Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 HYP 1.12<br><br>"The Yogi should practice Hatha Yoga in a small room, situated in a solitary place, being 4 cubits square. amd free from stones, fire, water, disturbances of all kinds, and in a country where justice is properly administered, where good people live, and food can be readily obtained."<br><br>1.13<br><br>"The room should have a small door, be free from holes, hollows, neither too high nor too low, well plastered with cow dung and free from dirt, filth and insects. On its outside there should be bowers, raised platform (chabootra), a well, and a compound. These characteristics of a room for Hatha Yogis have been described by adepts in the practice of Hatha."<br><br>Soon to come: instructions for dhoti swallowing and for cutting the fraenum of the tongue with a razor blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 I think we should learn from other people's mistakes about blindly following dogma, just because someone else says so doesn't mean it's so for everyone. find your own truth. ever read any krishnamurti? well, that was a great guru if ever there was one. he disassembled his own organization and following in a famous speech, "truth is a pathless land". no flames please...just sharing my opinion. personal attacks are invalid logic anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 I've been saying exactly the same thing, with different words, for some time now. Those in this club who try and bully others into following the one perfect Ashtanga path with Jois as the guru don't have a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 What do ya think Trayam...are some of those old time practices for us in the 22nd century?? ...Like cutting the fraenum of the toungue with a razor blade? What kind of yoga are you doing?? If you really think that those instructions from the Pradipika or whatever other ancient texts are for this age and this generation - think about it. Just sit back and think about it - I don't care how advanced you think you are....you think you know - think again -<br>razor blades???!!! <br>In the old days we never went around hurting ourselves just to do yoga...if you can't stretch the toungue out over a 3 month period by stretching it daily in order to achieve kechari mudra (and you are thinking of cutting it?)- you are on a sad trip brother...<br>peace<br>IL99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 innerlife, my goodness, calm down a tad. he was pointing out those proscriptions to demonstrate that just because a rule is written down, like only doing yoga indoors in rooms with cow dung walls or cutting your frenulum, it doesn't have to mean we do that now. he was not saying they should be done, just the opposite--at least that's my read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 Yea, innerlife -- surely okrgr1 is right. In fact it looks like Trayam was spoofing SPW with the extended HYP quote its many prescriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 Haha, what a poor humorless fool. If anyone thought that was a serious recommendation, well, you must miss out on a lot of laughs in life.<br><br>Now I know why no one while come visit my house. It's all the cow dung on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 Um, John . . . I think YOU missed the humor in cocteau27's post . . . read it again, maybe?<br><br>Sometimes the funniest stuff seems to be the most serious. Methinks that the spoofer's been spoofed this time!<br><br>Also, what the deal with the condescending & judgmental "poor humorless fool" comment?<br><br>Namaste<br><br>-jg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 Hi all,<br><br>I know it's REALLY particular and a "Math Geek" thing, not that I am one particularly, but this is still the final year of the 20th century IL99 . . .<br><br>Hey, maybe this thread will start a debate on the validity of our Western calendar system? <br><br>Anyway, only a harmless point of clarification post.<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>Namaste,<br><br>-jg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 Hmn - I was going to offer to do it with nice sharp modern surgical equipment in a nice clean cow-dung-free Southern Californian modern JCAHO certified hospital even with anesthesia. I suggest doing a z-plasty to increase the length and flexibility of the frenulum. Your choice, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 Not at all! In fact, it's time for me to reveal I'm now a True Believer in the Holy prescriptions of the Holy pre-scriptures and the One Guru. Until the frenum is fully liberated and kechari mudra is possible, the brain isn't fit to think for itself, and therefore no latitude for misshapen advice from Yoga free-thinkers can be tolerated.<br><br>We must be forever vigilant against the false and dangerous Renegade Astangis, the ones who willfully and defiantly preach and teach contrary to Established Wisdom of scripture and Guru. The harm they do is incalculable.<br><br>Especially beware those Renegades recommending that the yogi abstain from sugar, when it's clear that both our Beloved Guruji as well as the Hatha Yoga Pradipika actually *recommend* the use of sweets!<br><br>Such transparent deception and harmful advice is an abomination to Yogadom. Or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2000 Report Share Posted September 23, 2000 Like I say Trayam...you only think you are in the know. You are stuck on methods...and because of that you are also stuck on your own guru and his words. Burn it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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