15 Jul Paradox

Soooo, i’m not a huge fan of those who take the right to say anything in the name of yoga. I’ve touched on this issue before, and it comes down to self-declared judges of what is yogic or not, using popularized yogic philosophy as their back-up, pointing their fingers to whomever (especially other yogis) who are not following their categorical or dogmatic interpretation of the teachings. It particulary comes to expression if people don’t behave after their expectations. And seriously, this is so full of paradoxal, contitioned and judgemental mindstuff as you can get it! The practice of yoga is something very individual and personal. We practice and fight our own demons and Illusions. One cannot force yoga upon anyone, and really not judge others for not seeing the world as you do. Externalizing your own contitioned mind or feelings on others, is confusing where the responsability of your own state lies, and the influence of someone elses behavior. Personally I find this part of my practice of being an understanding and compassionate fellow being: to constantly sort out what belongs to me and what belongs to others; what is hidden in my conditioned patterns and wheather i’m able to react in an alternative manner etc. It all lies within my personal yoga practice, and i don’t find it the legit excuse to judge others from. My opinion is that we can have reflections around what the teachings resonnate in us, though not being the connotational police of its global meaning. Keeping politics and ideology away, inviting svadhyaya ( study of the self) in. Now of course this whole commentary becomes a paradox of its content, just showing again how yoga is a practice far beyond words, and the mind…