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Hi to All

 

I don't like to interfere with topics of conversation, but please remember

the purpose of this list - it is to discuss Kundalini Yoga and related

subjects, and most of our rs are here for that reason. This is a

very broad remit, but for the last couple of days we seem to have strayed

off at a tangent, with far more messages about things such as drugs, drug

company "ethics" and yeast infections than anything else.

 

Please try to insure that your postings have at least some kind of tenuous

connection to Kundalini Yoga! ;-)

 

Sat Nam!

Gordon

 

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on 2/19/01 10:59 AM, Kelly Mitchell at kmitchell wrote:

 

 

> I believe that many of these topics are interrelated and of relevance to

> many. Even speaking about the recipe for the India Spice tea is not a

> specific Kundalini topic, Chai tea goes far beyond this practice.

> Maybe I'm just speaking for myself, but I think that by limiting to the

> strict topic of Kundalini only, many may miss out on valuable information

> that can be related to the practice. ...

> I don't mean to step out of line, but I just feel that by this sort of

> limitation, we may be missing the big picture.

>

FWIW, I tend to agree with Kelly here. I understand the need to limit the

number of posts, and to keep on topic. We need the guidance of Gordon to

keep it all manageable, and appreciate his diligence. However, when the

"off-topic" posts are closely related to our practice and our greater health

& well-being, and do not go on "forever" and get out of hand, it does seem

to be very helpful to a lot of us. I'm not sure that wholistic treatments

for yeast infections are any more off topic than the many uses of sea salt -

particularly if the initial question is for a KY answer to the infection.

When none are forthcoming, is it wrong for some of us to offer advice that

is not KY, but is natural & healthy? Many of us are seeking ways to live

better through KY, and the experiences of others on this thread are relevant

to us.

 

Just IMHO - sorry so long!

 

Kristen

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> gordon [gordon]

> Friday, February 16, 2001 2:57 PM

> Kundaliniyoga

> On Topic Postings

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> Hi to All

>

> I don't like to interfere with topics of conversation, but please remember

> the purpose of this list - it is to discuss Kundalini Yoga and related

> subjects, and most of our rs are here for that reason. This is a

> very broad remit, but for the last couple of days we seem to have strayed

> off at a tangent, with far more messages about things such as drugs, drug

> company "ethics" and yeast infections than anything else.

>

> Please try to insure that your postings have at least some kind of tenuous

> connection to Kundalini Yoga! ;-)

>

> Sat Nam!

> Gordon

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Gordon,

 

I admit it... I'm guilty of posting off the topic of Kundalini yoga, but I

have found that through speaking with people on this list, many of us want

to include Kundalini in our lives because we are looking to better our lives

and our health in some way. This leads us to also look at alternate choices

for our health and our diet and to seek out knowledge so we are able to do

this correctly and without ignorance or blind faith.

I believe that many of these topics are interrelated and of relevance to

many. Even speaking about the recipe for the India Spice tea is not a

specific Kundalini topic, Chai tea goes far beyond this practice.

Maybe I'm just speaking for myself, but I think that by limiting to the

strict topic of Kundalini only, many may miss out on valuable information

that can be related to the practice. I mean.. think about it... many have

come on this list seeking advice with medical problems and there are things

that you can add to the practice of Kundalini to help heal this. Can we not

mention this knowledge if we feel that it is helpful? If we only reply to

that person specifically, then others who may want to hear this will miss

out as a result. Is it possible to perhaps have a sister list to the

Kundalini list that is a little more open to the possibilities of a wheel of

healing, where Kundalini and alternative methods can merge as a whole?

 

I don't mean to step out of line, but I just feel that by this sort of

limitation, we may be missing the big picture.

 

my 2 cents,

Kelly

 

kelly mitchell

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Montreal,Quebec

 

www.ex-centris.com <http://www.ex-centris.com>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gordon [gordon]

Friday, February 16, 2001 2:57 PM

Kundaliniyoga

On Topic Postings

 

 

Hi to All

 

I don't like to interfere with topics of conversation, but please remember

the purpose of this list - it is to discuss Kundalini Yoga and related

subjects, and most of our rs are here for that reason. This is a

very broad remit, but for the last couple of days we seem to have strayed

off at a tangent, with far more messages about things such as drugs, drug

company "ethics" and yeast infections than anything else.

 

Please try to insure that your postings have at least some kind of tenuous

connection to Kundalini Yoga! ;-)

 

Sat Nam!

Gordon

 

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"OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY"

- Yogi Bhajan

 

You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My Groups),

or send mail to

Kundaliniyoga-

NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE!

WEB SITE: kundalini yoga

 

KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from

kundalini yogaclasses.html

 

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Dear Gordan,

 

I have to say I am in agreement with Kelly. Better health is certainly

one of the goals of people practising kundalini yoga, and some of us have

found that our practice has made our bodies more sensitive to toxins in

rmedications ect. It is wonderful to be able to tap in to other

people's experiences and get helpful suggestions. I don't see health as

being any more off topic than diet - Yogi Bhajan himself gives lots of

suggestions for better health and healing ailmments. Surely Kundalini

yoga is about a complete healthier way of life, rather than just the

practice of yoga itself ? I thought it was all inter- related. Looking

at the ancient healing ways catalogue certainly gives one that impression

- and it was set up at the inspiration of YB ! Everything from books,

tapes, to herbal medications, food ect.

 

My two cents worth to add to Kelly's !

 

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Dear Friends:

 

I basically agree with what Kelly is saying, and not just because I'm

constantly posting the yogi tea recipe :)

 

KY consists of much more than the yoga practices. It is primarily

about building a healthy lifestyle, and contains teachings on

everything from how to go to sleep to how to take a shower to herbal

remedies, and I certainly don't restrict myself to the KY teachings

when I answer questions. The teachings, because of their ancestry,

don't include much information about nutritional supplements, or the

appropriate use of pharmaceuticals, and so forth (note that Dharma

Singh's books, which integrate Western medicine and KY, provides an

excellent example of a context for addressing these issues).

 

As KY practitioners and teachers, we are in the process of this kind

of integration - this, IMHO, is one of the reasons that YB wants to

create teachers rather than students: so we can apply these teachings

to modern life, so that we can expand our ability to be healthy, so

that we can help others learn to be healthier, and this requires

learning about many different things, not all of which will come from

the teachings.

 

I think it is healthier for us as a group to stray from topic, at

least to some extent, to be creative, to share ideas, than to

consciously limit our discussions. OTOH, too much of a good thing is

still too much, so let's try not to stray too far. Those Yoga Police

might be watching! (Sorry, Ardas Kaur :)

 

Love & blessings,

Sadhant

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Hi to All,

 

Everyone who has replied to my post is right in what they say - that KY

extends far beyond the boundaries of the classroom or the pages of a

training manual, and its influences can be felt in every aspect of one's

life. It is very seldom that I attempt to influence the direction of our

discussions on here, which I know are a very valuable source of information.

 

>From the tone of your responses, I think my purpose has been achieved. That

you are aware that this is a list primarily about Kundalini Yoga. It is not

so much the occasional postings that stray off-topic that concern me -

rather it is the replies to them and the replies to the replies, (especially

those of the "I agree" one line type), which tend to very rapidly diverge

from what I perceive to be our primary purpose.

 

I do not think that another list would help - if a lot of our regular

contributors went elsewhere to post and reduced their participation on here,

then we would all be losers.

 

On this list, volume of mail is an on-going problem - we veer from feast to

famine and back at irregular intervals and without any apparent underlying

reason, and when things get too busy there tends to be a surge in

unsubscriptions, especially from those rs who are using their

computers at work, and who are worried about the mail volumes drawing

unwelcome attention to their personal activities.

 

I would ask everyone to bear this fact in mind when posting. By all means

keep writing. (Do remember to trim your replies of all unnecessaary quotes,

and especially of old message trailers and headings). We have a wonderful

forum here valued by many, and I would be the last person to want to inhibit

this in any way.

 

Sat Nam!

Gordon

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