Healthy Mind & Mind with Yoga

justwannabe · 03-08-2007, 11:47 AM

thanks again for your insightful spam. subtle enough to not seem completely obvious. but obvious none the less

InnerAthlete · 03-09-2007, 04:05 AM

It is best to help the student by actually citing the sutra referenced. Simply regurgitating a sutra and doing so out of context, with the expectation that the reader will accept it as "the" interpretation of said sutra, well that's a bit presumptuous.

I personally am less impressed by those reciting the sutras and more in awe of those living them.

Prascina · 06-17-2008, 08:24 AM

There is a parable pointing to the effect of a chant. It goes like this…
In a village there was a master who had many disciples staying with him to study. In the village there was a small boy who saw this and thought he also wanted to learn. So he went to stay with the master, but the master thought the boy was not intelligent enough for the learning and he was given the task to help the household . The boy happily obeyed his teacher and went on with his duty with all trust and reverence. Years flew by and many students went on and one day the boy asked the teacher whether it was time to teach him something. The teacher was so irritated that he uttered the word ‘kooshmanda’ meaning a melon…to say that the boy was stupid. But the boy thought the word Kooshmanda was a mantra and paid his respect to his teacher and went home happily practicing the chant. Years went by and the boy became famous over the land for his good powers he had achieved through the chant..and the teacher also came to know about this as the boy always spoke high of his teacher. Then one day the teacher visits the boy and ask him what mantra he was practicing…the boy with respect said Kooshmanda. This opened the teachers mind for he then knew that if a chant.. may it be any.. is practiced with trust.. respect.. surrender .totally is the real way .

03-08-2007, 11:47 AM	#1
justwannabe pañcashata Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 536	thanks again for your insightful spam. subtle enough to not seem completely obvious. but obvious none the less __________________ I am light, I am love, I am peace, I am kindness, I am happiness, I am here, it is now. I am, and so are you

03-09-2007, 04:05 AM	#2
InnerAthlete Mostly Good Egg Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Certified Purna Yoga Teacher - Seattle, WA Posts: 1,017	It is best to help the student by actually citing the sutra referenced. Simply regurgitating a sutra and doing so out of context, with the expectation that the reader will accept it as "the" interpretation of said sutra, well that's a bit presumptuous. I personally am less impressed by those reciting the sutras and more in awe of those living them. __________________ ---- http://www.yogamojodojo.com http://www.teamyoga.com http://www.innerathlete.net/forum

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06-17-2008, 08:24 AM	#3
Prascina Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 70	There is a parable pointing to the effect of a chant. It goes like this… In a village there was a master who had many disciples staying with him to study. In the village there was a small boy who saw this and thought he also wanted to learn. So he went to stay with the master, but the master thought the boy was not intelligent enough for the learning and he was given the task to help the household . The boy happily obeyed his teacher and went on with his duty with all trust and reverence. Years flew by and many students went on and one day the boy asked the teacher whether it was time to teach him something. The teacher was so irritated that he uttered the word ‘kooshmanda’ meaning a melon…to say that the boy was stupid. But the boy thought the word Kooshmanda was a mantra and paid his respect to his teacher and went home happily practicing the chant. Years went by and the boy became famous over the land for his good powers he had achieved through the chant..and the teacher also came to know about this as the boy always spoke high of his teacher. Then one day the teacher visits the boy and ask him what mantra he was practicing…the boy with respect said Kooshmanda. This opened the teachers mind for he then knew that if a chant.. may it be any.. is practiced with trust.. respect.. surrender .totally is the real way .