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PATANJALI
Yoga Sutras in Lingo
The Liberation of Spirit
in Modern Metaphors
by
Tai Sheridan
***
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(ery moment of light and dar$ is a mira"le&
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Table of Contents
)ntrodu"tion
Chapter 1+ Samadhi Pada , The reat nhoo$ing
Chapter 2+ Sadhana Pada , The S"hool of Spirit
Chapter 3+ 4ibhuti Pada , The onder of )t -ll
Chapter 5+ /ai(alya Pada , Let Your Spirit 6ly 6ree
-bout the -uthor
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Introduction
Patanali7s Yoga Sutras tea"h restraint! wise a"tion! and morality as a path to 8The SupremeLord9& They were written between 100 %C and :00 %& )n this an"ient ;indu te<t! Patanali
espouses the eight limbs of yoga as a path of pra"ti"e and reali.ation of the di(ine&
Sans$rit translations tend to be literal and perple<ing& Most (ersions are augmented byinstru"tional and interpreti(e "ommentaries along with "omple< philosophy& ) ha(e written this
boo$ with one purpose+ an immediate intima"y for the reader between the written word and their
own e<perien"e&
This approa"h bypasses any intelle"tual effort to understand the subtle world of spiritual
"ons"iousness! whi"h is perhaps the biggest impediment to reali.ation& ) would li$e anyone who"an read to be able to intuiti(ely grasp Patanali7s ideas&
There are signifi"ant "ontrasts between ;indu and %uddhist philosophy that are apparent when
reading Pantanali7s sutras and pla"ing them besides %uddhist wor$s from that time period! su"h
as -s(aghosa7s Buddhacarita& The most ob(ious differen"es are =1> spirit as separate frommatter (s& spirit and matter mutually as inter'dependent? =2> a goal oriented spirituality (s& a
goalless one? =3> trans"enden"e as the a"hie(ement of a spirit entity as opposed to trans"enden"e
as an e<isting ontologi"al state? =5> master of the body'breath'mind (s& letting go of them! and=:> the importan"e of siddhis =powers> in spiritual de(elopment (s& ignoring anything out of the
ordinary& These are generali.ations to help the reader understand Patanali& #either ;indus nor
%uddhists ha(e a mar$et on liberation! a world in whi"h "omparisons drop away and thingse<ists as they are&
) hope you enoy this straight'tal$ no ho"us'po"us down'to'earth radi"al'i"ono"lasti" (ersion of
the Yoga Sutras& May Patanali sing to your body! spirit! and life&
To the great -MTai Sheridan
/entfield! California 2011
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C4APT* 5
Samadhi Pada
The 1reat 6nhookin$
#ow ) sing
of yoga @n pra"ti"e
the %) #A#'BA)#
$eep your
thin$'feel energy still
sense from insideharmoni.e thin$'feel
the fi(e 4)%S+
seeing "orre"tlyseeing in"orre"tly
seeing imaginationin your sleep
in your memory
seeing "learly happens
with getting
how things wor$
@n with seeinglin$s between things
seeing without "larity"omes from bad info
@n your distortions
fi(e (ibes
of thin$'feel are
sometimes painful
sometimes harmless
imaginal mind
turns info into ideasthat dont hold water
sleep mind"an7t stand ba"$
from things
in memory mind
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things sti"$ li$e glue
do deta"hment@n the (ibes
@n rat ra"e
S&T&A&P&
yoga
is a steady effortto get unhoo$ed
through big hearted
pra"ti"e during a lifetime
when you
are mind7s boss
you Duit hungering
han$ering for things
the awesome unhoo$ingis when you
blast free of desire
@n dial in to thespiritual being within
fo"used attention
grows withinsight
"ontemplation
oyful inner seeingfo"using on
being here now
your subtle mind
says adios to
thought'feel imprints
when ali(e
in the "lear light spirit
and subtle bodysense impressions
dont bug you
a .illion ways
to fo"us @n
get insight+
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"onfiden"e
sti"$'with'it
loo$ insidestay "onne"ted
to non'doing intima"y
with mindfulness
strong pra"ti"e
supports liberation
three pra"ti"es
are on the menu
strong medium mild
fo"us your attention
on the Supreme Lord
the A# #MA4B by trouble or a"tions
or un"ons"ious intentions
the lord
is the sour"eof all $nowing
un"onditioned by time
the master tea"her of the an"ient one
"hant sa"red soundsthe musi" of the Lord
awa$en its meaning
disappear in-M -M -M
dial'up tune'in
to inner sensingobsta"les split disappear
say AAB'%Y todisease
la.iness
doubtinattention
low energy
addi"ted sensuality
false (iews
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ba"$ sliding
une(en growth
s"attered attentionfeelings
a distra"ted mindis distressed depressed
a wha"$ed ner(ous system
ma$es breathing hard
this holy yoga
gets rid of things
that $eep you STC/
a "lear mind shows up
when thin$'feel
hit "alm
P-C is uplifted by
friendliness
"ompassionhappiness
@n by
#AT E-CT)# TA
happinessdistress
(irtue
(i"e
P-C
arises by balan"ing breathing @n life energy
by stabili.ing the
merging @n harmoni.ingof mind with things
by awa$eningluminous awareness
@n by letting sorrow go
a CL-E C-LM M)#B
"omes by fo"using
on someone
who doesn7t
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hunger han$er
it "omes throughdream or dreamless sleep
it "omes througheasy fo"us on what you lo(e
being the mind7s boss puts you in "harge
of your intima"y
with atoms @n gala<ies
hen thin$'feel shuts up
you @n seeing @n what you see
be"ome A# li$e
a "lear diamond
you "an purposelyhoo$ up
your thin$'feel
to your sharp"lear awareness when
a word
@n its meaning
@n a thingswoosh together
in your mind
@n be"ome A#
)t also happens
when memorystays out of trouble
@n mon$ey mind
gets lost
@n the lightshines through
i7(e saidmy pea"e
on the see$ing
@n not see$ing "onne"tionto your awareness
@n to the subtlety
of things
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insight into
subtle truth
doesn7t happenif you spa"e out
e(erything i7(eshared about
easy mindfulness based
on thin$'feel@n on learning
the goalless "onne"tion
of fo"using
@n awareness of "larity@n serenity
happen when
your spa"ious mind@n regular mind
get (ery "loseas in #A -P
a yogi gets goodat "lear seeing
@n insight into
E-L)TY
this way
is different
than hearing thingsor figuring things out
those limit you
to one partof a thing
seeing "learly
into realitydit"hes the whole en"hilada
of other mind spar$s
"ontinual mindfulness
@n unhoo$ing
from thin$'feelhappens in
#A#'BA)# -#YT;)#
e(en tryin
to $eep things
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out of your mind
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C4APT* 7
Sadhana Pada
The School of S"irit
li(e simply
study your mind
meditate on
T; SPEM LAEB
this the pulsating $riya yoga
study to get
easy mindful awareness
@n to dit"h
torDued brain syndrome @n to eradi"ate
emotional "onundrums
E-T SP)E)T-L )#AE-#C
is the sour"e of thin$'feel "onfusion
spiritual blindness
mi<ed'up identity
emotional atta"hmentwild impulses feelings
being su"$ed into the
M#B-#
all "aused by
T; 6-E A6 B-T;
Spiritual ignoran"e
the %) PEA%LMA
whether un"ons"iousdenied or on the loose
spiritual ignoran"eis seeing upside down
seeing temporary as lasting
seeing impure as pureseeing distress as oy
seeing mundane as spiritual
what a mess
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when you thin$
what you see
@n how you see itis the real deal
it gets e(en worsewhen you thin$
your spiritual (isions
@n obe"tsare the same
you7re star(ing
be"ause youare atta"hed
to happiness
you7re star(ing be"ause you
are atta"hedto desire
You feel terrible@n your body
feels rotten
be"ause you
are hoo$ed onB)STESS -S -
-Y A6 L)6
your 6-E A6 B-T;
ma$es things
too importantself preser(ation
is a monster power
e(en for wise fol$s
turn it all around
S&T&A&P&
the bad (ibeswith mindful fo"us
on your
;E #A M)#B
memory will
bum you out
whether you are
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liberated or not
what7s sha$in7in the subtle world
gi(es e(erything
shape @n e<perien"e
happy @n big stress
"omes fromgetting n losing
points
sharp people getthat life is
totally distressing
be"ause of
"hangehard wor$
wild impulsi(e hungers"onfli"ting needs
thin$'feel (ibes
-4A)B STESS
BA#7T M-/
TEA%L
S&T&A&P&
your ego )&B&
you are not
what you see
it7s all stuff based on your
sensing body parts
that see
that a"tthat stabili.e
T; PEPASA6 YAE S#SS
)S TA -LLA
L)%E-T)A#FFF
-ll stuff
has a fa"e
maybe spe"ifi"
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regular
defined
or undefined$nowing
imprints from
what you see
you
who are seeingare really
T; PE SP-C
A6 YAE
CA#SC)AS#SS
You are here
to be"ome
A#with what you see
-n awa$e person
sees differently
they are unstu"$ from seeing
all'things'as'real
be"ome best friendswith your body
@n unhoo$ from it
@n be what is
your ignoran"e
$eeps you stu"$ in your body
as a thing
the great ignoran"eof M as SP-E-T
disappears when
you deta"h fromyour )&B&
Mindfulnessea"h moment
trashes
spiritual ignoran"e
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there are stages
of mindful growth
that sma"$ youinto the here @n now
with insight @n awareness
the steady pra"ti"e
of yoga
getting rid
of the mind'body "rap
so your "lear mind
@n steady insightgrow up
being good
an holdin ba"$
a"tin wise
healthy natural
body posture
wor$in
your breath
pulling ba"$
your senses
put your mindfulness
on awa$e fol$s
or energy thatgets you "onne"ted
to good (ibrations
T; %)ATE BA#7TS
yamas
o
;E7S ;A TA -CT
--/#B CAAL
ahimsa
$eep you impulses
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in "he"$
@n BA #A ;-EM
satya
o
li(e truthfully honestly
don7t let the whims
of your big fat egoget hoo$ed
by status
by the times
by lo"ation by "ir"umstan"es
asteya
)f it ain7t yours
don7t ta$e it
brahma"harya
/eep a lid
on your se< dri(e
so you get
some insight
aparigraha
Stop trying
to posses things
-LL 6AE T; PEPAS
A6 -/)# PF
this is whatyou sign on for
at all stages yoga
T; %) )##E BA7S
niyamas
here7s how
to a"t wise
shau"ha
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whate(er it is
$eep it pure
santosha
li(e "ontentedly
simply
ish(arapranidhana
get your
%) ;-ETfo"used on
T; SPEM LAEB
tapas
doubt "omesfrom your
greedy mad ego
when doubt
bugs you
thin$ the
opposite
"ompa"t mid'si.ed grand
all doubt getsyou angst out
@n $eeps you
%L)#B @n -SLPso
C;)LL AT
s(adhyay e
read goodspiritual stuff
when
do no harm
is in your bones
there7s no fight left
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when truth
is in your bonesyou do things
with "larity
when you
don7t ta$e stuff
it7s all pre"ious
when se< integrity
is in your bones
your spirituality blossoms
when you
Duit owning stuff you see
where you belongin the "osmi" dan"e
when you"lean up your a"t
you see your body
as a bun"h of gun$
@n this sDuashesyour hungers desires
as you"lean up your a"t
you get
/)#Byou get fo"used on
AT;ES
you get
your sensualityG)T
you see
SP)E)T in 4EYT;)#your mind be"omes
a fertile field
for meditation
CA#T#TM#T
)S ;-PP)#SS
li(e a
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simple body life
refine your senses
study your mind
@n "onne"t with the
%LA4BB)4)# %)#
deep meditation on
T; SPEM LAEB
grows mindfulness
@n "onstant intima"ywith the di(ine
sit solid @n "o.y
stop tryingso hard
@n you willmeet infinity
nothing will bug you
espe"ially opposites
li$e happiness @n sorrow
or hot @n "old
in balan"e
your breath is "almin'breath out'breath
distin"t @n "lear
breathing happens
sometimes short
sometimes long
it dependson e(erything
go beyond breathing
blast out
mental dar$nesswhi"h hides
T; L);T
"onne"t your mind
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to "on"entration
@n other fol$s
pull ba"$ your senses
your assumed thin$'feel
then youare boss
of your senses
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C4APT* 8
4ibhuti Pada
The (onder of It All
get your mind
all here
put downthought'feel
alert is
a flowing threadof natural interest
or the mindfulness
of awareness
or of somebody
it7s the sameeasy mind
of a luminous
awa$ened personwho7s dropped @me7
in the big (astness
total unionis restraint
$eep thought'feelin "he"$
patiently unhoo$
wa$e up insighta step at a time
until real meditation
floats up
when thin$'feel
stops for a se"
your mental stuff "omes @n goes
@n transformation
is out the starting gate
pea"e starts flowing
your ambitions
wal$ out the door
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easy mindfulness
slips into gear in a balan"ed mind
get in stepwith your attention
shape @n e<perien"e"hange
in mindfulness
@n when atta"hment
to thingsflies out the window
#-TE-L M)#B L)4S
when youunhoo$ n things
don7t grab you
a yogi "an
get infofrom past
@n future
a wow"lear mind
whenthin$'feel
@n mindfulness
@n "larityabout sounds
@n meanings
@n alertness
are E-LLY SMA/)#7you $now
the language
of all "ritters
you are
)#T)T)4you $now
prior li(es
you $now
what others thin$'feel
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you don7t need fa"ts
another7s mind
is your mind
dial in
to the shapeof your body
LT T;)#S )#
the light
@n seeing
SP-E-T
@nYA
be"ome in(isible
sound @n pleasureare in "he"$
sensiti(e mindfulness
forgetting the future
$eeping impressions friendlylets the un$nown
wa$e up
strong mindfulnessgi(es the yogi
the strength
A6 -# LP;-#Tin all affairs
yogis get infoabout hidden subtle
way out distant things
by listening to
what7s goin7 on
mindfulness
of thesun
n god
n planetwa$es up
the whole solar system
mindfulness
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of the
moon
or moon'godwa$es up
$nowing
the star system
mindfulness
on the north star lets you $now
the path
of stars @n planets
mindfulness
on your
%LLY
lets you $nowhow your body
is made
mindfulness
on your tummyde"reases
hunger @n thirst
silen"e your subtle ner(es
@n your
natural mindgets stable
mindfulnesson the
S;)#)# L);T
at the top
of your subtle bodyshows you
awa$e beings
@n youget to $now
-LL E-L)TY
mindfulness
on your "hest
shows you
the "ause
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of thought'feel
fol$s don7t $nowthe diff between
their own spirit
@n the spirit of thingsT;Y -E B)66E#T
mindfulnesson the differen"e
lets your $now
your own spirit
mindfulness
on the spot
of di(ining things
wa$es upsmell taste
sight tou"h sound
di(ining
is a "oolmysti" s$ill
%T - EA-B%LAC/
to real
mindful "onne"tionto things people energy
you "anget inside
other bodies
when you don7tatta"h to your own bod
@n when you $now
the "ir"uit pathways
of thin$'feeln energy
being bosso(er the air
"oming up
your throatto your head
lets your unhoo$
from water mud
@n sharp things
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when hunger
doesn7t grab youyour mind shines
a big fire glow
mindfulness
on hearing @n spa"e
grows supernatural@n di(ine hearing
mindfulness
of the body's$y "onne"tion
as light fluffy "otton
lets you fly
through air
mindfulnesson what
isn7t made yet
let you be"omeT; E-T
%AB)LSS %)#
the bigmind dar$ness
whi"h hides light
ta$es a powder
mindfulness
on the realessen"e of things
on the subtle
balan"e @n (alue
ma$es you boss
attention to detail
@n mysti" s$illwa$es up "larity
of your subtle body
nothin stops it
the subtle body
is beautiful
"harming
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mysti" (ibes
a brilliant diamond
mindfulness
of your
sensual hoo$sn instin"ts
@n (alue
ma$es you boss
yogi7s with
swift minds be"ome boss
of subtle stuff
of the
here'7n'gonethin$'feels
you gotta see
T; B)66E#C
between your physi"al @n spiritual
personality
to unhoo$
@n be"omeway intuiti(e
the E-L SL6"omes when you
"ompletely unhoo$
from thegross self
forget about
where yogi7s gowhen they die
don7t get hoo$ed by unwanted stuff
that "omes up
in your mind
getting
your mind
into the
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MAM#T
%Y MAM#T
EAA4wa$es up
subtle dis"rimination
you "an see
two realities
you "ouldn7tsort out
subtle dis"rimination
trans"ends e(erythingsubtle or gross
a yogi relies
on the natural flowof mind
n time@n seeing
when smartthing energy
@n the spirit life
are eDually "lear
you ha(e"ompletely separated
from your
muddy mind
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C4APT* 9
/ai(alya Pada
Let 3our S"irit -ly -ree
your big natural
mysti" mind
"an only be here%C-S YA
AT %AE# ;M-#
lotta waysto wa$e it up
sing the mantra sound
hold ba"$ impulsesli(e the easy
mindful wayfo"us on fol$s
fo"us on things
be li$e a farmer
pulling the weeds
that7s how
a subtle mindtransforms things
that get in the way
be"ause you thin$ you gotta ha(e
a solid
)&B&
feelings "an
run "ir"les
around youuntil you
get solid in
easy mindfulness@n unhoo$ing
you "an play in life
with your
"hilled out
natural awa$e
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mind
go beyond rewards@n gettin dinged
theresa .illion "auses
a .illion "onditions
"reatin now@n e<perien"e
you get
totally free by unhoo$ing
your past life
hits now
things ust loo$
un"onne"ted
in the here @n how
life unfolds
on a timeline
mo(ing forward
your memories
are an"ient wild thingswith no beginning
your hope @n desirealways eternal
glued together
by "ause @n effe"t
without
a "ause
there ain7tno reality
the past@n future
are real
in now
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time is
a flowing stream
sometimes you "an see itsometimes you "an7t
depends on
its nature
e(erything is uniDue
@n partly madeoutta time
e(erybody7s
so differentthey see
differently
things aren7t here be"ause you see them
they don7t stop e<isting be"ause you might
not be here
your moods
your e<pe"tations
they emboss
how you$now things
behind stuff is- C;-#LSS
SP)E)T
study stuff
@n it awa$ens in
you mind
your fra"tured
one'sided di(ided
dual mind"an7t $now things
"ompletely
it7s inside
6-T;AMLSS
MB)T-T)A#
reality shows up
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dit"h your
thin$'feel atta"hments
@n EST )# SP)E)T
your mind
is "lear @n $nows
what7s so
when you Duittrying to
T
espe"ially
spiritual T
easy mindfulness
in the subtle plane
is li$e energy "louds"heering you on
TA -CT /)#B@n
TA %#6)T
"ulture7s bad stuff
@n your bad habits
hit"h hi$e outta town&
when dar$ is done
you mind
is "lear "almyour habits
n addi"tions handled
your thin$'feel
fades besides
the (ast $nowledge
born with unhoo$ing
the subtle nature
totally "hills
you settle down
@n see the sour"eof flowing between
matter @n spirit
the whole deal
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stops in its tra"$s
SP)E)T SP-E-TS
6EAM T;A;T'6Lwhen you are
.ero neutral
balan"ed obe"ti(ein responding
to anything
e(erything@n when
you aren7t
pushed around
by the whims@n needs
of fol$s
the spiritfinds itself
finds itsown shape as
the for"e behind
thin$'fell energy
T;-T7S )TF
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About the Author
Poet'philosopher Tai Sheridan is a Hen priest in the Shunryu Su.u$i lineage& ;e trained with San
6ran"is"o Hen Center! Bharma ye Hen Center! %er$eley Hen Center! Hen ;eart Sangha! and
The Shoga$u Hen )nstitute& ;e spe"iali.es in transforming an"ient %uddhist and Hen te<ts intoa""essible and inspirational (erses&
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Buddhist and S"iritual Classics in Modern Verse
Celestial Music: Sutras of !"tiness
The Lotus / Diamond / Heart-Wisdom / Loving Kindness Sutras
The Bare Bones #ha!!a"ada: Bi$ Mind Bi$ Lo%e
Buddha's Essential Teachings
The Buddhacarita: A Modern Se&uel
The oetic Saga of Buddha's Life !rom Birth to Enlightenment http+,,www&smashwords&"om,boo$s,(iew,J5KK
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The 'en (heel of Life Mantra: A Son$ of Lu!inous (isdo! and Lo%e
Based on the Bhavaca"ra - The Wheel of Life #andala
'en Classics in Modern Verse
The Li$ht of the Ancient Buddhas: Ballads of !"tiness and A)akenin$
Based on Kei$an's Transmission of the Light
*ice yes: nli$hten!ent in #o$en+s ,itchen
% poetic version of Dogen's Ten$o K&o"un on enlightened living and practice
Sno) -allin$ in Moonli$ht: .des in Praise of #o$en+s Shobo$en/o
Telve oems (ased on Dogen's Sho(ogen$o)The Treasur& of the True Dharma E&e
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(ar! 'en Practice: A Poetic Version of #o$en+s Bendo)a
hole ;earted ay
.ther
Buddha in Blue Jeans: An 0tre!ely Short 'en 1uide to Bein$ Buddha
Buddha+s Li$ht Body: Collected (orks of Tai Sheridan
Patan2ali: 3o$a Sutras in Lin$o
The Li(eration of Spirit in #odern #etaphors
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