men's clothing - (head covering)

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Shabad Singh,

This is a very good question and not just for men.

First off, I used to think it wasn't all that important to wear a

headcover and tended to not use a one when practicing a yoga set at

home. I would always wear one in group settings, though.. Then one day I

noticed that when I did decide wear one in my personal private

practice, mental "connections" were being made. There was a quality,

depth and sense of presence with my thoughts while doing my practice. My

thinking seemed to revolve around actually resolving questions and

issues and were creative rather than simply being all over the place. I

am now a big supporter of a light headcover, bandana or house turban.

Anything larger is a hindrance to movement.

I like to tell people now, that not wearing a headcover is like not

putting a lid on a pot of cooking food - not only will you lose all your

flavor into the air but you may not fully cook, and who wants to be

"half-baked" ;o) We want to integrate our experience of the Shakti and

"force of the Soul" as fully as possible. Having one's head covered is

the one way I know of for making sure the energy doesn't just go flying

off the top of your head, unimpeded and gets "wasted".

 

Oh, and one other thing. I forgot to mention that first tying the hear

into a Rishi Knot (on the top of your head) is pretty important. A Rishi

Knot channels and contains this flow to your upper centers. Years ago I

had once shown a picture I had taken in of a bolt of lightning, while in

Taos, N.M., to Gurucharan Singh. He remarked "Ah, God tying his Rishi

Knot". That's poetic and informative in more than one way. We have

contained within our "tanned leather bag", within our Body Temple all

that is in the heavens and all that is on the Earth, all the stars,

planets and elements. A bolt of lightning is born of the tension

between and the attraction of opposites between the moist and dry, hot

and cold, the sky and the earth. Mull that over for a while! ( Note: I

used that photo as a background for

http://www.sahej.com/Guru-Singh__Solstice-2004.html )

 

And lastly having one's head covered is a gesture of respect and

humility, and not surprisingly so when one considers that a special kind

of hubris required to begin to think that one's life energy is expendable.

 

Be "Contained, Content and Continuous"

 

Sat Nam,

Dharam Singh

 

P.S. I remember very well the first time I wore a full turban in early

'86, how my Third Eye just buzzed softly for several days. I had never

had that experience before. That impression, my surroundings and all the

details of that time will always be with me.

 

 

Shabad Singh wrote:

 

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> Sat Nam,

> In my experience you can choose whether to wear something on your head

> during the

> physical yoga, but I always wear a head covering during meditation as

> the energy can be

> very strong and it helps to protect the arcline (halo).

> Welcome to KY!!

> Shabad Singh

>

> Kundaliniyoga, "brownlarkin" <larkin@i...> wrote:

> >

> >

> > I'm wondering if men should wear something on their heads when doing

> > Kundalini? I'm new.

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>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I would like some direction on where to buy appropriate clothing/headware

(natural fiber) to practice KY. I am very new to this and would like some

assistance.

 

Thank you.

 

Betty Emadi

 

>D H A R A M <pran-_yogi

>Kundaliniyoga

>Kundalini <Kundaliniyoga>

>Re: Kundalini Yoga men's clothing - (head covering)

>Mon, 04 Apr 2005 11:16:41 -0400

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