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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Guruji teaching 2nd series...

Thanks to Frikaloopa for uploading this video on youtube.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Ashtanga Closing Chant by Guruji

Swasthi prajabhyah pari pala yantam

Nyayena margena mahim mahishaha

Gobrahmannebhyaha shubamastunityam

Lokah samastha sukhino bhavantu

Om shanti, shanti, shanti...

Let prosperity be glorified

Let rulers (administrators) rule the world with law and justice

Let all things divine be protected

Let people of the world be happy, peaceful and free

Om peace, peace, peace

Thanks to Ashtangaproductions for sharing this video on youtube.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Forever sweating with your leg behind your head

I'm sure you would much rather be in Padmasana instead

breathing deeply amongst other sounds,

the soft counting of Guruji, his lotus feet upon the ground

All matter of judgement is cast away from here

Fly above the aching bodies, breath it in....breath it out.

Watch the freedom dance around the room, Guruji can see it,

Floating and gliding, circling his head

drifting in and out of his mind - so perfectly designed

He chuckles as it lingers around a humble student, always a step behind

then coming back to drift around his mind

A burst of colour light and song

as the students echo Guruji's OM

I wonder the thoughts his head creates even just to ponder on

I'm sure they are more complicated than just a simple OM

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By India Scott (at 13 years)
From http://www.stillpointyoga.co.nz/news.cfm?id=131

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Until the next stillpoint.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Respect to the Guru

I just got my connection up and running this morning.

Yoga Manila paid its respect to Guruji last Sunday by having a small tribute to him at the Alabang studio.

Hoze Arando, probably one of the very few Filipino ashtangis who have studied with Guruji in the old shala, shared his experience in meeting and studying with Guruji in 1999 and 2000. Fellow YM teacher Becky led the chanting of the Gayatri mantra and the Heart Sutra.

Of all the YM teachers, I believe it was only Hoze, Michelle and me who have been to Mysore and have studied at AYRI (now KPJAYI). Of the three, I'm the only who wasn't able to study under him because he was no longer teaching when I went there last year. I am deeply grateful still for being able to see him in person and bow before him in one conference.

I guess, it's was like my relationship with both my paternal and maternal grandfathers... I never really got to build a relationship with them because they both passed away even before I was born.

For Guruji, it was like meeting one of my grandfathers and not really knowing what to do whenever I was in his presence... but there was a feeling of sincere gratitude and respect. Gratitude and respect for sharing to us this great practice called Ashtanga.

Gurubrahman guruvishnu gurudevo mahesvaraha
Gurusakshat parabrahma tasmai shri gurave namaha

Thursday, May 21, 2009

More on Guruji

Thanks M.

Our teacher Paul's tribute to Guruji...

In loving memory of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, "Guruji"

July 16, 1915 - May 18, 2009

(This is a personal account of my connection with a great teacher. For a more detailed biography of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois please read Alex Medin's very well written article about him, his life and work. Also view Barry Silver's pictorial to music.)

By Paul Dallaghan

Read the article here.

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I learned from fellow YM teachers that Paul and I were born on the same day, May 19, with Paul older by 6 years. Good sign.

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A beautiful photo tribute to Guruji from Ashtanga Yoyogi.