Something's changed...

[Guest guest]

Yo S2,<br>You seem to have been instantly and

miraculously cured of Borderline Personality Disorder. Perhaps

you could share your treatment protocol with us? Or

are you under an oath of secrecy to the brotherhood

of yoga practicing pirate

impersonators...<br><br>FBL

[Guest guest]

I definitely am a borderline-disordered personality. But if I were not, why

should I bother to do astanga yoga on almost every day of the week?

[Guest guest]

Or maybe I should say "disordered borderline personality"? Oh damn, my

borderline-disordered English...

[Guest guest]

"A lot of people try this kind of yoga. The ones

that stick with it are either desperate or<br>

crazy"<br><br>Thanks Alan. Danny Paradise has always been known to

have a good sense of humour but this time I think he

is being very serious. Anyone who has "been around"

will realise the truth of what he says in this

quote.<br>"Desperate or crazy ?"- maybe even "desperate AND crazy"

more like.<br>If you find out which issue of YJ the

quote is from it would be much appreciated.

[Guest guest]

Hello Alan, Sorry if I am a little slow in

responding to this message as it is sort of "old" now. I

have just been thinking alot of what Danny Paradise

meant by the quote you wrote. I did like it and am just

curious what sort of meaning he had in saying it.

Sometimes in reading its hard to note the tone or

inflection of whats written (just look at the fighting going

on here!). Also, I have done lots of thinking on

your observations of the USA and found them to be very

inciteful. With our "legal" society around I thought the

article on traveling to India to study Yoga to be

interesting. I believe BNS Iyengar said something to the

effect that in the USA we are told to stop when the

poses hurt but there they believe that the body is a

"vessel to be baked" or something like that. I thought in

America a lawsuit would follow, if we were adjusted the

way it sounds like they are adjusted in India. I do

think we are becoming a society of politically correct

weaklings. When I was in the USMC they had a saying about in

times of war the real true heroes came out and in times

of peace the "Paper Pushers" took over. I sometimes

wonder if that is what is meant in the bible about the

"meek inheriting the earth". Now don't get me wrong, I

do not advocate war. You know, all this talk of

yamas/niyamas and such, I do believe in with all my heart and

strive to follow, but I guess the contradiction is the

other side of that, which is I would not have a problem

with protecting my life or my family or friends life

with any means necessary and that too seems a bit odd

for a striving yogi. Anyhow, I do not really know

what point I am trying to make here, thanks for

bearing with me....the truth is I am really tired of

reading (no names mentioned) the same old shit here of

the scriptures used to defend oneself over and over

and over and over and

over................................

[Guest guest]

Hi Michael, good to hear from you.<br><br>B.N.S.

Iyengar is in England this summer, I'm thinking of going.

In fact, he's teaching a joint workshop with Godfrey

so I really should get my finger out and book. I'll

let you know how "baked" I get. <br><br>I had heard

scare stories about Patthabi Jois' heavy adjustments in

Mysore, and was nervous when I went to his workshop last

summer with a bad knee. In fact, I found him to be

amazingly able to adjust me way past my fear limit without

hurting the knee at all. Also, I must say there were lots

of people there with impressive practices who are

obvious very dedicated ashtangis, and I certainly didn't

come away with any impression that American yogis are

wimps (no matter how liability-conscious their teachers

might be.)

[Guest guest]

I would love to know where and when this is happening in England!<br><br>If you

have any info or know of a website where the info is posted, I would be grateful

for your help.<br><br>thanks!!!

[Guest guest]

same old shit zenyogi?<br><br>Good for you - you finally stuck your neck out.