meditation 58

Be seated

on a moving

seat . . .

for instance . . .

when riding

on a horse

or scooter . . .

[ or swinging

on a

swing ]

. . .

or –

deliberately swaying

your body

while feeling your mind

at rest . . .

Supreme Light shines.

Notes:

This is Verse 83.

This one is somewhat mysterious because in their 1974 – 1975 translation, Pandit Muju and Swami Lakshmanjoo used the words scooter and sway.

John Hughes recorded The Manual for Self Realization at various times between 1973 and 1984. In this verse, the Manual also uses the words "scooter" and "sway."

I find myself wondering: How did "scooter" and "sway" find their way into both?

When commenting on a verse, Swamiji at times pauses in thought, searching in his mind for the most apt English word. On this occasion, each of two men present at the recording (date unknown) of the Manual suggested an English word.

First, John Hughes suggested the word scooter as an example of something that produces the type of motion the verse requires.

Later on in Lakshmanjoo's commentary, a fellow named Dan suggested the word sway as an example of a type of motion that produces the desired effect.