Guest guest Posted August 21, 2002 Report Share Posted August 21, 2002 Why do you call him "Guruji" and yet you are all so quick to judge him? I am neither a follower nor an admirer of Jois but as your guru you should always give him the benefit of the doubt or try to find out why he did that seemingly prejudicial act. Guru means "dispeller of darkness" (gu "darkness" + ru "that which dispels") ji is a suffix of respect similar to "revered". Jois is a respectable man, he have done so much to bring yoga to the mainstream, he is one of the heroes of yoga, so the title Guruji suits him well, but more so if it is spoken by "real" disciples. If you have truly accepted him in your heart as your guru and not just any other gymnastics or fitness "instructor" then you have admitted your own lack of knowledge or development and have seen him as the person who could provide you with them. And yet coming from this admittedly underdeveloped state you are here criticizing him, your mentor. That doesn't make much sense, dear friends. Don't be critical of him, this is a public forum, don't do that to your guru. If ever it is true that he has a weakness or flaw in his character either accept it or leave the guru-disciple relationship entirely. People are not like stones, they progress. And to the extent of what Jois have already proven to have done to actualize the summit of human development, it is a surety that he will sooner or later lose this hang-up. ashtangayoga, "Gearhart, Margee" <mgearhart@s...> wrote: > "if a blind man follows a blind man, they will both fall" > > Take what you need and leave the rest. amen. > > I still believe it is his responsibility as such a great teacher to all to > practice what he teaches. > Margee > > > > > Demian Meyer [sMTP:dmeyer@s...] > > Friday, August 16, 2002 11:17 AM > > ashtangayoga > > Re: ashtanga yoga Re: guruji won't teach muslims > > > > "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they > > sought." > > > > Basho > > > > > > - > > "yogini_shakti" <Yogini_Shakti> > > > > > To me this boils down to: Are we trying to 'be' the method or the > > > teacher? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > <http://rd./M=231283.2257957.3692387.2197213/D=egroupweb/S=170506 > > 0955:HM/A=1196107/R=2/id=noscript/*http://geocities./v/p/feature. > > html> > > > > > > ashtangayoga- > > > > > > > > Terms of Service > > <>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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