This is the last in this series of answers to statements about Yoga students who are searching for the perfect Yoga, or the perfect Guru. “You can’t teach me anything about Yoga, I already know it.” You are absolutely right. There is an old Chinese saying, “A closed mind is like a closed book: just [...]
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This is a continuation of answers to some very “interesting” statements about Yoga and its many styles. Please don’t take the statements in quotations too seriously; let’s hope these answers will open minds. “Mine is the best Yoga style and all others are inferior.” Many students make this claim and I “set them straight,” right [...]
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Yoga has been able to help many of mankind’s ailments, but what about anger management? How can Yoga prevent rage and the burning desire for revenge? Many people say: “Don’t get mad, get even.” Is this what we are talking about? As any Yoga practitioner knows, Yoga has nothing to do with “getting even.” However, [...]
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Despite the fact that we are a multi-cultural society, American soldiers are perceived as Christian soldiers, or “infidels,” by most of the Moslem world. We, and our military, are not really welcome in most parts of the Middle East. Our relationship is historically founded on mistrust. Let’s bring the troops home and give them a [...]
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