tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post5111448501351723313..comments2024-03-21T10:16:35.080-04:00Comments on Rituals of DisEnchantment: So sad. So terribly, terribly sad even after all this time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-30797411154322694082012-12-07T05:47:44.972-05:002012-12-07T05:47:44.972-05:00I, too, am very sad this has happened. Om Namah S...I, too, am very sad this has happened. Om Namah Shivaya belongs to humanity and not to her. I feel its power pulsating in me all the time. I feel protected by it. It is all pervasive and no one will ever change that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-84750484349697007722012-03-02T15:44:25.918-05:002012-03-02T15:44:25.918-05:00Kula + ade = Kulaid?
Ergo
Gurukula + ade = Guru Ko...Kula + ade = Kulaid?<br />Ergo<br />Gurukula + ade = Guru Kool-Aid!<br /><br />Humorous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-89547333867289098932012-03-02T15:41:59.506-05:002012-03-02T15:41:59.506-05:00John Friend drank the Kulaid and it poisoned him a...John Friend drank the Kulaid and it poisoned him and his business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-69490135194831482492012-03-02T14:26:32.184-05:002012-03-02T14:26:32.184-05:00Anon of March 1, 2012:
You mention "a failur...Anon of March 1, 2012:<br /><br />You mention "a failure to align with his teaching".<br /><br />Now is my turn for a Deja Vu moment.<br /><br />Being "aligned with the Guru's will" or "aligned with Gurmayi's shakti" was SUCH a big deal in SY during the late 1990' to mid-2000's.<br /><br />Apparently JF took on so much from SY and GM's ways.<br /><br />When a teacher takes themselves so seriously, needs for his/her students to actually be follower so badly, watch out. Going on 6 years after leaving SY and processing through that experience of leaving, I can say that such attitudes and language are indeed a major sign that something is critically wrong and the wisest find a way to flee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-41817272729864017292012-03-01T16:48:45.281-05:002012-03-01T16:48:45.281-05:00Deja vu. History repeats itself. All the above.
&...Deja vu. History repeats itself. All the above.<br /><br />"John asked me privately to offer my opinion about his teaching at the gathering.<br /><br />I told him in candor that I’d seen him teach better. Boom. He disagreed, and told me that I was alone in my opinion: that his teaching was better than ever. John started a crusade to prove me wrong. He portrayed my actions to others in ways to discredit me. I felt compelled to ask Christina and other colleagues to vouch for me in emails to John, so that I might regain his 'good graces.' This was hurtful, and like any family member, I coped and longed still to love.<br /><br />The politics of jockeying for favor became irrelevant when his assistant, Wendy, told me that production on products I had started with the Anusara team had been pulled because John was upset with me for a failure to align with his teaching.<br /><br />This is a sad, tragic story. But my choice to leave was a refusal to enable John to continue operating in unhealthy ways. One’s conscience demands that we recognize when complicity compromises our simple sense of decency."<br /><br />http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/02/amy-ippoliti-life-into-perspective-matters-most/<br /><br />http://www.yogadork.com/news/elena-brower-and-amy-ippoliti-on-leaving-anusara-and-recent-controversy/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-40530936101225894752012-02-29T21:13:06.215-05:002012-02-29T21:13:06.215-05:00http://www.yogadork.com/news/douglas-brooks-anusar...http://www.yogadork.com/news/douglas-brooks-anusara-inc-must-cease-to-exist-to-avoid-further-irreparable-harm%E2%80%9D/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-47055857820163281062012-02-29T21:02:55.370-05:002012-02-29T21:02:55.370-05:00Art Of Attention: Misconduct In The (Yoga) World
P...Art Of Attention: Misconduct In The (Yoga) World<br />Posted: 02/20/2012 10:20 am<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elena-brower/john-friend-controversy_b_1285538.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-58765069070604962042012-02-29T00:59:21.033-05:002012-02-29T00:59:21.033-05:00Check out the article on John Friend stepping down...Check out the article on John Friend stepping down from his yoga post, complete with photo of Muk and Nit that ran in today's NYT:<br /><br />Yoga Fans Sexual Flames and, Predictably, Plenty of Scandal by William J. BroadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-66593489132112611052012-01-20T23:04:36.817-05:002012-01-20T23:04:36.817-05:00There's a very poignant newly uploaded persona...There's a very poignant newly uploaded personal story on the Leaving Siddha Yoga website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-49056343127119636272012-01-16T06:43:16.947-05:002012-01-16T06:43:16.947-05:00BB statue IS goldBB statue IS goldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-77000106679070234472012-01-08T23:02:35.054-05:002012-01-08T23:02:35.054-05:00For my money/the cost of the Sunday Times, you can...For my money/the cost of the Sunday Times, you can't find a better "message for the year 2012" than this op-ed by Pico Iyer that ran in the paper January 1st:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/the-joy-of-quiet.html?pagewanted=allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-55450505520758803832012-01-08T13:11:51.148-05:002012-01-08T13:11:51.148-05:00Thanks old sheep. Seekher. Et al...
Intense effor...Thanks old sheep. Seekher. Et al... <br />Intense effort is paying off <br />Aim was true after all perhaps hard to explain<br /> SY practices over yet <br />Never better spiritually <br />Siddha days part of recipe for present <br />paradoxical/not excusing the bad<br />Grateful for companions from those days here<br />Shine on <br />Thanks old sheep again felt solid support to not treat the past as debility but compostable fodder very nice readAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-18839325871685382412012-01-05T13:54:58.194-05:002012-01-05T13:54:58.194-05:00Message is to continue golden celebration of BBMessage is to continue golden celebration of BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-40904886037652751742012-01-05T09:57:15.297-05:002012-01-05T09:57:15.297-05:00I'll pass on the $100 fee, thank you very much...I'll pass on the $100 fee, thank you very much. Any insider scoop?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-22089007491237988702012-01-05T09:46:19.067-05:002012-01-05T09:46:19.067-05:00It is a new webcast on the sy site now. sw vasu i...It is a new webcast on the sy site now. sw vasu is the speakerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-83454188576712562702012-01-05T06:57:25.128-05:002012-01-05T06:57:25.128-05:00Did anyone attend the 2012 Sweet Surprise? Was it ...Did anyone attend the 2012 Sweet Surprise? Was it the same message as the last few years or a new message?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-69852466305227072062011-12-31T08:51:28.485-05:002011-12-31T08:51:28.485-05:00Just an interesting blog I happened to find on the...Just an interesting blog I happened to find on the web: http://guruphiliac.lefora.com/2010/04/10/gurumayi-aka-swami-chidvalisanada/page2/<br /><br />Wishing you all a wonderful year 2012!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-87166335446829307242011-12-24T17:24:21.078-05:002011-12-24T17:24:21.078-05:00I wish everyone on this site the joy of completion...I wish everyone on this site the joy of completion. May we all realize the truth of what we are. After so many years of intense effort, may our practice bear fruit.<br />love to everyone,<br />old sheepAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-36550954507704021922011-12-22T14:15:55.561-05:002011-12-22T14:15:55.561-05:00Your prayers have been answered.
Sorry. Didn'...Your prayers have been answered. <br /><br />Sorry. Didn't realize my sarcasm was so dry. Will add a little water next time. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-82413132361909996872011-12-22T09:55:16.520-05:002011-12-22T09:55:16.520-05:00'What distinguishes this message is that it co...'What distinguishes this message is that it comes from the illumined mind of a woman who has transcended the limitations of human existence, conquered the thieves of the heart and reached a goal none of us will achieve in this lifetime - and it is embarrassing, careless drivel.'<br /><br />But you make sooo many assumptions herein. Why do you assume her mind was illumined? And why in heavens name would you assume she has reached the 'goal' (lol) and that none of "US" ever can or have not?<br /><br />I pray you are being sarcastic in this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-91901527674226275572011-12-22T00:39:29.434-05:002011-12-22T00:39:29.434-05:00Exactly.
When has it ever been like SY to take an...Exactly.<br /><br />When has it ever been like SY to take anything back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-81552221217699839852011-12-21T16:02:45.237-05:002011-12-21T16:02:45.237-05:00The letter probably disappeared because it was no ...The letter probably disappeared because it was no longer timely, not because anyone realized how juvenile and embarrassing it was. This was a Christmas sales pitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-54119615525640285532011-12-20T15:24:33.053-05:002011-12-20T15:24:33.053-05:00What distinguishes this message from others is the...What distinguishes this message from others is the fact that it was "written by Gurumayi". Whether or not it actually was is beside the point. It came from the foundation and it was therefore approved.<br /><br />In the past Gurumayi never said anything as overt as "buy this!" (A vision just popped into my head of 100s of sevites at public programs wearing buttons that bark, "Get Shaktipat now - Ask me how!") in the past a distinct line was always drawn between what the guru said and what the foundation said. And by keeping the two separate, SY kept a lot of us hanging on to the "guru's words" much longer than we might have had she been passing out frequent shopper bookstore cards during darshan.<br /><br />What distinguishes this message is that it comes from the illumined mind of a woman who has transcended the limitations of human existence, conquered the thieves of the heart and reached a goal none of us will achieve in this lifetime - and it is embarrassing, careless drivel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-10863790068101782502011-12-20T10:44:50.034-05:002011-12-20T10:44:50.034-05:00"The empress really has no clothes!"
Yu..."The empress really has no clothes!"<br /><br />Yuck. Now there's a truly disturbing image I have a hard time erasing from my imagination!<br /><br />The imagination version of:<br /><br />"Nooooooo!! MUST -- NOT -- LOOK!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794942461067348825.post-7837341958453399472011-12-19T17:36:11.269-05:002011-12-19T17:36:11.269-05:00When I looked for the ‘Just for You’ letter on the...When I looked for the ‘Just for You’ letter on the SY website today I could not find it. Links have been taken down and only cached versions are to be found on the search engines. Probably SYDA is walking away from it now. It is embarrassing, really sad, and shocking. But probably not too surprising when you consider the ‘brain drain’ that has been going on in SY for more than 10 years. Consider the diminished quality and content of the New Year’s Message after Sally Kempton left, followed by recycled messages for years running. Or the daily attribute; a word a day for $17 per month can hardly be considered to have either quality or content, unless you believe a magical power selected that word JUST FOR YOU. The master teachers, writers, philosophers, professors, business professionals, technocrats who used to work for the ashram have all left and long enough ago that a communication with such absurd content, poor construction, and smiley faces could be emailed and posted before its impact was ever considered. <br />The really questionable business decisions to simply shut the doors with no explanation, no articulated future plans, offering only a home study course, a website and a few retreats and somehow the organization will continue on. It comes down to who was and is steering the boat. The empress really has no clothes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com