tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post7845129197232004427..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Feeding the "Me" Beast: Yoga and Body HarmingNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-70116634002463451852011-10-04T07:43:23.673-07:002011-10-04T07:43:23.673-07:00The blog that you reference in Non-Violence, Laugh...The blog that you reference in Non-Violence, Laughter, Budo, and Hypocrisy states about Ken Wilber and the video demonstration of deep meditation and witnessing:<br /><br />"Wilber may say he doesn’t intend people to take it this way. But that would be disingenuous. He knows full well people are going to take it this way. The message my commenter got is, 'Ken Wilber is a better meditatorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-66713791229243486682011-09-29T06:41:14.337-07:002011-09-29T06:41:14.337-07:00Well, I knew it'd be a long response, but here...Well, I knew it'd be a long response, but <a href="http://mumonno.blogspot.com/2011/09/non-violence-laughter-and-hypocrisy.html" rel="nofollow">here's my response</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Nathan.<br /><br />May all fine teachers with shreds of sanity.Mumon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116967568502451788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-65418743341543922532011-09-28T07:44:34.785-07:002011-09-28T07:44:34.785-07:00Robyn: "too have looked out at my students an...Robyn: "too have looked out at my students and been surprised to see such serious faces, but I think some of it is simply that they are actually concentrating on what is happening inside. I am not sure it is all disconnect." Totally true. Good point. I've also seen that, especially when I taught my ESL students. (I'm always glad to hear your take on these kind of posts. Keeps meNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-58063215201020397532011-09-28T06:50:55.794-07:002011-09-28T06:50:55.794-07:00I'll have more to say on this later, but in sh...I'll have more to say on this later, but in short, it's sad to see such experiences.Mumon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116967568502451788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-63056505180892396922011-09-28T06:14:22.862-07:002011-09-28T06:14:22.862-07:00Disconnect is what sells well in New York City rig...Disconnect is what sells well in New York City right now, unfortunately. So unlike class I took in the 90's.<br /><br />I have a conclusion to state. Just because I am paying for a yoga class, does not mean I came for the kick-butt "workout". I could do that to myself at home for free (even having contracted a mild case of costochondritis injury doing so), because I have infused Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-18918631915376110642011-09-28T04:43:33.877-07:002011-09-28T04:43:33.877-07:00Isn't greed the in the #1 position of the Thre...Isn't greed the in the #1 position of the Three Poisons for a good reason? There is a lot of greed in wanting to perfect some of those difficult asana-s (ask me how I know!). It is just one more form of consumption.<br /><br />On the other hand, when I think about what I have ultimately learned from injuries and even from working through difficult postures...such activity isn't Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-68729959906896137682011-09-27T15:27:25.251-07:002011-09-27T15:27:25.251-07:00I agree wholeheartedly. A fantastic observation. T...I agree wholeheartedly. A fantastic observation. Thank you. This needs to be discussed more openly.Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-2748544017032801712011-09-27T09:45:32.749-07:002011-09-27T09:45:32.749-07:00Brown's post is fascinating, and your commenta...Brown's post is fascinating, and your commentary hits it right on, I think: lust for achievement leading to suffering, samsara dressed up in yoga clothes. I'm struck by the image of him looking at his students and seeing the suffering in their faces, only for them to tell him after the class how *grrrreeeat* it was. Disconnection was not the point, was it?Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.com