Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 I agree: some of what omboy says is interesting, although, on the other hand, much else of what he posts looks rather confusing (and confused) to me.<br><br>I believe now that to be worth anything, yoga needs the strict rules & the rigorous discipline you can experience in astanga yoga. Without strict rules & rigorous discipline, the practice of yoga easily degenerates into the sort of chaos and obvious decadence on plain display in the "popular" yoga books.<br><br>I hope that omboy may soon realise that this board is committed to astanga yoga in the tradition of Sri Jois rather than to that of Patanjali, and that he will soon start to practise astanga yoga as we intend it here himself & share his experience with us, rather than to litter this board with messages which really have nothing to do with astanga yoga at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 "ashtanga yoga in the tradition of Sri Jois rather than that of Patanjali..."<br><br>Shining (is it ok to use your first name?), I know what you mean, but, just to keep the record clear, the one tradition is at least considered a part of (if not the same as) the other, right? And, this board is not explicitly limited to use one definition or the other of "ashtanga"? (is it?)<br><br>(i am upset now. I wanted to be mr. tell me, not mr. me tell) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 <<<<<... this board is committed to astanga yoga in the tradition of Sri Jois rather than to that of Patanjali ....>>>>><br><br>"I teach only ashtanga yoga, the original method given in Patanjali's Yoga Sutra. Ashtanga means "eight-step" yoga: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi. The Yoga Sutra says "Tasmin sati svasa prasvasayor gati vicchedah pranayamah (II.49)." First you perfect asana, and then you practice pranayama: you control the inhalation and the exhalation, you regulate the breath, you retain and restrain the breath. After asana is perfected, then pranayama can be perfected. That is the yoga method."<br><br>-- k. pattabhi jois, 1994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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