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YogaIsLife
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 Posted - Feb 06 2009 : 8:57:08 PM
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A beautiful video over a lecture of Alan Watts talking about Yoga:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzppewk9a7I
I do enjoy very much the way this man speaks, the way he explains things and ponders about things. Have watched many videos of him talking. Very good marriage of western and eastern thinking and philosophies. How come I only "met" him now? 
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brother neil
USA
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Posted - Feb 08 2009 : 3:40:47 PM
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| interesting that he talks about how just constantly being present is a form of yoga |
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yogibear
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Posted - Feb 09 2009 : 08:07:14 AM
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Hi Yogaislife and brother neil,
Maybe Eckhart Tolle is an Alan Watts knock off. I read a few of his books years back and thouroughly enjoyed him. Very smart and insightful, but a bhogi. Not that there is anything wrong with that!
Best, yb. |
Edited by - yogibear on Feb 09 2009 08:10:39 AM |
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YogaIsLife
641 Posts |
Posted - Feb 09 2009 : 08:14:44 AM
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| Hey, what's a bhogi? |
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yogibear
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Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 07:11:56 AM
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Hi Yogaislife,
There are three catagories of people. Yogis, bhogis, and rogis. At nite, these three are doing different things. Yogis are pursueing the pleasures found in meditation, inner sensuality. Bhogis are pursueing the pleasures of the senses, outer sensuality. Rogis are bhogis who have are suffering the effects of too much bhoga.
They manifest tamas (roga) rajas (bhoga) and sattva (yoga). Inertia, activity and purity.
There is a good short bio of Mr. Watts on Wikipedia.
By refering to him as a bhogiraj, no disrespect is intended to Mr. Watts whatsoever. He was a gifted individual. It is kind of playful term I use to refer to some people sometimes who enjoy there food and drink. I hope that makes sense out of it for you.
Best, yb. |
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YogaIsLife
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Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 07:46:31 AM
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Hey yogibear,
Hmmm...interesting, thanks for the explanation! I did not know about those "types" of people...
I like to hear Watts speaking, for sure, but can understand what you mean. Well, there is always something good to learn from everybody, that's the beauty of life!  |
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vijikr
United Arab Emirates
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Posted - Feb 12 2009 : 03:45:14 AM
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Hi,
There is also another explaination that I have always heard was...
Yogi-One who eats his meal once a day.(I guess nothing nothing need to be explained here..)
Bhogi-One who has his meal twice a day.(bhogi also means enjoying the senses..ie being in the outerworld, feeding the 5 senses a lot)
Rogi-One who has his meal three times a day(rogi also means disease) |
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yogibear
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Posted - Feb 12 2009 : 06:03:51 AM
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Hi vijikr,
Thanks, I like your explanation. It is very short and pithy and gets the point across. It sums it up very well.
But that makes me a rogi. I don't like that.
And welcome to the forum. Best, yb. |
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yogibear
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Posted - Feb 12 2009 : 06:06:42 AM
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Hi Yogaislife,
quote:
I like to hear Watts speaking, for sure, but can understand what you mean. Well, there is always something good to learn from everybody, that's the beauty of life!
Agreed! Best, yb. |
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vijikr
United Arab Emirates
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Posted - Feb 26 2009 : 07:35:09 AM
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| Thanks yogibear for the welcome |
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brother neil
USA
752 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2009 : 8:17:55 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by yogibear
Hi vijikr,
Thanks, I like your explanation. It is very short and pithy and gets the point across. It sums it up very well.
But that makes me a rogi. I don't like that.
And welcome to the forum. Best, yb.
and what would your ego prefer you to be referred as? |
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