‘Our’ Ashtanga Yog is a means for essential Astanga Yog.
“我们的”八支瑜伽，其实只是真正八支瑜伽的路径/手段/方法。

Un-Yogic conduct has high clemencies, inner gravities, external drives, charities and encouragements. While Yog becomes more difficult than it intrinsically is…small obstacles (Vighnas) in up track trading are great problems than big Vighnas in down track trading.

非-瑜伽的言行举止，可是带有高姿态的包容度/温和面容、藏在深处的引力、外在也不乏驱动力，还会获得不少“慈善捐助”和鼓励；（真）瑜伽，于是变得比它原本该呈现的更难……上坡时哪怕阻碍再小，也比下坡遇到的大障碍挑战更大。

We have certain and frequent obstacles and hinderances in our Yog Sadhana … we encounter interferences, obstructions, disturbances, dwindling, distractions, dissipations, etc. Internally we have an alien army of Rajo-guna and Tamo-guna, by way of laziness, languor, Vasanas, Vitarkas (impediments), Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada, Matsarya, sensuality, craze, delirium, turbulence, passionateness, Vrtti-missiles, Klesha-jungle, unrest, disturbing memories. Our resoluteness is punctured and devastated.

我们在自己的瑜伽修行中，的确常会遇到艰难险阻……我们会遇到各种干扰、阻碍、纷扰、退步、分神、流失等情况。内在，我们还有“激性”和“惰性”这两大劲敌，它们的表现形式会是懒惰、无精打采、欲望、阻力、激情、愤怒、贪婪、傲慢、幻觉、嫉妒、感性、渴望、昏沉、纷乱、兴奋等等；到处飞着“波动”的导弹、到处布满“无明之苦”的丛林、到处都是不安、纷乱的记忆，我们（瑜伽）的决心，会被消弱、被摧毁。

Patanjali provides a well-defined pathology and diagnosis of these obstacles to stratagise our combating. Our battlefield is inside rather than outside. In the materialistic life, the battlefield is outside while in spiritualistic life, the battlefield is inside.

帕坦伽利，为这些阻碍提供了完备的“病理报告“和“诊断书“，好让我们制定战略计划去打我们的仗；我们的战场，在我们里面，而非外面。在世俗物质的生命里，战场是在外面，而在灵性的生命中，战场是在里面。

节选自《帕坦伽利瑜伽经之研究“三摩地篇”》
（Study of Patanjali Yog Sutras—Samadhi Pada）

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