Sutra Part 2 sutras 3-8
Sutra 2:3 Avidya Asmita raga dvesa abhinivesah klesah.
This sutra itself describes the 5 conscious afflictions with Patanjali’s says are: ignorance or lack of spiritual wisdom, ego, pride or the sense of “I”, attachment to pleasure and aversion to pain, fear of death and clinging to life.
I went though the Bible and looked up each of these 5 afflictions to see what, if anything God had to say about them specifically. The Bible agrees, that all who are ignorant in the Lord will be lost. It is said over and over again we are to draw close to the Lord in everything we do as believers. In Corinthians 15:34 specifically states ( I summarize) as believers it is our responsibility to come to our senses, be grateful that we are not ignorant, and bring Christ to those who do not know him, while living as examples of his loving nature. The Bible continuously teaches us to be full of Christ and not of ourselves. That in Christ alone we have eternal life. God directs all of mans steps. He teaches us though our pains and pleasures, and with Christ we need not fear death or cling to life. Pride is one of the 7 deadly sins, which makes up the ego and selfishness, God states that these ways are against his laws and will only result in more separation from him. We are instructed as Christians to continuously focus and study his teachings. God wants to have deep relationship with all his children, which would fill us with wisdom and humble regard for his gifts. I think the Bible agrees with Sutra Part2:3.
Sutra Part2:4 Avidya ksetram uttaresam prasupta tanu vicchinna udaranam.
Lack of true knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
Patanjali states that true knowledge is spiritual knowledge, so I have based my reflections upon this truth.
The Bible says how important it is to have both relationship with and knowledge of God and his word. Romans 11:33-36 NIV states the reward and importance of this sutra. “ Oh, the depths of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has even given to God that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be all the glory forever! Amen.” When we spend time learning about and getting to know God he blesses us and when we are separate from him we are lonely, empty.
Another great passage about how our lack of Gods will, will effect our lives comes from Ephesians 5:9:15-18 “Be very careful, then, how you live not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil Therefore do not be foolish but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine which leads to debauchery. In stead, be filled with the Spirit.” Again I believe that the Bible and Sutra 2:4 are in agreement.
Sutra Part 2:5 anitya asuci duhkha anatmasu nitya suci sukha atma khyatih avidya
This sutra states that we naturally make mistakes; we mistake the transit for the permanent, what is impure for what is pure, that which is not the self, for the self.
These are all bad habits and the Bible agrees. Romans 14:23 “But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.”
The Bible also states many times over how we should not be attached to our flesh bodies or our daily lives but only to the Holy Spirit and eternal life. Again Matthew 10:28 “ Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both the soul and body in hell.” Only through Jesus is there eternal life. Our flesh or the reality of our day to day circumstances matter less than the spiritual war going on around us; our relationship with Jesus and our will to live for Him is the only thing that is truly pure. Again I think that the Bible and Surta 2:5 are in agreement, we do confuse our individual selves and our daily routines for important when God says that we should not even worry about those things or even what we will eat or wear but have Faith in God to take care of us.
Sutra 2:6 drk darsanasaktyoh ekatmata iva asmita
Egoism is the identification of the seer with the instrumental power of seeing.
The Bible defines prophets as “seers” where this sutra states there are two the seer and the seen, when these two blend they create our reality. Here is one passage that stands out to me about how we should live in our daily reality. Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important then food and the body more important than clothes.”
The sutra explains the Ego and seer as the since of “I” mentality which I believe is the thought that we have individuality. The Bible states in 1 Corinthians 12:27 “Now you are the body of Christ and each of you is a part of it.” As Christians are no longer individuals but are to live as one, thinking of each other first; Love your neighbor as yourself.
The Bible says that we are all one, and that our body is just a transport not a destination, as long as we know we are not an individual; but an individual part of Gods body. I find that in Yoga the belief agrees that we are all one but we differ on the individually, in the Bible we are all one and are all individuals parts together representing God's bride. In yoga it seems that each person is separate and through meditation and transition each individual can realize they are all the same. For Christians we already have this knowledge, it is just a matter of living as God says for His greater good, to love each other as we do him, but even more we are all important cells in his great body.
Sutra 2:7 sukha anusayi ragah
Pleasure leads to desire and emotional attachment.
The Bible again agrees with this sutra it is summed up in Proverbs 21:17 “He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich”
And again in Titus 3:3 “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared he saves us not because of righteous things we had done but because of his mercy.”
Sutra 2:8 duhkha anusayi dvesah
Unhappiness leads to hatred.
Our first commandment is to Love. I did not find anything spacific about unhappiness. However, much like pain and sorrow, God uses hatred to teach or warn us at differnet times in our lives. God hates sin, divorce and wickedness, robbery and iniquity. (Isa. 61:8 and Mal 2:16) Then God teaches us with his laws, Lev. 19:17 "Do not hate your borother in your heart".
I think that hatred is a part of the human experience, much like pain and sorrow. Gods promise is that “We, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18). One day, however, the process will be complete: “When he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). Christ is loving and our goal is to be more Christ like, even when faced with hatred. Jesus warns us all that "hate stirs up dissension but lovers cover all wrongs" (Pr. 10:12). From this study I conclude that hate will be around us and we will exprience it. There is a time and place for hate and a purpose (Ecc. 3:8) but even when we experience hate from others or wihtin ourselves we need to practise letting it go and trusting God to handle our hardships, turning to God to fill us with love and praying for those who wrong us.
This sutra itself describes the 5 conscious afflictions with Patanjali’s says are: ignorance or lack of spiritual wisdom, ego, pride or the sense of “I”, attachment to pleasure and aversion to pain, fear of death and clinging to life.
I went though the Bible and looked up each of these 5 afflictions to see what, if anything God had to say about them specifically. The Bible agrees, that all who are ignorant in the Lord will be lost. It is said over and over again we are to draw close to the Lord in everything we do as believers. In Corinthians 15:34 specifically states ( I summarize) as believers it is our responsibility to come to our senses, be grateful that we are not ignorant, and bring Christ to those who do not know him, while living as examples of his loving nature. The Bible continuously teaches us to be full of Christ and not of ourselves. That in Christ alone we have eternal life. God directs all of mans steps. He teaches us though our pains and pleasures, and with Christ we need not fear death or cling to life. Pride is one of the 7 deadly sins, which makes up the ego and selfishness, God states that these ways are against his laws and will only result in more separation from him. We are instructed as Christians to continuously focus and study his teachings. God wants to have deep relationship with all his children, which would fill us with wisdom and humble regard for his gifts. I think the Bible agrees with Sutra Part2:3.
Sutra Part2:4 Avidya ksetram uttaresam prasupta tanu vicchinna udaranam.
Lack of true knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
Patanjali states that true knowledge is spiritual knowledge, so I have based my reflections upon this truth.
The Bible says how important it is to have both relationship with and knowledge of God and his word. Romans 11:33-36 NIV states the reward and importance of this sutra. “ Oh, the depths of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has even given to God that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be all the glory forever! Amen.” When we spend time learning about and getting to know God he blesses us and when we are separate from him we are lonely, empty.
Another great passage about how our lack of Gods will, will effect our lives comes from Ephesians 5:9:15-18 “Be very careful, then, how you live not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil Therefore do not be foolish but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine which leads to debauchery. In stead, be filled with the Spirit.” Again I believe that the Bible and Sutra 2:4 are in agreement.
Sutra Part 2:5 anitya asuci duhkha anatmasu nitya suci sukha atma khyatih avidya
This sutra states that we naturally make mistakes; we mistake the transit for the permanent, what is impure for what is pure, that which is not the self, for the self.
These are all bad habits and the Bible agrees. Romans 14:23 “But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.”
The Bible also states many times over how we should not be attached to our flesh bodies or our daily lives but only to the Holy Spirit and eternal life. Again Matthew 10:28 “ Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both the soul and body in hell.” Only through Jesus is there eternal life. Our flesh or the reality of our day to day circumstances matter less than the spiritual war going on around us; our relationship with Jesus and our will to live for Him is the only thing that is truly pure. Again I think that the Bible and Surta 2:5 are in agreement, we do confuse our individual selves and our daily routines for important when God says that we should not even worry about those things or even what we will eat or wear but have Faith in God to take care of us.
Sutra 2:6 drk darsanasaktyoh ekatmata iva asmita
Egoism is the identification of the seer with the instrumental power of seeing.
The Bible defines prophets as “seers” where this sutra states there are two the seer and the seen, when these two blend they create our reality. Here is one passage that stands out to me about how we should live in our daily reality. Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important then food and the body more important than clothes.”
The sutra explains the Ego and seer as the since of “I” mentality which I believe is the thought that we have individuality. The Bible states in 1 Corinthians 12:27 “Now you are the body of Christ and each of you is a part of it.” As Christians are no longer individuals but are to live as one, thinking of each other first; Love your neighbor as yourself.
The Bible says that we are all one, and that our body is just a transport not a destination, as long as we know we are not an individual; but an individual part of Gods body. I find that in Yoga the belief agrees that we are all one but we differ on the individually, in the Bible we are all one and are all individuals parts together representing God's bride. In yoga it seems that each person is separate and through meditation and transition each individual can realize they are all the same. For Christians we already have this knowledge, it is just a matter of living as God says for His greater good, to love each other as we do him, but even more we are all important cells in his great body.
Sutra 2:7 sukha anusayi ragah
Pleasure leads to desire and emotional attachment.
The Bible again agrees with this sutra it is summed up in Proverbs 21:17 “He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich”
And again in Titus 3:3 “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared he saves us not because of righteous things we had done but because of his mercy.”
Sutra 2:8 duhkha anusayi dvesah
Unhappiness leads to hatred.
Our first commandment is to Love. I did not find anything spacific about unhappiness. However, much like pain and sorrow, God uses hatred to teach or warn us at differnet times in our lives. God hates sin, divorce and wickedness, robbery and iniquity. (Isa. 61:8 and Mal 2:16) Then God teaches us with his laws, Lev. 19:17 "Do not hate your borother in your heart".
I think that hatred is a part of the human experience, much like pain and sorrow. Gods promise is that “We, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18). One day, however, the process will be complete: “When he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). Christ is loving and our goal is to be more Christ like, even when faced with hatred. Jesus warns us all that "hate stirs up dissension but lovers cover all wrongs" (Pr. 10:12). From this study I conclude that hate will be around us and we will exprience it. There is a time and place for hate and a purpose (Ecc. 3:8) but even when we experience hate from others or wihtin ourselves we need to practise letting it go and trusting God to handle our hardships, turning to God to fill us with love and praying for those who wrong us.
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