Yoga Sutra II-9 - SVARASAVAHI VIDUSO'PI TATHARUDHO'BHINIVESAH - Clinging to life, flowing by its own potency [due to past experience], exist even in the wise.Abhinivesa can be defined as tenacity for life and is the last of the five obstacles or hindrances (klesas). In looking up the Sanskrit word abhinivesa, it could also mean fear of death.
Swami Satchidananda says of this sutra that we can find a clue on the nature of rebirth (reincarnation) even though "Many Westerners don't believe in reincarnation." Satchidananda says that "Yoga philosophy reminds us that all our knowledge comes through experience." If we don't have experience we cannot learn or understand anything. "Even books can only remind us of something we have experienced in the past."
There is further discussion in the commentary about why we would be afraid of death if we had not experienced it before. The word instinct comes into play where Swami Satchidananda says according to Yoga that " instinct is a trace of an old experience that has been repeated many times and the impressions have sunk down to the bottom of the mental lake." He alludes to the fact that we have died hundreds and thousand of times, so we know the pang of death. When we are born into a human body "we love it so much that we are afraid to leave it and go forward because we have a sentimental attachment to it." This klesa (obstacle) is from the ignorance of our true nature and until we can get rid of it, we are not ready to move on further.
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Fear of death is rooted where all fear is rooted. It is the ego. The ego not wanting to see it's existence, your identity, disappear.
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I totally concur with you. This again stems originally from ignorance, where the ego sprouts out of.
Thanks for your comments C.Om
In Bhagavad-Gita Lord SriKrishna says to Arjuna:
“I taught this immortal Yoga to Vivasvan (sun-god), Vivasvan conveyed it to Manu(his son), and Manu imparted it to (his son) Iksvaku. Thus transmitted to succession from father to son, Arjuna, this Yoga remained known to the Rajarisis (royal sages). It has however long since disappeared from this earth. The same ancient Yoga has this day been imparted to you by Me, because you are My devotee and friend, and also because this is a supreme secret”.
At this Arjuna said: You are of recent origin while the birth of Vivasvan dates back to remote antiquity. How, then, I am to believe that you taught this Yoga at the beginning of creation? Lord SriKrishna said: Arjuna, you and I have passed through many births. I remember them all, you do not remember.
1. Radha Soami Faith was founded by His Holiness Param Purush Puran Dhani Huzur Soamiji Maharaj on the prayer of His Holiness Huzur Maharaj who later on became second Spiritual Head of Radha Soami Faith. The prime object of the Radha Soami Faith is the emancipation (Moksha) of all Jeevas (Souls) i.e. to take the entire force of consciousness to its original abode. There is a tradition of succession of Gurus or Spiritual Adepts in Radha Soami Faith. I am one of them as is evident from the following facts or ….
“My most Revered Guru of my previous life His Holiness Maharaj Sahab, 3rd Spiritual Head of Radhasoami Faith had revealed this secret to me during trance like state.
HE told me, “Tum Sarkar Sahab Ho” (You are Sarkar Sahab). Sarkar Sahab was one of the most beloved disciple of His Holiness Maharj Sahab. Sarkar Sahab later on became Fourth Spiritual Head of Radhasoami Faith.
Since I don’t have any direct realization of it so I can not claim the extent of its correctness. But it seems to be correct. During my previous birth I wanted to sing the song of ‘Infinite’ (Agam Geet yeh gawan chahoon tumhri mauj nihara, mauj hoi to satguru soami karoon supanth vichara) but I could not do so then since I had to leave the mortal frame at a very early age. But through the unbounded Grace and Mercy of my most Revered Guru that desire of my past birth is being fulfilled now.”
It appears that I have been sent on this Earth by Almighty Lord to work for the emancipation (Moksha) of all jeevas.
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