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> Sun, 17 Aug 2003 13:46:57 -0000

> senor_pinche_wey

> Guruji's sleeping

> "Something kinda funny and sad at the same time: evidently, there are

> times

> when Guruji is teaching (he teaches a led class every Friday now)

> when he

> falls asleep, and Sharath either has to wake him up (whereupon he

> sometimes

> starts recounting...) or Sharath takes over."

 

> What is sad about that? It is actually quite awsome that an 88 year

> old man is still teaching and imparting his wisdom to anybody who

> drops by Gokalum.....

 

What's sad about it to me is that he can't teach like he used to... eg.,

grieving what changes as we age. I wish I could say that I "gracefully

surrender the things of youth," but there's some sadness in it - for me -

too.

 

I agree that it is awesome for an 88-year old man to be teaching yoga and

sharing his wisdom to so many people.

> Isn't it more marvelous that he can still has the energy that he

> does? So what if he catches a little shut eye, now and again.

 

In no way did I mean "sad" in a "pitiful" way. In NO way. Yes, it's quite

marvelous that he still has the energy he does.

> You, like many of the yoga tourists, have obviously missed the point

> of Guruji. Perhaps you would be better studying acrobatics with

> David Swenson. BTW, there was never a handstand in navasana...It is

> an artifice added by his western students. David happens to be good

> at it and has re written history.

 

Actually, I clarified this recently when talking with David Swenson and then

with David Williams. The latter said that, yes, the handstand between

navasanas was created by him and his students. Evidently, they thought it

up, did it, and showed it to Guruji. David Williams said that Guruji liked

it, and for a time, that was the way they practiced it.

 

 

In closing, I guess I'm not sure if I should be on this list ... I'm not

sure what a "yoga tourist" is, either.

This list, to me, seems appropriate only for those persons who have studied

directly under Guruji... which is fine; perhaps another list would be open

to other people who have not such an opportunity.

 

In the meantime, I do moolabandha and breathe.

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The senor likes to stir the pot. He is often entertaining, sometimes

very much so, but never take his comments too seriously.

 

Most of us look forward to your contributions.

 

Cheers,

- Anand

 

ashtanga yoga, "ImpliedPresence"

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> > Message: 2

> > Sun, 17 Aug 2003 13:46:57 -0000

> > senor_pinche_wey

> > Guruji's sleeping

> > "Something kinda funny and sad at the same time: evidently, there

are

> > times

> > when Guruji is teaching (he teaches a led class every Friday now)

> > when he

> > falls asleep, and Sharath either has to wake him up (whereupon he

> > sometimes

> > starts recounting...) or Sharath takes over."

>

>

> > What is sad about that? It is actually quite awsome that an 88

year

> > old man is still teaching and imparting his wisdom to anybody who

> > drops by Gokalum.....

>

> What's sad about it to me is that he can't teach like he used to...

eg.,

> grieving what changes as we age. I wish I could say that

I "gracefully

> surrender the things of youth," but there's some sadness in it -

for me -

> too.

>

> I agree that it is awesome for an 88-year old man to be teaching

yoga and

> sharing his wisdom to so many people.

>

> > Isn't it more marvelous that he can still has the energy that he

> > does? So what if he catches a little shut eye, now and again.

>

> In no way did I mean "sad" in a "pitiful" way. In NO way. Yes,

it's quite

> marvelous that he still has the energy he does.

>

> > You, like many of the yoga tourists, have obviously missed the

point

> > of Guruji. Perhaps you would be better studying acrobatics with

> > David Swenson. BTW, there was never a handstand in navasana...It

is

> > an artifice added by his western students. David happens to be

good

> > at it and has re written history.

>

> Actually, I clarified this recently when talking with David Swenson

and then

> with David Williams. The latter said that, yes, the handstand

between

> navasanas was created by him and his students. Evidently, they

thought it

> up, did it, and showed it to Guruji. David Williams said that

Guruji liked

> it, and for a time, that was the way they practiced it.

>

>

> In closing, I guess I'm not sure if I should be on this list ...

I'm not

> sure what a "yoga tourist" is, either.

> This list, to me, seems appropriate only for those persons who have

studied

> directly under Guruji... which is fine; perhaps another list would

be open

> to other people who have not such an opportunity.

>

> In the meantime, I do moolabandha and breathe.

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