"a little education ...

[Guest guest]

is a dangerous thing"<br> -Voltaire<br> <br>what

i find problematic is the hostile tribal view that

any "club" can engender especially if the voices of

the club are camouflaged and full of rancor. I am a

little relieved, however, that there is some sense of

pluralism and differing opinion, otherwise there would the

possibility of a "virtual" lynching. <br><br>At any rate, I

don't want to sound like a politician by defending my

record though i do feel it necessary to respond to a

protopsychotic slandering menace who hides behind a picture of

smiling guruji. I will say I practiced every day i was

touring for the five weeks; practiced intermediate when

those classes were offered, bowed before the guru's

feet with emotional gratitude and joy, and only

received warm approval from Pattabhi and Sharath for what

I contributed. <br><br>The inception of the shirts

came from oil paintings that I made out of the

inspiration and love I have experienced while on this path. I

actually only made the shirts at the behest of others who

enjoyed the limited edition prints enough to suggest they

be available to many more people. It did seem that

the tour was a great opportunity to share the

intention, with whatever risks of disapproval coming from

those who might be inclined to misinterpret the act as

motivated by profit or anything else construed as

unseemly.<br><br>The reason for the price of $27 is

multi-pronged:<br>1) part of proceeds go to ashtanga yoga research

institute institute.<br>2) the cost to manufacture this

graphic on high quality cotton shirts was

expensive.<br>3) It was a way of financing my plane ticket to

Hawaii so I could continue to practice for another three

weeks with Guruji.<br><br>who would not want to do such

a venture as a way of enabling continued practice

and experience with their teacher?<br><br>The final

concern of fading... These prints are digital outputs,

not screens, so they are more delicate. I tried to

tell everybody I sold to not to use bleach or machine

dry. They require special care. If I do another batch

where there is more time and wherewithal I will make

screened versions. But for now the digitally outputted

shirts are one edition of 800 and they are a cultural

artifact of this historic event. <br><br>Having "set the

record straight" I do hope there any lingering

misunderstandings have been assuaged.<br><br>I still have some left

for sale. email for more info.