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Recieved: 2004/02/17 22:37
Subject: Re: [K-list] Kundalini Yoga devotees.
From: Doug Fraser
On 2004/02/17 22:37, Doug Fraser posted thus to the K-list:
At 01:19 PM 2/17/04 -0800, Mystress Angelique Serpent wrote:
> Ya know, there is just one question remaining in my mind, regarding
> this whole Morgan thing. Perhaps someone can clarify?
>
> Not about her, specifically... more of a general question. Someone sent
> me the URL for her website, and therein she states she is a student of
> Kundalini Yoga, hoping to one day become a teacher... and so, by
> extension, she is a devotee of Yogi Bajan.
oooh... I may be reading too much into how you stated things (need to see
how she stated it),
but (after the book I just finished reading) "hoping to be a teacher"
raises a little red flag.
> Usually, Gurus discourage devotees from looking for answers outside of
> their school or path. Some Gurus and Masters will even boot a student who
> does so. Even my beloved's Kung Fu teacher, had that policy... anyone
> taking outside training, even just a tai chi course, is automatically expelled.
this general topic was covered in "Do You Need a Guru" by Mariana
Caplan. It's an excellent
book about the problems Westerners have with the "guru" theory (and how
that relates to the
psychological framework of Western society (vs. Eastern)), the benefits and
costs of having a
"guru", some ideas of how to be discerning when looking for a
teacher... and the assumptions
underlying why some teachers say "no other paths". I thought she did an
excellent job
of finding the Middle Way between "total slavish obedience to a master"
(the popular misconception
of Westerner towards the Eastern view) and "heeding only your inner guru"
(as a lot of New Agers
would attest to)
doug
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