Guest guest Posted August 30, 2003 Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 PJ as well as others, have given us the foundation, we must do with this what we can. I hope that when I am his age, all that anyone can accuse me of is falling asleep. I have been to Mysore. I have studied with him. No one is a saint. For me I have gained an entirely new meaning of the word guru. Of gratitude. Of many other things. The seniors in our society have a lot to offer. Sometimes we have to look for the message. --- aani19096 <anandk wrote: > 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" > <hmmmmmmm@o...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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