Guest guest Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hello Shunyavastha, Thank you so much for the response. May I ask where in Florida you reside and are you teaching? Joanne -----Original message----- " livezero " livezero Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:07:32 -0500 Re: A most amazing statement - > Hey Joanne- Namaste. > > I also like sitting on the sidelines and have been doing so for years. I > also was a student of Swami Gitananda when he lived in Trinidad WI, and I > also lived New York, now also in Florida. > > The technical word for switching tracks is " false start " . I have watched > yoga explode in over 300 different yoga systems whereas 40 years ago there > was the standard four systems. with three or them finding an insert in Raja > Yoga - now recognized as Ashtanga yoga and most recently several other > renouned teachers have developed their won handle in calling Ashtanga Yoga. > > > Every experience is an asset and no experience is every lost. I have to say > that I felt pretty much alone practice alone like in a bubble. I am very > happy that after years I am hearing of other old-time students of Swami > Gitananda. it is very refreshing > > in service > Shunyavastha > YDM > > ------- > > " frein " <frein > Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:11 PM > , > Re: A most amazing statement - > > I have never participated in the conversations within the > email group; I simply read and try to gain a fraction of the knowledge you > possess. This is the first time I have felt the desire to respond. I want > to thank you all for this wonderful exchange which was initiated by Dr. > Ananda. > > My yoga teacher in the early 1980's was Lalitha Devi in New York who was a > student of Swami Gitananda. The years I spent as her student were > wonderful. I have since moved to Florida and have found no other like her. > The track and field analogy went straight to my heart and I thank you. > > I'll keep listening. Namaste. > > Joanne > > -----Original message----- > prakash malshe malshe_prakash > Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:54:59 -0500 > > Re: A most amazing statement - > > > Probably he refers to what has been described in the chapter entitled as > Vibhutipada in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, because we never see anyone having > achieved those siddhis and so come to think that all that description is > merely a work of imagination. > > > > > > Prakash C. Malshe > > B-73 Shivalik Nagar > > BHEL, Hardwar 249 403 (Uttarakhand) > > INDIA > > > > Tel Res. 9219403308 > > Clinic 01334-228160 > > Mobile +919412073252 > > > > website http://www.prakashmalshe.com-a.googlepages.com/ > > > > --- On Sat, 2/7/09, Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani <yognat > wrote: > > > > Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani <yognat > > Re: A most amazing statement - > > > > Saturday, February 7, 2009, 6:27 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i like that one a lot!! > > usually we talk of digging many wells and not getting water anyplace > > as you never reach the depth needed > > this one is very apt for the modern times too > > > > On 2/6/09, livezero <livezero@mindexplor er.com> wrote: > > > another comment I want to make is more of an illustration. > > > > > > take track and field events for instance. > > > > > > there are 8 tracks in which the runner line up. you get lane no 8. > > > well everyone knows that lane 7 is shorter than lane 8. so as soon as > lane > > > 7 get empty you decide to switch lanes. only thing is that when you > switch > > > lanes you have to begin from the beginning. > > > further lane 6 is shorter than lane 7. so switch to lane 6 (remember > from > > > the beginning) then there is lane 5, and 4 and 3 and 2 and the > shortest > > > lane is lane no 1. > > > by the way the race if over and you have not even begun the to > progress > > > through the race. > > > > > > whether you have been going to all the seminars from different teacher > all > > > around the world who promises all kind of short cuts. you will have to > > > begin at the beginning. this person we are talking about has obviously > not > > > left the starting blocks yet. otherwise he would not have made such a > > > comment. > > > > > > hold one lane and go as far as it can take you and at some point the > > > teacher will reward you the next practice towards advancement. > > > > > > in service > > > YDM > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- --------- - > > > > > > " livezero " <livezero@mindexplor er.com> > > > Friday, February 06, 2009 10:03 AM > > > > > > Re: A most amazing statement - > > > > > > Dear Crusader- I see you point. But it is this same narrowing down that > is > > > going on in the world today that is corrupting Yoga and it same that I > call > > > " Dynamite Yoga " with this attitude the truest teachings of Yoga will > remain > > > obscured and latent. it is the same narrowing down that prevents > folks, > > > students and even teacher of like in questions that keeps all > experienced > > > at the level of the annamaya kosha and it is tamasic wisdom. > > > > > > in service > > > Shunyavastha > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- --------- - > > > > > > " venkatesan venkatesan " <dvenkatesan_ yoga (AT) (DOT) co.in> > > > Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:58 PM > > > > > > Re: A most amazing statement - > > > > > > > > > Might be he wanted to narrow it down or make it as simple so as to > make > > > common man understand it > > > > > > > > > Venkat <> " ~~~tHe~cRusader~ ~~ " <> > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- --------- - > > > > > > Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani <yognat2001 > > > > > > > Thursday, 5 February, 2009 6:01:18 PM > > > A most amazing statement - > > > > > > > > > A most amazing statement that i came across from someone purporting to > be a > > > seeker of over twenty(20) years of practice and seven(7) years of > teaching, > > > combined with 60 years of life experiences having participated in most > > > traditions of Yoga from Ashtanga to Tantra, along with attending > numerous > > > workshops and seminars and having read countless books each with a > > > different focus on what is important in Yoga, and saying that he is > well > > > qualified to make the following observation. > > > > > > The naive philosophy portrayed in the likes of PatanjalisYoga Sutras > is, > > > just like the 'Ten Commandments' an insult to 21st Century intelligence > and > > > of no relevance in a much more realistic and cynical world. > > > just goes to prove me right that if Patanjali came back today, he could > be > > > assassinated by modern yogis!!!!!!! ! > > > > > > Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani > > > Chairman : Yoganjali Natyalayam and ICYER > > > Hon General Secretary, Pondicherry Yogasana Association > > > 25, 2nd Cross,Iyyanar Nagar, Pondicherry, South India-605 013 > > > Tel: +91-413 - 2622902 / +91-413 -3203314/+91- 413 -2241561 > > > Mobile: 9842311433 > > > Website: www.icyer.com > > > www.geocities. com/yognat2001/ ananda > > > http://youtube. com/profile_ videos?user= yognat2001 & p= r > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- --------- - > > > > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! 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Guest guest Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Dr. Ananda - Yes, I am very lucky to have had Lalitha as my teacher. What an impact she made on my life. Just before her recent trip to San Francisco I was able to track her down and contact her after many years and I am hoping to see her on my next trip to New York. I will pass along your kind words. Thank you very much for your response. What an honor. -----Original message----- " Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani " yognat Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:48:56 -0500 Re: A most amazing statement - > Yogacharini Lalitha Devi is a great teacher and a most lovely and > loving humane being > I was privileged to meet her in SF at the Gitananda get together and > her letter to Amma after that has touched me very deeply to see the > love and respect she expressed despite being so many years my senior > in yoga > a great soul for sure and a true representative of the gitananda tradition! > you are lucky to be her student > > On 2/8/09, frein <frein wrote: > > I have never participated in the conversations within the email > > group; I simply read and try to gain a fraction of the knowledge you > > possess. This is the first time I have felt the desire to respond. I want > > to thank you all for this wonderful exchange which was initiated by Dr. > > Ananda. > > > > My yoga teacher in the early 1980's was Lalitha Devi in New York who was a > > student of Swami Gitananda. The years I spent as her student were > > wonderful. I have since moved to Florida and have found no other like her. > > The track and field analogy went straight to my heart and I thank you. > > > > I'll keep listening. Namaste. > > > > Joanne > > > > -----Original message----- > > prakash malshe malshe_prakash > > Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:54:59 -0500 > > > > Re: A most amazing statement - > > > >> Probably he refers to what has been described in the chapter entitled as > >> Vibhutipada in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, because we never see anyone having > >> achieved those siddhis and so come to think that all that description is > >> merely a work of imagination. > >> > >> > >> Prakash C. Malshe > >> B-73 Shivalik Nagar > >> BHEL, Hardwar 249 403 (Uttarakhand) > >> INDIA > >> > >> Tel Res. 9219403308 > >> Clinic 01334-228160 > >> Mobile +919412073252 > >> > >> website http://www.prakashmalshe.com-a.googlepages.com/ > >> > >> --- On Sat, 2/7/09, Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani <yognat > >> wrote: > >> > >> Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani <yognat > >> Re: A most amazing statement - > >> > >> Saturday, February 7, 2009, 6:27 AM > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> i like that one a lot!! > >> usually we talk of digging many wells and not getting water anyplace > >> as you never reach the depth needed > >> this one is very apt for the modern times too > >> > >> On 2/6/09, livezero <livezero@mindexplor er.com> wrote: > >> > another comment I want to make is more of an illustration. > >> > > >> > take track and field events for instance. > >> > > >> > there are 8 tracks in which the runner line up. you get lane no 8. > >> > well everyone knows that lane 7 is shorter than lane 8. so as soon as > >> > lane > >> > 7 get empty you decide to switch lanes. only thing is that when you > >> > switch > >> > lanes you have to begin from the beginning. > >> > further lane 6 is shorter than lane 7. so switch to lane 6 (remember > >> > from > >> > the beginning) then there is lane 5, and 4 and 3 and 2 and the shortest > >> > lane is lane no 1. > >> > by the way the race if over and you have not even begun the to progress > >> > through the race. > >> > > >> > whether you have been going to all the seminars from different teacher > >> > all > >> > around the world who promises all kind of short cuts. you will have to > >> > begin at the beginning. this person we are talking about has obviously > >> > not > >> > left the starting blocks yet. otherwise he would not have made such a > >> > comment. > >> > > >> > hold one lane and go as far as it can take you and at some point the > >> > teacher will reward you the next practice towards advancement. > >> > > >> > in service > >> > YDM > >> > > >> > ------------ --------- --------- --------- - > >> > > >> > " livezero " <livezero@mindexplor er.com> > >> > Friday, February 06, 2009 10:03 AM > >> > > >> > Re: A most amazing statement - > >> > > >> > Dear Crusader- I see you point. But it is this same narrowing down that > >> > is > >> > going on in the world today that is corrupting Yoga and it same that I > >> > call > >> > " Dynamite Yoga " with this attitude the truest teachings of Yoga will > >> > remain > >> > obscured and latent. it is the same narrowing down that prevents folks, > >> > students and even teacher of like in questions that keeps all > >> > experienced > >> > at the level of the annamaya kosha and it is tamasic wisdom. > >> > > >> > in service > >> > Shunyavastha > >> > > >> > ------------ --------- --------- --------- - > >> > > >> > " venkatesan venkatesan " <dvenkatesan_ yoga (AT) (DOT) co.in> > >> > Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:58 PM > >> > > >> > Re: A most amazing statement - > >> > > >> > > >> > Might be he wanted to narrow it down or make it as simple so as to make > >> > common man understand it > >> > > >> > > >> > Venkat <> " ~~~tHe~cRusader~ ~~ " <> > >> > > >> > ------------ --------- --------- --------- - > >> > > >> > Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani <yognat2001 > > >> > > >> > Thursday, 5 February, 2009 6:01:18 PM > >> > A most amazing statement - > >> > > >> > > >> > A most amazing statement that i came across from someone purporting to > >> > be a > >> > seeker of over twenty(20) years of practice and seven(7) years of > >> > teaching, > >> > combined with 60 years of life experiences having participated in most > >> > traditions of Yoga from Ashtanga to Tantra, along with attending > >> > numerous > >> > workshops and seminars and having read countless books each with a > >> > different focus on what is important in Yoga, and saying that he is well > >> > qualified to make the following observation. > >> > > >> > The naive philosophy portrayed in the likes of PatanjalisYoga Sutras is, > >> > just like the 'Ten Commandments' an insult to 21st Century intelligence > >> > and > >> > of no relevance in a much more realistic and cynical world. > >> > just goes to prove me right that if Patanjali came back today, he could > >> > be > >> > assassinated by modern yogis!!!!!!! ! > >> > > >> > Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani > >> > Chairman : Yoganjali Natyalayam and ICYER > >> > Hon General Secretary, Pondicherry Yogasana Association > >> > 25, 2nd Cross,Iyyanar Nagar, Pondicherry, South India-605 013 > >> > Tel: +91-413 - 2622902 / +91-413 -3203314/+91- 413 -2241561 > >> > Mobile: 9842311433 > >> > Website: www.icyer.com > >> > www.geocities. com/yognat2001/ ananda > >> > http://youtube. com/profile_ videos?user= yognat2001 & p= r > >> > > >> > ------------ --------- --------- --------- - > >> > > >> > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> Yogacharya > >> Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani > >> Chairman > >> ICYER and Yoganjali Natyalayam > >> 25, 2nd Cross, Iyyanar Nagar > >> Pondicherry, South India > >> www.icyer.com > >> www.geocities. com/yognat2001 > >> > >> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > >> DISCLAIMER : Information transmitted in this e-mail is proprietary to > >> Ananda Ashram at ICYER, Pondicherry, South India. It is intended only > >> for the addressee and may contain private, confidential and/or > >> privileged material. Review, retransmission, dissemination or other > >> use of this information by any person other than the intended > >> recipient is strictly prohibited. Please be aware that this email may > >> have been a group mailing (bcc) and if you received this through error > >> we apologize. If you have received this communication in error, please > >> contact us at yognat (AT) gmail (DOT) com and delete the material from any stored > >> format/computer. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > -- > Yogacharya > Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani > Chairman > ICYER and Yoganjali Natyalayam > 25, 2nd Cross, Iyyanar Nagar > Pondicherry, South India > www.icyer.com > www.geocities.com/yognat2001 > > -------------------------- > DISCLAIMER : Information transmitted in this e-mail is proprietary to > Ananda Ashram at ICYER, Pondicherry, South India. It is intended only > for the addressee and may contain private, confidential and/or > privileged material. Review, retransmission, dissemination or other > use of this information by any person other than the intended > recipient is strictly prohibited. Please be aware that this email may > have been a group mailing (bcc) and if you received this through error > we apologize. 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