Father and Sons

[Guest guest]

For those of you who don't know the Guru, I'm

sorry a mired story of his relationship with his sons

made this site. I've spent as much time or more than

anyone besides G Herlich practicing w/ Manju and also

hanging with him. We've talked @ length about our Dads

and growing up in different worlds. How can anyone

make an excuse or an apolgy for their parents? They

are their own people who probably won't be influenced

by a child.<br><br>What I can say for Manju is that

he has incredible health and a great view of this

world. His legacy is great. His father and recently

passed mother, Amma, provided for him well. <br><br>I

was one of the 1st western students to study w/

Guruji in Mysore after the passing of his son Ramesh. He

was hit very hard, He and I would do pranayama alone

and afterwards he would cry. I would visit him in the

evenings to just sit w/ he and Amma and sometimes he would

break down and just cry about Ramesh. I cannot say how

he treated his son during his living days but his

respect for him and sorrow at their premature seperation

was as great as I seen between two people.

<br><br>Yours in Yoga,

[Guest guest]

Thank you for infusing some humanity in this

discussion. <br>Why further the tragedy of suicide, by

placing blame? Many people who take their own lives come

from entirely normal and loving backgrounds. It's the

unendurable pain of existence that puts them over the

edge.<br>Our culture loves to assign blame and can't stand to

accept some things as inexplicable (though tragic)

mystery. Sometimes there's no accounting for the sad and

awful things that happen in life. <br>Much Love <br>PM

[Guest guest]

I considered carefully before I posted that story

and decided that I would go ahead since the focus of

my post was not the very sad story of Guruji's

family, but the way this horrible person I encountered

choose to convey his preposterous version of this very

personal and sensitive story in order to serve his

purposes even after he learned that I practiced ashtanga.

Needless to say, I was horrified by the shameless cruelty

and utter absence of basic human decency that was

demonstrated in that situation. <br><br>I have heard many,

many riduculous and even cruel stories about ashtanga

yoga and Guruji and Sharat from people who are just

shooting their fat mouths off and are looking for some

attention. It is my opinion that 90% of what is 'passed on'

is utter crap. The story I told is just an example

of how rumors take on a life of their own and

eventually bear no connection to reality. <br><br>"Viscious"

adjustments???? Don't be ridiculous! Viscious was the person who

told that terrible story. There are real people

involved in these stories, not make believe characters in

a yoga book. Try to consider that when considering

the validity of a rumor and the rumor looses steam.

If you want to know about these adjustments, ask

Guruji himself or watch a class. He is one of the most

accessible guru's/yoga teachers alive. <br><br>Surely people

have been 'injured' doing yoga but the question is who

is responsible. My experience is that the minute I

make even a tiny sound of discomfort, the assistant

backs off, unless of course I am around INEXPERIENCED

and UNQUALIFIED fake ashtanga teachers that I have to

fight off with a baseball bat.<br><br>FBL