Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 :-))) Lot of things are disrespectful in Indian traditions. There are very few days when I wasn't grounded for something disrespectful;) There are lot of misinterpretations floating around in various traditions/cultures of the world. Tattoos are very painful. It violates the ahimsa (non-violence) tenet of Yoga. That said, its entirely up to you:-) Gayathri. --- Karen Hollohan <khollohan wrote: > Does anyone know whether it is acceptable to have a > tattoo in sanskrit > at waist level? I heard that it was considered > disrespectful. > > Thanks, > Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 I have tattoo (Holy one not decoration tattoo) What you have been told is correct. Most of religion related tattoos should be above waist bceate they represent god or something relate to god. if you like tattoo, you should see this. www.arjannoo.com good luck, Krisda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 ...but on the other hand they can be a test of endurance... don¹t you think ashtanga yoga practice is hard and we still do it every day. What about those Indians who test their will by holding up hands until they get numb? or other tests of endurance and tests of will power... when I got my tattoo, it was painful, but if you totally ignore pain and try to relax it is a perfect test of disassociating yourself from the pain of physical body. And not to mention the test of endurance of the childbirth, now that is painful but women do it over and over again ) my advice is to get the tattoo in Sanskrit and put it wherever you think you should have it, it should remind you of something that you want to remember for life. jana On 6/23/05 1:57 AM, "" wrote: > :-))) Lot of things are disrespectful in Indian > traditions. There are very few days when I wasn't > grounded for something disrespectful;) There are lot > of misinterpretations floating around in various > traditions/cultures of the world. > > Tattoos are very painful. It violates the ahimsa > (non-violence) tenet of Yoga. That said, its entirely > up to you:-) > > Gayathri. > > --- Karen Hollohan <khollohan wrote: > >> > Does anyone know whether it is acceptable to have a >> > tattoo in sanskrit >> > at waist level? I heard that it was considered >> > disrespectful. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 I agree with you jana on this. > Tattoos are very painful. It violates the ahimsa > (non-violence) tenet of Yoga. Pain is a perception to the person experiencing it. What is perceived as painful to one is not necessarily painful to another. It is not up to anyone to decide what is painful to another. It would be passing judgement on another person to assume or say what is going to be painful for them. In fact when looking at the eight limbs it brings to mind the fifth to me. "Pratyahara, the fifth limb, means withdrawal or sensory transcendence. It is during this stage that we make the conscious effort to draw our awareness away from the external world and outside stimuli." Just my two cents worth. Namaste Rachel BTW I've been a lurker on the board for awhile and enjoy the discussions very much. I just felt compelled to contribute to this one. jana <jana wrote: ...but on the other hand they can be a test of endurance... don¹t you think ashtanga yoga practice is hard and we still do it every day. What about those Indians who test their will by holding up hands until they get numb? or other tests of endurance and tests of will power... when I got my tattoo, it was painful, but if you totally ignore pain and try to relax it is a perfect test of disassociating yourself from the pain of physical body. And not to mention the test of endurance of the childbirth, now that is painful but women do it over and over again ) my advice is to get the tattoo in Sanskrit and put it wherever you think you should have it, it should remind you of something that you want to remember for life. jana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Get the sanskrit word, amedhas, tattooed on your ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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