Yoga Sutra's 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3

With respect to the Sutra's my first goal is to get them all posted, just the sutra's themselves with a rough translation. A little bit later on I'd like to actually work on some commentaries for the sutra's.
Traditional Chinese Characters	Pin Yin Romanization Pin Yin Romanization (My appologies, eventually I'll figure out how to get the Pin Yin to line up with the corresponding character!	English Translation
一帕坦佳利說從現在我要開始闡述甚麼是瑜伽	yi̅ paˋ tanˇ jia̅ liˋ shuo̅ congˊ xianˋ zaiˋ woˇ yaoˋ kai̅ shiˇ chanˇ shuˋ sheˊ me˙ shiˋ yuˊ qieˊ	1. Patanjali says, "Now I shall begin to elaborate on what is Yoga."
二將心緒傾向懸止稱為瑜伽	erˋ jiang̅ xin̅ xuˋ qing̅ xiangˋ xuanˊ zhiˇ cheng̅ weiˊ yuˊ qieˊ	2. When the tendencies/fluctations of the mind stop, that is called Yoga.
三如此目證者將安住於真如裡	san̅ ruˊ ciˇ muˋ zhengˋ zheˇ jiang̅ an̅ zhuˋ yuˊ zhen̅ ruˊ liˇ	3. So observing, then we can abide in our true nature. (we become one with our true selves)
當心緒傾向都懸止後那麼目證者將會安住在真如的自性裡	dang̅ xin̅ xuˋ qing̅ xiangˋ dou̅ xuanˊ zhiˇ houˋ naˋ me˙ muˋ zhengˋ zheˇ jiang̅ huiˋ an̅ zhuˋ zaiˋ zhen̅ ruˊ de˙ ziˋ xingˋ liˇ	(So when the fluctuations of the mind are suspended then our self (the observer) can abide within our true nature.)

Word Definitions

Traditional Characters	English	Sanskrit	Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Pin Yin
稱為	(is) called, (is) designated		cheng wei	cheng̅ weiˊ
安住	at home, abides, lives		an juh	an̅ zhuˋ
開始	begin, begins to		kai shyy	kai̅ shiˇ
闡述	elaborate, expound		chaan shuh	chanˇ shuˋ
現在	now		shiann tzay	xianˋ zaiˋ
目證者	observer, watcher		muh jenq jee	muˋ zhengˋ zheˇ
真如	our true nature, what we are really like		jen ru	zhen̅ ruˊ
帕坦佳利	Patanjali		pah taan jia lih	paˋ tanˇ jia̅ liˋ
懸止	pause, suspend	nirodhah	shyuan jyy	xuanˊ zhiˇ
心緒傾向	tendencies of the mind	vrtti	shin shiuh ching shianq	xin̅ xuˋ qing̅ xiangˋ
那麼	that		nah .me	naˋ me˙
如此	thus, then, so, like this		ru tsyy	ruˊ ciˇ
真如的自性	true nature		jen ru .de tzyh shinq	zhen̅ ruˊ de˙ ziˋ xingˋ
甚麼	what		sher .me	sheˊ me˙
瑜伽	Yoga		yu chye	yuˊ qieˊ

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