[Buddha-l] Anniversaries

[Richard Hayes]

On Dec 28, 2011, at 05:02 , bob Woolery wrote:

> That niroda, among its other meanings, denotes condom, brought new
> understanding to the firstwords of the YogaSutras.

Nirodha means something like an obstruction or the act of obstructing, as well as cessation. So the idea in yoga and Buddhism is to bring afflictions to a definitive end in such a way that they are obstructed and cannot arise again. If you would like your friends to think you're cool, you can tell them that you use yoga as a kind of prophylactic. 

Richard