controversial character,

even in the Buddhist community. I thought his address

to the yoga school was worthwhile reading, as it

asks us to critically (rather than reverently) examine

the scriptures of yoga and Buddhism.<br><br>I can't

really say that his opinion is "un-Buddhist." I think he

makes some compelling points, though I don't agree with

all his opinions.