Respect the resistance, re: feeling guilty.

[Guest guest]

In my training I have learned to 'respect the resistance' and see

what messages or lessons may be there. Engaing, rahter than

overpowering the subconscious is fruitful because it helps us develop

other aspects to accompnay our ego-warrior self, there's also other

modes of being that may need ful expression. I believe wholness means

respecting the resistance and listening to those enemies within,

giving them a seat at the table, such as Obama would do, and talk

with perhaps a few preconditions! One example would be to speak to

adolescent, child and adult aspects of yourself. Or the guilty person

and the heroic one. How can they reach an agreement? Or is the guilty

one simply the child carrying a wound, trying to " Prove " rather than

improve, by shwoing that they can do it 'right'? Hmmm..

 

An analogy: My chirpractor (Guru Zail) worked on my back very

delicately. He realizaed that I was VERY sensitive and that any

forcing, even a little, would cause a relapse. He had to take a round-

about apporahc and work WITH my resistance in my back to correct a

curve, when he tried to PUSH THROUGH IT, it DAMAGED ME.

 

So you see...? That's My eperience.

 

Love

Ek Ong Kar Singh

[Guest guest]

This is exactly where I am at now. I'm going to let my ego talk a

moment - I feel in love with KY immediately, and my teacher. He's a

tough teacher, and he makes sure we feel it after ever class. But I

was always so proud, and I never gave up. I believed that I was the

best. I understood completely the concept of " breaking through the

wall " , and I never failed to break through it. Now that I am a ballet

student, I am actually learning more about my body that I have been in

yoga. Of course in ballet we don't talk about glands, but I better

understand my core strength now. Now I see that while I was breaking

through walls, I was nearly breaking myself, over-developing my

extremities to be exact, which I am reversing in dance. Now when I'm

in yoga class, I recognize the wall, and I think, ok maybe I'll just

gently hurdle over it rather than full-speed ahead, and I take a break

if I need to, yes Scott, I respect the resistance now!

 

I don't want to give up on KY, and I realized last night after

watching a lecture from Dr. Chopra, that I don't need to give up just

because I am not by definition Khalsa. I have the best teacher,

though sometimes a little too militaristic (even so, I've always

considered myself a warrior, I know that I didn't stumble upon him by

chance), he calls us Khalsa, he'll also call us out as well. I love

KY, and I've decided that if someone is going to judge because of

their Sikh background/religion, then that's really their problem!

[Guest guest]

Carly,

 

I sensed that I needed to speak up! I find that Guru Ram Dass is

perfectly ok with me taking what I need and leaving the rest, without

altering the teachings of course!

 

Sat Nam (respect the True Place in you)

Scott

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " carlyblackwell "

<carlyblackwell wrote:

>

> This is exactly where I am at now. I'm going to let my ego talk a

> moment - I feel in love with KY immediately, and my teacher. He's a

> tough teacher, and he makes sure we feel it after ever class. But I

> was always so proud, and I never gave up. I believed that I was the

> best. I understood completely the concept of " breaking through the

> wall " , and I never failed to break through it. Now that I am a

ballet

> student, I am actually learning more about my body that I have been

in

> yoga. Of course in ballet we don't talk about glands, but I better

> understand my core strength now. Now I see that while I was

breaking

> through walls, I was nearly breaking myself, over-developing my

> extremities to be exact, which I am reversing in dance. Now when I'm

> in yoga class, I recognize the wall, and I think, ok maybe I'll just

> gently hurdle over it rather than full-speed ahead, and I take a

break

> if I need to, yes Scott, I respect the resistance now!

>

> I don't want to give up on KY, and I realized last night after

> watching a lecture from Dr. Chopra, that I don't need to give up

just

> because I am not by definition Khalsa. I have the best teacher,

> though sometimes a little too militaristic (even so, I've always

> considered myself a warrior, I know that I didn't stumble upon him

by

> chance), he calls us Khalsa, he'll also call us out as well. I love

> KY, and I've decided that if someone is going to judge because of

> their Sikh background/religion, then that's really their problem!

>