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I don't post often..but I do read daily all the

posts...'My class is better than yours..this author is worse

than that..buy this book..go to that country.'

Ok..first of all..BBB admits in her book she has skipped

some of the postures.And for those of us with no

knowledge of Astanga..or classes near by..or the money(or

desire) to go to Mysore..BBB is a good start..Her books

meant alot to me..not because I thought they were

definitive..no book ever written is..but because through her I

have discovered a style of yoga that suits me..call it

commercial..I call it the beginning of the journey..easy to

read..enjoyable..and left me with a hunger to know more.With the

knowledge she imparted..I moved on to David Swenson..then

when I felt ready to the Yoga Mala. I learned to read

with 'Run Spot Run' silly maybe..not the definitive

book on dogs..but it made me want to read more. Don't

knock all of the commercial books..they do bring many

people in an informal way to a powerful practice..it is

up to them then if they want to move on to deeper

practice and head for mysore..or it brings them

joy..contentment..and better fitness and they never go further.Does it

matter??Is the goal physical or spiritual? Because one is

not fulfilled unless they follow the scripture

exactly...doesnt mean another won't find enlightenment because

they don't feel the need.<br> There are many different

systems of Yoga..precisely because there are many

different types of people. Are we to look down on someone

who practices Bikram..or Hatha..or Jnain(sp). If I

have to stick to the short forms because my lifestyle

doesnt support 2 1/2 hours practice a day am I less a

Yogi?<br> I say knock it off with the semantics..knock it

off with who is better or who is worse and go back to

the true purpose of this club..

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Exactly my feelings. The level of discussion can

hardly be called spiritual. I am a beginner and I dont

think this forum supports me much in search of mental

balance. But then, I dont have to read this, do I? Just

better get back to my mat.

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I thought message 1435 by Opurple made some

interesting and valid points. The same things she talked

about haven't really changed, only the names have been

changed to protect the innocent - or was that the guilty?

Well, back to the future...where I can think about what

she said at the very end of the message, which seems

to run so contrary to the current psycho-drama of

ferreting out the rat. But then, everyone loves a good

mystery...

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