I'm currently working my way through Swami Sri Yukteswar's little book, The Holy Science. In this book, the Swami proposes his explanation of the same topics this blog considers. I'm mapping his concepts onto our Simple Explanation. Happy to say, the Simple Explanation of the Science of Yoga is coming along quite nicely.
This week I have come to realize that the model needs an expulsive force to balance the implosive force of coherence/love. On the material level this will be expressed as the forces of physics. On the psychological and spiritual level this will be expressed as prana and joy, but also turning from higher level awareness and clinging to delusion.
In Comments at Ch. 9 we are considering the nature of self. And we're currently talking about entropy in Comments at Ch. 12.
More on all this later...
The Simple Explanation continues to prove useful in discussing a wide range of topics. Through these discussions, the model develops. Join the conversation!
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Personal Note: Acknowledgements
This is an entirely original work, inspired by decades of prayer and meditation upon a variety of sacred and secular texts. Here is a sampling of the books and thinkers that have most influenced me in the past:
• The Holy Bible, various versions
• The Tao Te Ching, various translations and commentaries
• The Bhagavad Gita, translation and commentary by Paramahansa Yogananda
• The Second Coming of Christ, by Paramahansa Yogananda
• The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment, by Thaddeus Golas
• A number of popular physics books, including Geometry, Relativity, and the 4th Dimension by Rudolf Rucker; Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav; and The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
• And assorted works by Carl Jung, Fritz Perls, Baba Ram Dass, Echkart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Aristotle, Plato, Cicero, and Kenneth Burke
I have also “sat at the feet” of dozens of inspired individuals who did their best to satisfy my insatiable intellectual and spiritual hunger. These teachers came in many guises, from university professors to preachers to my 7th grade homeroom teacher, Mr. Bond.
Lastly, I would like to thank my favorite philosophical sounding boards—my infinitely patient and loving husband, Gary Ropp; and my brothers, David Puett and Dr. Bill Puett, with whom I have shared a lifetime of inquiry, faith, and love.
Cyd Ropp, Ph.D.
November, 2009
Ashland, Oregon
• The Holy Bible, various versions
• The Tao Te Ching, various translations and commentaries
• The Bhagavad Gita, translation and commentary by Paramahansa Yogananda
• The Second Coming of Christ, by Paramahansa Yogananda
• The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment, by Thaddeus Golas
• A number of popular physics books, including Geometry, Relativity, and the 4th Dimension by Rudolf Rucker; Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav; and The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
• And assorted works by Carl Jung, Fritz Perls, Baba Ram Dass, Echkart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Aristotle, Plato, Cicero, and Kenneth Burke
I have also “sat at the feet” of dozens of inspired individuals who did their best to satisfy my insatiable intellectual and spiritual hunger. These teachers came in many guises, from university professors to preachers to my 7th grade homeroom teacher, Mr. Bond.
Lastly, I would like to thank my favorite philosophical sounding boards—my infinitely patient and loving husband, Gary Ropp; and my brothers, David Puett and Dr. Bill Puett, with whom I have shared a lifetime of inquiry, faith, and love.
Cyd Ropp, Ph.D.
November, 2009
Ashland, Oregon
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