Brahmacharya ... 2

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cont'd>>>>><br><br>k. pattabhi

jois has observed that asana is the gateway to the

other seven limbs of the ashtanga. those beginning

their practice by focusing on asana should understand

that moving on from there is the most natural of

natural progressions, and if you stay with your practice

it is inevitable. awakenings equal to those

experienced in asana practice transpire in all areas of

sadhana. call it epiphanies-a-poppin' if you

will.<br><br>the cognitive dissonance (some would say hypocrisy)

within the catholic church and christian evangelical

sects vis-a-vis homosexuality, manifesting as "love the

sin, hate the sinner," seems to me a dialectic between

tortured old testament taboos and the new testament

christ's "love thy neighbor as thyself." the jesus of the

bible preached ahimsa, the first part of the first part

of the ashtanga. got him killed, proving he was onto

something. ghandi's life was also devoted to ahimsa. got him

killed too but look what he achieved. i try to keep in

mind sutra ii.35: "when nonviolence is firmly

established, hostility vanishes in the yogi's presence." just

when i think i should heed the words of the gurus who

tell us not to mingle with the querulous, an ocean of

sympathy and self-recognition floods my mind. we are

one.<br><br>re jois's 'yoga mala': again, nothing in 1958 was

written with a consideration of out gay people in

committed relationships. anyone anxious to know k. pattabhi

jois's current position should ask him personally. not

relevant to me. i take him at his word that he teaches

what patanjali expressed in the yoga sutras. have yet

to read or hear anything in conflict with

that.<br><br>buddha's popularity is no accident. some good ideas, eh?

here's one:<br><br>Do not believe in anything simply

because you have heard it.<br><br>Do not believe in

traditions simply because they have been handed down for

many generations.<br><br>Do not believe in anything

simply because it is spoken and rumored by

many.<br><br>Do not believe in anything simply because it is

found written in your religious books.<br><br>Do not

believe in anything merely on the authority of your

teachers and elders.<br><br>But when, after observation

and analysis, you find anything that agrees with

reason, and is conducive to the good and benefit of one

and all, then accept it and live up to it.