Doubts about practicing KY

[Guest guest]

HI, my name is Carlos.

 

I practice 3 days a week, Hata yoga and some pranayama

exercies and the rest of the week I'm doing Tai-Chi

and Chi-Kung since 3 years ago.

 

I´m very interested on learning Kundalini Yoga, but

there are no teachers in the place where I live., and

always had many doubts about it.

 

1.- Is it possible to learn from a book?

 

2.- Are there any risks trying to learn by myself?

 

3.- ¿The practice of Kundalini Yoga could take me to a

different life, away from what I'm doing now?

 

I'm a business men, 47 years old, married with 3

children.

I like my Job, and love my familiy very much, but

besides the life I have now, my inside is always

searching for his spiritual esscence.

 

I'd like to take the practice of Kundalini Yoga very

seriously, but I'm afraid the changes that will come,

might affect my actual life ( job and familiy ), cause

I´dont want to quit any of them.

 

Several times I've said to my self, "Maybe Kundalini

Yoga is too much for me".

 

This might sound fearful, but when I do something, I

like to do it with discipline and fervor.

 

I'll appreciate all the information you can send me.

 

Thank You very much.

 

Regards

 

Carlos Giacoman

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Carlos:

 

Welcome to the KY group!

 

> 1.- Is it possible to learn from a book?

 

Yes, although you may want to get some video & audio tapes as well,

to help with things like mantra pronunciation, posture, etc. When I

attended teacher training, there were at least a dozen people who

learned everything this way, and had never attended a class.

 

> 2.- Are there any risks trying to learn by myself?

 

No. Just remember to "tune in" before you practice - chant the

mantra "Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo" 3-5 times when you practice. This

mantra helps to connect you to your inner teacher, and to the "Golden

Chain", the long line of teachers that have gone before us.

 

One of the things that is different about KY is that Yogi Bhajan, the

man who brought this yoga to the west, has made sure that everything

is out in the open. Everything has been (or is being) published and

made available. No secrets. So, although attending classes is

great, due to the energy of practicing with others, and the fact that

a teacher can answer your questions and help you find alternative

postures when necessary (and so forth), there is nothing stopping

anyone from learning everything they need to know by themselves.

 

And there are lots of knowledgeable people on this list who can help

with questions when a book just isn't sufficient.

 

> 3.- ¿The practice of Kundalini Yoga could take me to a

> different life, away from what I'm doing now?

 

KY is a yoga designed for householders, people with full and busy

lives, like you. Any changes you experience will make you "more

you", not someone else.

 

KY will not do anything different from the other spiritual practices

you have been working with - it simply does it faster. I suspect you

will find that KY is not "too much" for you, but "just right"!

 

Love & blessings,

Sadhant

[Guest guest]

Dear Carlos,

 

> 3.- ¿The practice of Kundalini Yoga could take me to a

> different life, away from what I'm doing now?

>

> I'm a business men, 47 years old, married with 3

> children.

> I like my Job, and love my familiy very much, but

> besides the life I have now, my inside is always

> searching for his spiritual esscence.

>

> I'd like to take the practice of Kundalini Yoga very

> seriously, but I'm afraid the changes that will come,

> might affect my actual life ( job and familiy ), cause

> I´dont want to quit any of them.

 

Your underlying assumption is that the practice of KY will make your life

worse. About about it will make it better? Maybe your children will be

inspired by your spirutal connection, learn yoga themselves and live even

better lives? Maybe your wife will love your new connection to yourself and

you will be able to have an even more intimate relationship with each other.

Maybe you will just be happer and everyone around you will be happier too.

I could go on, but I think you get the point.

 

Let us know. My experience is that life gets more meaningful and richer.

And the sooner the better.

 

Many blessings to you.

 

Gururattan Kaur

[Guest guest]

Carlos,

 

KY has changed my life for the absolute better. I, too, had a great life

before KY. Now, everyday it gets better and it will only get better. I

actually woke up one morning feeling internally "thrilled" about life . . .

the first time ever. I am 42.

 

My health, my relationship with my husband, my business is prospering in

amazing ways!

 

Connie Kadansky

 

-

Gururattan K.Khalsa <rattanak

<Kundaliniyoga >

Saturday, December 23, 2000 1:09 PM

Re: Doubts about practicing KY

 

 

> Dear Carlos,

>

> > 3.- ¿The practice of Kundalini Yoga could take me to a

> > different life, away from what I'm doing now?

> >

> > I'm a business men, 47 years old, married with 3

> > children.

> > I like my Job, and love my familiy very much, but

> > besides the life I have now, my inside is always

> > searching for his spiritual esscence.

> >

> > I'd like to take the practice of Kundalini Yoga very

> > seriously, but I'm afraid the changes that will come,

> > might affect my actual life ( job and familiy ), cause

> > I´dont want to quit any of them.

>

> Your underlying assumption is that the practice of KY will make your life

> worse. About about it will make it better? Maybe your children will be

> inspired by your spirutal connection, learn yoga themselves and live even

> better lives? Maybe your wife will love your new connection to yourself

and

> you will be able to have an even more intimate relationship with each

other.

> Maybe you will just be happer and everyone around you will be happier too.

> I could go on, but I think you get the point.

>

> Let us know. My experience is that life gets more meaningful and richer.

> And the sooner the better.

>

> Many blessings to you.

>

> Gururattan Kaur

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I feel so glad to belong to this wonderful group, I

just suscribed 11 days ago, and had received clear

answers to several doubts I had about Kundalini.

I always considered Kundalini matters, kind of risky

and not able to practice by ordinary people, just for

those very advanced in the Spiritual path.

I've been reading all the mails sent on these days,

and find people in the same conditions like me.

 

Gururattan, Sadhant, Connie Kadansky,

Thank You So Much for your Responses!

 

Best Wishes to Everybody!

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Carlos,

 

What is risky in this world is to not do KY or to have a spiritual practice.

Then we are beat up and bounced around.

 

Also, we are all ordinary people. And the more advanced we get, the more

ordinary we become. It is a paradox and also a very beautiful thing too.

 

Many blessings to you and everyone on your paths this New Millennium!!

 

Sat Nam,

 

Gururattan Kaur