Guest guest Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Sat Nam, I've been a Kundalini Yoga student and teacher since 1994. I'm sure there are many here who have a legacy going back much earlier then that. I'm writing to ask a question. Does anyone on this list feel an attachment to Yogi Bhajan's person and legacy may be a hindrance to the path of one's spiritual development? I have a great respect and appreciation for the gifts and teachings he shared, but sometimes feel the highly emotional and personal investment some indivduals have for him may be harmful to one's growth as a sovereign spiritual being. In Buddhism its said the greatest attachment one must overcome is not only one's ego, but the path and teacher that led you to the effort of your own liberation. A similar saying is that " If you meet the Buddha on the road...kill him. " The point being that at a certain point of spiritual evolution, there are no more gurus, teachers, or guides, but only the radiant illumination of consciousness itself. What does an approach like this mean if you have attachment to a teacher? Sat Nam, Mark --- On Tue, 7/14/09, lachh1 <patrick wrote: lachh1 <patrick Kundalini Yoga Re: Sat Kriya for addicts Kundaliniyoga Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 9:40 AM Sat Nam Lily, In Sat Kriya, it was explained to me that Yogi Bhajan said you don't put the palms together if you've done drugs, because with the palms flat against one another you'll pull in more energy into the body. The fingers are like antennae of the planetary energies. If you've never done drugs then the idea is that your system can handle the increased influx of energy. Generally, if you've done drugs the nervous system isn't strong enough to handle the higher input of energy. If you want to know more about Sat Kriya, I've posted an article about my experiences with it on my website: http://bit.ly/ 6oPWK Jai Gopal Singh www.KundaliniYogaBo otCamp.com " Real Change is Possible " Kundaliniyoga, " Elizabeth " <lilygoodale@ ...> wrote: > > Sat Nam, Please could I get the understanding again about Sat Kriya with palms togther and Sat Kriya with Pointers extetended, thumbs crossed. Why is it unadvisable for addicts to do sat Kriya with flat palms together. Thank you, Lily Raj kirin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Sat Nam, Mark, I've been running your question through my mind since receiving this post. I am not confident that I can articulate an answer. Before I took an interest in Kundalini there had been a Guru in my life for about 6 years. My introduction to him included messages such as " I have nothing to give you that you don't already have " , he did not want to be " followed " , this trip was about " waking up " . I have left the country 3 times to be in His presence. I've been in crowds where I have been knocked aside by those who were feverish to get His blessings. Frankly, I don't understand the feverishness. When I am in His presence, or listening to one of his videos, or, reading something that He wrote, I only experience more of myself. There is no one to be attached to. Attachment means there has to be a separation where there is none. So, that Guru will always be in my life because He IS me. It's an " all one " sort of thing as best as I can figure. Carl On Jul 16, 2009, at 3:06 PM, Mark Shekoyan wrote: > Sat Nam, > > I've been a Kundalini Yoga student and teacher since 1994. I'm sure > there are many here who have a legacy going back much earlier then > that. I'm writing to ask a question. Does anyone on this list feel > an attachment to Yogi Bhajan's person and legacy may be a hindrance > to the path of one's spiritual development? I have a great respect > and appreciation for the gifts and teachings he shared, but > sometimes feel the highly emotional and personal investment some > indivduals have for him may be harmful to one's growth as a > sovereign spiritual being. In Buddhism its said the greatest > attachment one must overcome is not only one's ego, but the path > and teacher that led you to the effort of your own liberation. A > similar saying is that " If you meet the Buddha on the road...kill > him. " The point being that at a certain point of spiritual > evolution, there are no more gurus, teachers, or guides, but only > the radiant illumination of consciousness itself. > > What does an approach like this mean if you have attachment to a > teacher? > > Sat Nam, > > Mark > > --- On Tue, 7/14/09, lachh1 <patrick wrote: > > lachh1 <patrick > Kundalini Yoga Re: Sat Kriya for addicts > Kundaliniyoga > Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 9:40 AM > > Sat Nam Lily, > > In Sat Kriya, it was explained to me that Yogi Bhajan said you > don't put the palms together if you've done drugs, because with the > palms flat against one another you'll pull in more energy into the > body. The fingers are like antennae of the planetary energies. > > If you've never done drugs then the idea is that your system can > handle the increased influx of energy. Generally, if you've done > drugs the nervous system isn't strong enough to handle the higher > input of energy. > > If you want to know more about Sat Kriya, I've posted an article > about my experiences with it on my website: http://bit.ly/ 6oPWK > > Jai Gopal Singh > > www.KundaliniYogaBo otCamp.com > > " Real Change is Possible " > > Kundaliniyoga, " Elizabeth " > <lilygoodale@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > Sat Nam, Please could I get the understanding again about Sat > Kriya with palms togther and Sat Kriya with Pointers extetended, > thumbs crossed. Why is it unadvisable for addicts to do sat Kriya > with flat palms together. Thank you, Lily Raj kirin > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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