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This blog is for people who are into yoga, both teachers and students. It is also for people who either want to learn English or Chinese. So now you can do both, learn a little bit more about yoga and learn Chinese (or English) at the same time. And even if you are interested in only one of these, then hopefully it will still be useful. And that's the real point, to make it easier for people to learn Chinese or English or Yoga or both.

Why Chinese and Yoga together? Because I teach yoga and I am a foreigner living in Taiwan. And so I'm trying to learn enough Chinese to teach yoga and a little beyond that. I'm also very interested in written chinese. Thats another one of my hobbies, Chinese calligraphy. And for those who are interested, I'm working on a similarly themed blog for Chinese and Tai Ji.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Yoga Sutras 1-4, 1-5 and 1-6

I'm keeping each posting small so it's not overwhelming. I'm also trying to group the sutras in logical/make sensical groupings. So hopefully they make sense together and if you are trying to learn some Chinese I'm not giving you too much to learn all at once. Baby steps. Little Bites at a time.


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


四否則會錯認心緒傾向為真我

siˋ fouˇ zeˊ huiˋ cuoˋ renˋ xin̅ xuˋ qing̅ xiangˋ weiˊ zhen̅ woˇ

1-4. If (the fluctations of the mind do not stop) then it is possible to mistake the tendencies fo the mind acting as the true self.



如果心緒傾向未停止作用那麼目證者可能會錯認心緒傾向為真我

ruˊ guoˇ xin̅ xuˋ qing̅ xiangˋ weiˋ tingˊ zhiˇ zuoˋ yongˋ naˋ me˙ muˋ zhengˋ zheˇ keˇ nengˊ huiˋ cuoˋ renˋ xin̅ xuˋ qing̅ xiangˋ weiˊ zhen̅ woˇ

If the tendencies of the mind don't stop then the observer can possibly mistake the tendencies of the mind for the true self.



五心緒傾向共有五種類別有些會造成痛苦有些則否

wuˇ xin̅ xuˋ qing̅ xiangˋ gongˇ youˇ wuˇ zhongˇ leiˋ bieˊ youˇ xie̅ huiˋ zaoˋ chengˊ tongˋ kuˇ youˇ xie̅ zeˊ fouˇ

1-5. The tendencies of the mind are of five types, some can cause suffering and others do not.



六這五種是正確的知識錯誤的知識錯覺睡覺記憶

liuˋ zheˋ wuˇ zhongˇ shiˋ zhengˋ queˋ de˙ zhi̅ shiˋ cuoˋ wuˋ de˙ zhi̅ shiˋ cuoˋ jueˊ shuiˋ jueˊ jiˋ yiˋ

1-6. The five types are: Correct Perception, Erroneus/Incorrect Perception, Illusion, Deep Sleep, Memory.



Traditional Characters

English

Sanskrit

Gwoyeu Romatzyh

Pin Yin

目證者

(The) Observer/Watcher


muh jenq jee

muˋ zhengˋ zheˇ

為真我

acting as true self


wei jen woo

weiˊ zhen̅ woˇ

痛苦

Anguish/Suffering

klista'

tonq kuu

tongˋ kuˇ

正確的知識

Correct Perception

prama'na

jenq chiueh .de jy shyh

zhengˋ queˋ de˙ zhi̅ shiˋ

睡覺

Deep Sleep


shuey jyue

shuiˋ jueˊ

種類別

different kinds (of)


joong ley bye

zhongˇ leiˋ bieˊ

共有

have in common


goong yeou

gongˇ youˇ

則否

however do not


tzer foou

zeˊ fouˇ

如果

if, as if


ru guoo

ruˊ guoˇ

錯覺

Illusion

mithya'jn'a'nam

tsuoh jyue

cuoˋ jueˊ

錯誤的知識

Incorrect/Erroneous Perception


tsuoh wuh .de jy shyh

cuoˋ wuˋ de˙ zhi̅ shiˋ

記憶

Memory

smrtayah, smrtih

jih yih

jiˋ yiˋ

錯認

mistake, misidentify


tsuoh renn

cuoˋ renˋ

否則

not so then, is otherwise, so then


foou tzer

fouˇ zeˊ

可能

possible, possibly


kee neng

keˇ nengˊ

有些

some


yeou shie

youˇ xie̅

停止

stop, stops, ceases

nirodhah

tyng jyy

tingˊ 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˙

這五種是

the five types are


jeh wuu joong shyh

zheˋ wuˇ zhongˇ shiˋ

造成

to complete, compose, result in, cause to happen, bring about


tzaw cherng

zaoˋ chengˊ

作用

use, function


tzuoh yonq

zuoˋ yongˋ

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Each PDF has four sections. The first section is a summary of all the phrases.

The second section breaks each phrase down into words with individual word definitions in English, and romanization in Gwoyeu Romatzyh, Pin Yin and Zhu Yin.

The third section lists all characters used in alphabetical order with their meaning, pronunciation, radical and Cangjie typing code. (Learn More About Cangjie Here).

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