Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Harsha writes: "My own feeling is that true prostration to someone is spontaneous and never premeditated. And a genuine bowing certainly need not always be physical. "Kneeling to someone, a guru or the group leader, when it is part of an institutionalized practice, to me appears violent. "Since the first principle in all yogic traditions is Ahimsa, anything that smacks of power and violence betrays a lack of authenticity. " Dear Harsha, I agree! ) I wonder of the whole practice of bowing stems from Kriyas caused by Kundalini energy. I know that the energy sometimes causes the body to take certain positions, and one of these is various bowing postures. Since Kundalini energy seems to require "surrender," perhaps bowing became symbolic of submission. Love, Hillary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 When the ego is bowing in the Heart, where Sad-Guru or God resides as the pure Self, the body likes to follow naturally sometimes. In Sri Ramana Gabriele , druout@a... wrote: > Harsha writes: > > "My own feeling is that true prostration to someone is > spontaneous and never premeditated. And a genuine > bowing certainly need not always be physical. > > "Kneeling to someone, a guru or the group leader, when > it is part of an institutionalized practice, to me > appears violent. > > "Since the first principle in all yogic traditions is > Ahimsa, anything that smacks of power and violence > betrays a lack of authenticity. " > > Dear Harsha, > > I agree! ) I wonder of the whole practice of bowing stems from Kriyas > caused by Kundalini energy. I know that the energy sometimes causes the body > to take certain positions, and one of these is various bowing postures. > Since Kundalini energy seems to require "surrender," perhaps bowing became > symbolic of submission. > > Love, Hillary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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