Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 So many yoga students on this board are quick to celebrate Sri T. Krisnamacaryas' accomplishemnts and references while dismissing and criticizing those of Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois. Those of you who fall into the above category have probably never visited a library in India and seen the deplorable conditions where stacks of palm leaf texts crumble upon touch, already laced with holes from hungry insects. You probably don't know that 100s upon 100s of precious palm leaf tests lie in disrepair and will never be translated into English let alone transcribed for modern day preservation in their original languages. Actually many poor and desperate Brahmin families burn these texts for cooking fuel as they no longer understand their inherent worth. Knowledgable pandits of the caliber of Sri T. Krisnamacarya and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois are ever rarer. The education system that taught these men to memorize for a lifetime thousands of slokas through repetition, no longer exists. The forefathers and community temples that taught them 100s of pujas with particulars of offerings, homas and mantras are also becoming extinct in an enthusiasm to leave off traditions in favor of "modern" pursuits.<br>Those of you that feel you are in a postion to reproach Guruji (LOL) and his reference to the Yoga Korunta probably don't know the following: Sri T. Krisnamacarya cites Yoga Korunta as a reference in two of his books, Yogasana and Yoga Makaranda. The Mysore Maharaja's library, that published these two books of Krisnamacaryas, lists Yoga Korunta among its vast collection. <br> <br>always, missy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Thanks a million. That was one of the best posts on this board, ever. <br><br>Missy Pinky's posts always bring a calming wind of sanity cooling these overheated minds who try to find definitive answers to wrong questions by taking them out of context. <br><br>...I am guilty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Given the fact that Brahmin families feel compelled to burn sacred texts in order to keep body and soul together...makes me wonder about the ultimate practical worth of those texts.<br><br>The wisdom of the East (including Gurus) is great in some ways, but we in the West are guilty of overrating that wisdom to an absurd degree.<br><br>In other words, we are easily impressed by mumbojumbo, and very gullible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Here is an example of what the palm leaf texts look like...<br><br><a href=http://www.telalink.net/~mnott/E3856_0014.jpg target=new>http://www.telalink.net/~mnott/E3856_0014.jpg</a><br><br>While it is true that many manuscripts have been lost and there has been great neglect, there are many active projects ongoing in India and the world to preserve, translate and digitize these texts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2001 Report Share Posted October 9, 2001 Always a pleasure to read your posts. Please keep it up - better still, write a weekly column.<br><br>Cheers,<br>DMcG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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