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299 From: Ashwin Sun <ashwinjlsun@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:48am Subject: Kechari as a tool ashwinjlsun Offline Send Email KEchari Mudra can be achieved without snipping or cutting the frenum. This is what we had just ascertained and had been sharing about Lili...Tablya Kriya can get you there...this practice would not be included in the Lineages of some of the greatest masters of our current era without it being of major benefit to the spiritual aspirant. It causes a release of certain chemicals in the brain that induce a VERY peaceful state.
FYI
Ashwin
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Dear Ashwin...what is this? Tablya Kriya? Is there some source I could read about that? (or is it already in Yogani's wonderful teaching and I just haven't got that far...?)
love, patricia 305 From: "raw_obsidian" <raw_obsidian@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:54am Subject: Re: Kechari as a tool raw_obsidian Offline Send Email Dear Patricia,
I happen to know that Yogani does not recommend "talavya" kriya. I agree with him. But let me not misquote him, so I will quote directly from a private correspondance I have from him (maybe it is posted somewhere, I don't know):
>>>>> Then there is talavya kriya, which is cutting the frenum the hard way, with the lower teeth. Forget that -- unless you are a masochist, and have 50 years to get into kechari, and then still coming up way short. Trimming in tiny steps over time is the fastest and easiest way for people who are serious about kechari. Then the tongue will get as long as it needs to without going to any extreme measures. Of course, there are many who think the trimming is extreme. Well, it works the best for getting into kechari, and that is the proof of the pudding. -- Yogani
-D
--- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "PParry" <pparry@i...> wrote: > >Tablya Kriya can get you there...this practice would not be > > included in the Lineages of some of the greatest > > masters of our current era without it being of major > > benefit to the spiritual aspirant. > > Dear Ashwin...what is this? Tablya Kriya? Is there some source I could read > about that? > (or is it already in Yogani's wonderful teaching and I just haven't got that > far...?) > > love, > patricia 306 From: "PParry" <pparry@img.net> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 0:33pm Subject: Re: Re: Kechari as a tool hermes_chela Offline Send Email Dear D,
Ah! thanks very much for the speedy reply on that!..so it refers to the tongue/tooth thing that was described before then. Thanks..I thought it was another term I hadn't heard (the spelling was different so I couldn't find it on the net. Just in case I was missing out on something...HAD to know!
I am a bit squeamish about some of these practices (some of these posts find me with my palm firmly clamped over my very shut mouth with my eyes bugging out :-) Though I did go to a mirror and have a look - I see exactly what you are all talking about. I would have to take a whole bottle of Cowardly Lion Courage Pills first.... I wonder....if the same thing can be obtained through strictly mental means - with correct mental application, there are no barriers, not physical ones either. Seems to me if you can get to a state where you can hold the mental image focused enough for enough time, the energy channel would develop anyway...
Well live and let live...thank you so much for settting me straight here.
love, patricia
> Dear Patricia, > > I happen to know that Yogani does not recommend "talavya" kriya. I > agree with him. But let me not misquote him, so I will quote > directly from a private correspondance I have from him (maybe it is > posted somewhere, I don't know): > >>>>>> Then there is talavya kriya, which is cutting the frenum the > hard way, with the lower teeth. Forget that -- unless you are a > masochist, and have 50 years to get into kechari, and then still > coming up way short. Trimming in tiny steps over time is the fastest > and easiest way for people who are serious about kechari. Then the > tongue will get as long as it needs to without going to any extreme > measures. Of course, there are many who think the trimming is > extreme. Well, it works the best for getting into kechari, and that > is the proof of the pudding. -- Yogani 309 From: victor yj <vic@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:23pm Subject: Re: Re: Kechari as a tool vic Offline Send Email Patricia, Depending on your physical anatomy it may not be needed at all to do any snipping. If your tongue can reach past your hard palate and touch your soft palate or if you can lick teh tip of your nose with the tip of your tongue you may not need to snip but simply to stretch your tongue. Once you get past the uvula the major battle is over and it is simply a matter of practice like any Yoga Asana
PParry <pparry@img.net> wrote: Dear D,
Ah! thanks very much for the speedy reply on that!..so it refers to the tongue/tooth thing that was described before then. Thanks..I thought it was another term I hadn't heard (the spelling was different so I couldn't find it on the net. Just in case I was missing out on something...HAD to know!
I am a bit squeamish about some of these practices (some of these posts find me with my palm firmly clamped over my very shut mouth with my eyes bugging out :-) Though I did go to a mirror and have a look - I see exactly what you are all talking about. I would have to take a whole bottle of Cowardly Lion Courage Pills first.... I wonder....if the same thing can be obtained through strictly mental means - with correct mental application, there are no barriers, not physical ones either. Seems to me if you can get to a state where you can hold the mental image focused enough for enough time, the energy channel would develop anyway...
Well live and let live...thank you so much for settting me straight here.
love, patricia
> Dear Patricia, > > I happen to know that Yogani does not recommend "talavya" kriya. I > agree with him. But let me not misquote him, so I will quote > directly from a private correspondance I have from him (maybe it is > posted somewhere, I don't know): > >>>>>> Then there is talavya kriya, which is cutting the frenum the > hard way, with the lower teeth. Forget that -- unless you are a > masochist, and have 50 years to get into kechari, and then still > coming up way short. Trimming in tiny steps over time is the fastest > and easiest way for people who are serious about kechari. Then the > tongue will get as long as it needs to without going to any extreme > measures. Of course, there are many who think the trimming is > extreme. Well, it works the best for getting into kechari, and that > is the proof of the pudding. -- Yogani
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 325 From: "obsidian9999" <obsidian9999@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:47pm Subject: Re: Kechari as a tool obsidian9999 Offline Send Email Dear Patricia,
the best answer on whether they can be obtained by purely mental means is "yes", "no" and "it all depends". I attained a lot through purely mental means (I began with mantra yoga), but in time I found that the various kinds of yoga help each other.
Even after finding a lot of help through purely mental means, I felt very drawn to Kechari. I actually cut some of my frenum even before I heard of it as a practice!! My friends were worried about me, but for me it was intuitive for me to do so and I was eager. The cultural practice of snipping, thousands of years ago in india, would have begun as a result of experimentation in that vein.
Maybe Kechari is not for you. Maybe it never will be. Maybe it is not now, but will be later.
Yoga is a set of tools. All of the tools are all useful, and their usefulness varies person-to-person, and also according to the time in each persons life.
:)
Love,
-D
> I wonder....if the same thing can be obtained through strictly mental > means - with correct mental application, there are no barriers, not > physical ones either. Seems to me if you can get to a state where you can > hold the mental image focused enough for enough time, the energy channel > would develop anyway...
> Well live and let live...thank you so much for settting me straight here. > > love, > patricia > > > > Dear Patricia, > > > > I happen to know that Yogani does not recommend "talavya" kriya. I > > agree with him. But let me not misquote him, so I will quote > > directly from a private correspondance I have from him (maybe it is > > posted somewhere, I don't know): > > > >>>>>> Then there is talavya kriya, which is cutting the frenum the > > hard way, with the lower teeth. Forget that -- unless you are a > > masochist, and have 50 years to get into kechari, and then still > > coming up way short. Trimming in tiny steps over time is the fastest > > and easiest way for people who are serious about kechari. Then the > > tongue will get as long as it needs to without going to any extreme > > measures. Of course, there are many who think the trimming is > > extreme. Well, it works the best for getting into kechari, and that > > is the proof of the pudding. -- Yogani 327 From: "jim_and_his_karma" <jim_and_his_karma@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:19pm Subject: Re: Kechari as a tool jim_and_his_... Offline Send Email Patricia, I understand your squeamishness, and share some of it myself. There's nothing wrong with it! If you were to completely shift paradigms in five secs (or even five years), and decide, for example, that snipping your tongue membrane sounds like the most natural thing in the world to do, THAT would be nutty! We are who we are, and if we're sane we adjust and open only gradually and skeptically!
But let me point out that clipping this membrane is no more mutilating than piercing your ears. It's vastly less noticable to others than an ear piercing. And it serves a deeper purpose than mere fashion style.
If that perspective opens you just a tad, I'd be glad (hey, that rhymes). No need to actually snip-snip-snip anytime soon. And do bear in mind that this is "Advanced Yoga Practices". You've got to expect some esoterica, no? :)
--- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "PParry" <pparry@i...> wrote: > Dear D, > > Ah! thanks very much for the speedy reply on that!..so it refers to the > tongue/tooth thing that was described before then. Thanks..I thought it was > another term I hadn't heard (the spelling was different so I couldn't find > it on the net. Just in case I was missing out on something...HAD to know! > > I am a bit squeamish about some of these practices (some of these posts find > me with my palm firmly clamped over my very shut mouth with my eyes bugging > out :-) > Though I did go to a mirror and have a look - I see exactly what you are all > talking about. I would have to take a whole bottle of Cowardly Lion Courage > Pills first.... > I wonder....if the same thing can be obtained through strictly mental > means - with correct mental application, there are no barriers, not > physical ones either. Seems to me if you can get to a state where you can > hold the mental image focused enough for enough time, the energy channel > would develop anyway... > > Well live and let live...thank you so much for settting me straight here. > > love, > patricia > > > > Dear Patricia, > > > > I happen to know that Yogani does not recommend "talavya" kriya. I > > agree with him. But let me not misquote him, so I will quote > > directly from a private correspondance I have from him (maybe it is > > posted somewhere, I don't know): > > > >>>>>> Then there is talavya kriya, which is cutting the frenum the > > hard way, with the lower teeth. Forget that -- unless you are a > > masochist, and have 50 years to get into kechari, and then still > > coming up way short. Trimming in tiny steps over time is the fastest > > and easiest way for people who are serious about kechari. Then the > > tongue will get as long as it needs to without going to any extreme > > measures. Of course, there are many who think the trimming is > > extreme. Well, it works the best for getting into kechari, and that > > is the proof of the pudding. -- Yogani 310 From: Ashwin Sun <ashwinjlsun@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:39pm Subject: Re: Re: Kechari as a tool ashwinjlsun Offline Send Email Dear Group,
I very much appreciate Yogani and the work done thru AYP, but I simply want to point out that I personally know a few yogis that have achieved kechari without snipping the frenum with a pair of scissors. Yogani says that it will take too long without the snipping, but these individuals attained kechari way before old age, and as far as using the teeth being masochistic, well, I believe using only the body to train the body is way less masochistic than taking a foriegn object and cutting the body with it...
All this said, I still think that both ways are fine, and that each individual should find their own best way for them...
--- victor yj <vic@yahoo.com> wrote: > Patricia, > Depending on your physical anatomy it may not be > needed at all to do any snipping. If your tongue can > reach past your hard palate and touch your soft > palate or if you can lick teh tip of your nose with > the tip of your tongue you may not need to snip but > simply to stretch your tongue. Once you get past the > uvula the major battle is over and it is simply a > matter of practice like any Yoga Asana > > PParry <pparry@img.net> wrote: > Dear D, > > Ah! thanks very much for the speedy reply on > that!..so it refers to the > tongue/tooth thing that was described before then. > Thanks..I thought it was > another term I hadn't heard (the spelling was > different so I couldn't find > it on the net. Just in case I was missing out on > something...HAD to know! > > I am a bit squeamish about some of these practices > (some of these posts find > me with my palm firmly clamped over my very shut > mouth with my eyes bugging > out :-) > Though I did go to a mirror and have a look - I see > exactly what you are all > talking about. I would have to take a whole bottle > of Cowardly Lion Courage > Pills first.... > I wonder....if the same thing can be obtained > through strictly mental > means - with correct mental application, there are > no barriers, not > physical ones either. Seems to me if you can get to > a state where you can > hold the mental image focused enough for enough > time, the energy channel > would develop anyway... > > Well live and let live...thank you so much for > settting me straight here. > > love, > patricia > > > > Dear Patricia, > > > > I happen to know that Yogani does not recommend > "talavya" kriya. I > > agree with him. But let me not misquote him, so > I will quote > > directly from a private correspondance I have from > him (maybe it is > > posted somewhere, I don't know): > > > >>>>>> Then there is talavya kriya, which is > cutting the frenum the > > hard way, with the lower teeth. Forget that -- > unless you are a > > masochist, and have 50 years to get into kechari, > and then still > > coming up way short. Trimming in tiny steps over > time is the fastest > > and easiest way for people who are serious about > kechari. Then the > > tongue will get as long as it needs to without > going to any extreme > > measures. Of course, there are many who think the > trimming is > > extreme. Well, it works the best for getting into > kechari, and that > > is the proof of the pudding. -- Yogani > > > > > For the AYP Lessons and Books, go to: > http://www.geocities.com/advancedyogapractices > > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AYPforum/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > AYPforum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > >
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yes it is true that people achieve Kechari high stages without snipping, so perhaps we go a bit far in putting down Talavya Kriya. Perhaps what is best depends on your anatomy. Perhaps both Yogani and I are banged-to-rights here. :)
I want to question though the concept of "body" and "foreign object".
Why is it better to do something with the body than with a tool? Is it better to comb your hair with your hands than with a comb? To brush your teeth with a your finger or with a toothbrush?
I am just being deliberately funny here, not disrespectful. :)
Human beings may be easily subject to the "naturalistic fallacy"; this can be viewed in two ways.
One is that we err in not knowing that our concept of "natural" is arbitrary. Often it comes down simply to what we are accustomed to. To a Westerner, amaroli (drinking a small quantity of ones own urine as a health-stimulant) is disturbingly unnatural, and people have violent reactions to the idea. In India, it is much more acceptable. They know it is a good tonic. India is wiser than the West in this respect.
Many people have objected (more so in the past in teh West) to yogic stretching itself. Surely doing that to the body can't be "natural"?
We could work out thousands of examples of this sort of thing.
The second error is to believe that what is "natural" is better. Not only is their no clear "natural", but there is certainly no clear "better" in this naturalness.
The Western world still inherits something of the 'Noble Savage' fallacy, where it is believed that the problems of human beings are the result of conditioning and do not come from nature. Science (and many aspects of Eastern philosophy) disagrees on this, and I agree with science here. There is also a common fallacy that bad things do not happen in the natural world, when you take the human beings away.
What *is* true (and what all yogis know) is that there is Intelligence and Wisdom which are often untapped, and we use Yoga to find it. I see the division between the Wise and the Unwise as running across, not perpendicular to the purely-human, culturally- bound and ironically *artificial* distinctions between Natural and Unnatural.
And so I find it wise to snip my frenum while others find it *unnatural*. I certainly agree with them that instinct is against it. But instinct is not always good.
And according to what wisdom I can find, I snip my frenum with the best tool I can find. I find a cuticle scissors better by far than my teeth, and find my own choice of the best tool I can find to be very "natural" (in the sense of good) for an intelligent animal.
Respectfuly yours,
-David
--- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, Sun <ashwinjlsun@y...> wrote: > Dear Group, > > I very much appreciate Yogani and the work done thru > AYP, but I simply want to point out that I personally > know a few yogis that have achieved kechari without > snipping the frenum with a pair of scissors. Yogani > says that it will take too long without the snipping, > but these individuals attained kechari way before old > age, and as far as using the teeth being masochistic, > well, I believe using only the body to train the body > is way less masochistic than taking a > and cutting the body with it... > > All this said, I still think that both ways are fine, > and that each individual should find their own best > way for them... > > > --- victor yj <vic@y...> wrote: > > Patricia, > > Depending on your physical anatomy it may not be > > needed at all to do any snipping. If your tongue can > > reach past your hard palate and touch your soft > > palate or if you can lick teh tip of your nose with > > the tip of your tongue you may not need to snip but > > simply to stretch your tongue. Once you get past the > > uvula the major battle is over and it is simply a > > matter of practice like any Yoga Asana > > > > PParry <pparry@i...> wrote: > > Dear D, > > > > Ah! thanks very much for the speedy reply on > > that!..so it refers to the > > tongue/tooth thing that was described before then. > > Thanks..I thought it was > > another term I hadn't heard (the spelling was > > different so I couldn't find > > it on the net. Just in case I was missing out on > > something...HAD to know! > > > > I am a bit squeamish about some of these practices > > (some of these posts find > > me with my palm firmly clamped over my very shut > > mouth with my eyes bugging > > out :-) > > Though I did go to a mirror and have a look - I see > > exactly what you are all > > talking about. I would have to take a whole bottle > > of Cowardly Lion Courage > > Pills first.... > > I wonder....if the same thing can be obtained > > through strictly mental > > means - with correct mental application, there are > > no barriers, not > > physical ones either. Seems to me if you can get to > > a state where you can > > hold the mental image focused enough for enough > > time, the energy channel > > would develop anyway... > > > > Well live and let live...thank you so much for > > settting me straight here. > > > > love, > > patricia > > > > > > > Dear Patricia, > > > > > > I happen to know that Yogani does not recommend > > "talavya" kriya. I > > > agree with him. But let me not misquote him, so > > I will quote > > > directly from a private correspondance I have from > > him (maybe it is > > > posted somewhere, I don't know): > > > > > >>>>>> Then there is talavya kriya, which is > > cutting the frenum the > > > hard way, with the lower teeth. Forget that -- > > unless you are a > > > masochist, and have 50 years to get into kechari, > > and then still > > > coming up way short. Trimming in tiny steps over > > time is the fastest > > > and easiest way for people who are serious about > > kechari. Then the > > > tongue will get as long as it needs to without > > going to any extreme > > > measures. Of course, there are many who think the > > trimming is > > > extreme. Well, it works the best for getting into > > kechari, and that > > > is the proof of the pudding. -- Yogani > > > > > > > > > > For the AYP Lessons and Books, go to: > > http://www.geocities.com/advancedyogapractices > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AYPforum/ > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > AYPforum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com 328 From: "obsidian9999" <obsidian9999@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:06pm Subject: Re: Kechari as a tool --- and the "naturalistic fallacy" obsidian9999 Offline Send Email lili,
to me the only question is whether it is wise or not. I do not mind the claim that it is unnatural, though I question the utility of that persons concept of "natural", and suggest they examine themselves philosophically for automatic thinking and the naturalistic fallacy.
I do not mind the claim that it is 'mutilation', but do not agree with the use of the term if that is supposed, from the term alone, to imply that it is unwise. Certainly, ear-piercing is mutilation in the same way, but I would not describe ear-piercing as unwise. Mind you, I would have described ear-piercing as "unnatural and unwise" at one time, but I was more of a fanatic then, and I would say less wise than I am now. :)
It can certainly be described as "unnecessary", but what aspect of yoga, or indeed any practice, cannot be described as unnecessary by someone? And from another point of view, are not spiritual and self- developmental practices one of the *MOST* necessary things on the planet?
Are you convinced that it unwise to practice frenum-snipping? If you are, perhaps you could state your reasons for believing it is unwise, and a focussed and intelligent debate could develop from there.
One simple way to evaluate the wisdom of it is through a cost-benefit analysis. Many yogis, including me, have experienced its benefits and find them wonderful. What is the cost? What is the loss?
To me, the cost has been about $7 for a cuticle scissors, about the same in an antisceptic mouthwash, and about five minutes of my time per month. I find the benefits far outweigh the cost, and find it has been a wise choice for me.
Regards,
-D
> my objection was not on the grounds of > its naturalness or otherwise; > it was on the grounds of its unnecessaryness. > > > lili > > > --- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "raw_obsidian" <raw_obsidian@y...> > wrote: > > > > > > Dear Ashwin and Group, > > > > yes it is true that people achieve Kechari high stages without > > snipping, so perhaps we go a bit far in putting down Talavya > Kriya. > > Perhaps what is best depends on your anatomy. Perhaps both Yogani > > and I are banged-to-rights here. :) > > > > I want to question though the concept of "body" and "foreign > object". > > > > Why is it better to do something with the body than with a tool? > Is > > it better to comb your hair with your hands than with a comb? To > > brush your teeth with a your finger or with a toothbrush? > > > > I am just being deliberately funny here, not disrespectful. :) > > > > Human beings may be easily subject to the "naturalistic fallacy"; > > this can be viewed in two ways. > > > > One is that we err in not knowing that our concept of "natural" is > > arbitrary. Often it comes down simply to what we are accustomed > to. > > To a Westerner, amaroli (drinking a small quantity of ones own > urine > > as a health-stimulant) is disturbingly unnatural, and people have > > violent reactions to the idea. In India, it is much more > > acceptable. They know it is a good tonic. India is wiser than the > > West in this respect. > > > > Many people have objected (more so in the past in teh West) to > yogic > > stretching itself. Surely doing that to the body can't > be "natural"? > > > > We could work out thousands of examples of this sort of thing. > > > > The second error is to believe that what is "natural" is better. > Not > > only is their no clear "natural", but there is certainly no > > clear "better" in this naturalness. > > > > The Western world still inherits something of the 'Noble Savage' > > fallacy, where it is believed that the problems of human beings are > > the result of conditioning and do not come from nature. Science > (and > > many aspects of Eastern philosophy) disagrees on this, and I agree > > with science here. There is also a common fallacy that bad things > do > > not happen in the natural world, when you take the human beings > away. > > > > What *is* true (and what all yogis know) is that there is > > Intelligence and Wisdom which are often untapped, and we use Yoga > to > > find it. I see the division between the Wise and the Unwise as > > running across, not perpendicular to the purely-human, culturally- > > bound and ironically *artificial* distinctions between Natural and > > Unnatural. > > > > And so I find it wise to snip my frenum while others find it > > *unnatural*. I certainly agree with them that instinct is against > > it. But instinct is not always good. > > > > And according to what wisdom I can find, I snip my frenum with the > > best tool I can find. I find a cuticle scissors better by far than > > my teeth, and find my own choice of the best tool I can find to be > > very "natural" (in the sense of good) for an intelligent animal. > > > > Respectfuly yours, > > > > -David 340 From: Ashwin Sun <ashwinjlsun@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:19pm Subject: Re: Re: Kechari as a tool --- and the "naturalistic fallacy" ashwinjlsun Offline Send Email David...
I AGREE!
Naturalness is an illusion...everything humans create is created via our 'natural' exploration of life, and thus we create a myriad plethora of 'unnatural' substances...but really, as we are all one consciousness, this distinction doesn't truley hold up.
Just to clarify... I was recommended not to cut the frenum, and I wanted the validity of Tablaya Kriya to be known, but I am borderline at this point, and may try a snip just to see how I truly feel about it... YOu can't know about something until you try it, right?
I just wanted to be sure that the more conservative readers knew that there was another method to reach kechari mudra without snipping the frenum with scissors.
Thanks David, your input helps me understand my position even better...this is why this forum is sooo nice!
Namaste- and much respect... Ashwin
--- raw_obsidian <raw_obsidian@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Dear Ashwin and Group, > > yes it is true that people achieve Kechari high > stages without > snipping, so perhaps we go a bit far in putting > down Talavya Kriya. > Perhaps what is best depends on your anatomy. > Perhaps both Yogani > and I are banged-to-rights here. :) > > I want to question though the concept of "body" and > "foreign object". > > Why is it better to do something with the body than > with a tool? Is > it better to comb your hair with your hands than > with a comb? To > brush your teeth with a your finger or with a > toothbrush? > > I am just being deliberately funny here, not > disrespectful. :) > > Human beings may be easily subject to the > "naturalistic fallacy"; > this can be viewed in two ways. > > One is that we err in not knowing that our concept > of "natural" is > arbitrary. Often it comes down simply to what we > are accustomed to. > To a Westerner, amaroli (drinking a small quantity > of ones own urine > as a health-stimulant) is disturbingly unnatural, > and people have > violent reactions to the idea. In India, it is > much more > acceptable. They know it is a good tonic. India is > wiser than the > West in this respect. > > Many people have objected (more so in the past in > teh West) to yogic > stretching itself. Surely doing that to the body > can't be "natural"? > > We could work out thousands of examples of this sort > of thing. > > The second error is to believe that what is > "natural" is better. Not > only is their no clear "natural", but there is > certainly no > clear "better" in this naturalness. > > The Western world still inherits something of the > 'Noble Savage' > fallacy, where it is believed that the problems of > human beings are > the result of conditioning and do not come from > nature. Science (and > many aspects of Eastern philosophy) disagrees on > this, and I agree > with science here. There is also a common fallacy > that bad things do > not happen in the natural world, when you take the > human beings away. > > What *is* true (and what all yogis know) is that > there is > Intelligence and Wisdom which are often untapped, > and we use Yoga to > find it. I see the division between the Wise and > the Unwise as > running across, not perpendicular to the > purely-human, culturally- > bound and ironically *artificial* distinctions > between Natural and > Unnatural. > > And so I find it wise to snip my frenum while others > find it > *unnatural*. I certainly agree with them that > instinct is against > it. But instinct is not always good. > > And according to what wisdom I can find, I snip my > frenum with the > best tool I can find. I find a cuticle scissors > better by far than > my teeth, and find my own choice of the best tool I > can find to be > very "natural" (in the sense of good) for an > intelligent animal. > > Respectfuly yours, > > -David > > > --- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, Sun > <ashwinjlsun@y...> wrote: > > Dear Group, > > > > I very much appreciate Yogani and the work done > thru > > AYP, but I simply want to point out that I > personally > > know a few yogis that have achieved kechari > without > > snipping the frenum with a pair of scissors. > Yogani > > says that it will take too long without the > snipping, > > but these individuals attained kechari way before > old > > age, and as far as using the teeth being > masochistic, > > well, I believe using only the body to train the > body > > is way less masochistic than taking a > > and cutting the body with it... > > > > All this said, I still think that both ways are > fine, > > and that each individual should find their own > best > > way for them... > > > > > > --- victor yj <vic@y...> wrote: > > > Patricia, > > > Depending on your physical anatomy it may not be > > > needed at all to do any snipping. If your tongue > can > > > reach past your hard palate and touch your soft > > > palate or if you can lick teh tip of your nose > with > > > the tip of your tongue you may not need to snip > but > > > simply to stretch your tongue. Once you get past > the > > > uvula the major battle is over and it is simply > a > > > matter of practice like any Yoga Asana > > > > > > PParry <pparry@i...> wrote: > > > Dear D, > > > > > > Ah! thanks very much for the speedy reply on > > > that!..so it refers to the > > > tongue/tooth thing that was described before > then. > > > Thanks..I thought it was > > > another term I hadn't heard (the spelling was > > > different so I couldn't find > > > it on the net. Just in case I was missing out > on > > > something...HAD to know! > > > > > > I am a bit squeamish about some of these > practices > > > (some of these posts find > > > me with my palm firmly clamped over my very shut > > > mouth with my eyes bugging > > > out :-) > > > Though I did go to a mirror and have a look - I > see > > > exactly what you are all > > > talking about. I would have to take a whole > bottle > > > of Cowardly Lion Courage > > > Pills first.... > > > I wonder....if the same thing can be obtained > > > through strictly mental > > > means - with correct mental application, there > are > > > no barriers, not > > > physical ones either. Seems to me if you can > get to > > > a state where you can > > > hold the mental image focused enough for enough > > > time, the energy channel > > > would develop anyway... > > > > > > Well live and let live...thank you so much for > > > settting me straight here. > > > > > > love, > > > patricia > > > > > > > > > > Dear Patricia, > > > > > > > > I happen to know that Yogani does not > recommend > > > "talavya" kriya. I > > > > agree with him. But let me not misquote him, > so > === message truncated ===
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--- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "raw_obsidian" <raw_obsidian@y...> wrote: > > > Dear Ashwin and Group, > > yes it is true that people achieve Kechari high stages without > snipping, so perhaps we go a bit far in putting down Talavya Kriya. > Perhaps what is best depends on your anatomy. Perhaps both Yogani > and I are banged-to-rights here. :) > > I want to question though the concept of "body" and "foreign object". > > Why is it better to do something with the body than with a tool? Is > it better to comb your hair with your hands than with a comb? To > brush your teeth with a your finger or with a toothbrush? > > I am just being deliberately funny here, not disrespectful. :) > > Human beings may be easily subject to the "naturalistic fallacy"; > this can be viewed in two ways. > > One is that we err in not knowing that our concept of "natural" is > arbitrary. Often it comes down simply to what we are accustomed to. > To a Westerner, amaroli (drinking a small quantity of ones own urine > as a health-stimulant) is disturbingly unnatural, and people have > violent reactions to the idea. In India, it is much more > acceptable. They know it is a good tonic. India is wiser than the > West in this respect. > > Many people have objected (more so in the past in teh West) to yogic > stretching itself. Surely doing that to the body can't be "natural"? > > We could work out thousands of examples of this sort of thing. > > The second error is to believe that what is "natural" is better. Not > only is their no clear "natural", but there is certainly no > clear "better" in this naturalness. > > The Western world still inherits something of the 'Noble Savage' > fallacy, where it is believed that the problems of human beings are > the result of conditioning and do not come from nature. Science (and > many aspects of Eastern philosophy) disagrees on this, and I agree > with science here. There is also a common fallacy that bad things do > not happen in the natural world, when you take the human beings away. > > What *is* true (and what all yogis know) is that there is > Intelligence and Wisdom which are often untapped, and we use Yoga to > find it. I see the division between the Wise and the Unwise as > running across, not perpendicular to the purely-human, culturally- > bound and ironically *artificial* distinctions between Natural and > Unnatural. > > And so I find it wise to snip my frenum while others find it > *unnatural*. I certainly agree with them that instinct is against > it. But instinct is not always good. > > And according to what wisdom I can find, I snip my frenum with the > best tool I can find. I find a cuticle scissors better by far than > my teeth, and find my own choice of the best tool I can find to be > very "natural" (in the sense of good) for an intelligent animal. > > Respectfuly yours, > > -David 379 From: "obsidian9999" <obsidian9999@yahoo.com> Date: Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:20pm Subject: Clipping Kriya/ Snipping Kriya obsidian9999 Offline Send Email > i.e. Talavya (shame we don't have an ancient term for the snipping) > or doing nothing .
Perhaps we should give it a name that elevates its status a little. So, using the principles of good marketing, why not call it " Snipping Kriya ", or " Clipping Kriya ". :)
--- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Marks" <alex@a...> wrote: > I was very worried about snipping and researched the alternatives i.e. Talavya (shame we don't have an ancient term for the snipping) or doing nothing . In the end I decided on snipping and am in the early stages of that. It was a huge step for me and I was very charged up while doing it. Probably because of this the thought of initiation came to mind during the process, with myself as the initiator and the initated. > > > > --- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "raw_obsidian" <raw_obsidian@y...> > wrote: > > > > > > Dear Ashwin and Group, > > > > yes it is true that people achieve Kechari high stages without > > snipping, so perhaps we go a bit far in putting down Talavya > Kriya. > > Perhaps what is best depends on your anatomy. Perhaps both Yogani > > and I are banged-to-rights here. :) > > > > I want to question though the concept of "body" and "foreign > object". > > > > Why is it better to do something with the body than with a tool? > Is > > it better to comb your hair with your hands than with a comb? To > > brush your teeth with a your finger or with a toothbrush? > > > > I am just being deliberately funny here, not disrespectful. :) > > > > Human beings may be easily subject to the "naturalistic fallacy"; > > this can be viewed in two ways. > > > > One is that we err in not knowing that our concept of "natural" is > > arbitrary. Often it comes down simply to what we are accustomed > to. > > To a Westerner, amaroli (drinking a small quantity of ones own > urine > > as a health-stimulant) is disturbingly unnatural, and people have > > violent reactions to the idea. In India, it is much more > > acceptable. They know it is a good tonic. India is wiser than the > > West in this respect. > > > > Many people have objected (more so in the past in teh West) to > yogic > > stretching itself. Surely doing that to the body can't > be "natural"? > > > > We could work out thousands of examples of this sort of thing. > > > > The second error is to believe that what is "natural" is better. > Not > > only is their no clear "natural", but there is certainly no > > clear "better" in this naturalness. > > > > The Western world still inherits something of the 'Noble Savage' > > fallacy, where it is believed that the problems of human beings are > > the result of conditioning and do not come from nature. Science > (and > > many aspects of Eastern philosophy) disagrees on this, and I agree > > with science here. There is also a common fallacy that bad things > do > > not happen in the natural world, when you take the human beings > away. > > > > What *is* true (and what all yogis know) is that there is > > Intelligence and Wisdom which are often untapped, and we use Yoga > to > > find it. I see the division between the Wise and the Unwise as > > running across, not perpendicular to the purely-human, culturally- > > bound and ironically *artificial* distinctions between Natural and > > Unnatural. > > > > And so I find it wise to snip my frenum while others find it > > *unnatural*. I certainly agree with them that instinct is against > > it. But instinct is not always good. > > > > And according to what wisdom I can find, I snip my frenum with the > > best tool I can find. I find a cuticle scissors better by far than > > my teeth, and find my own choice of the best tool I can find to be > > very "natural" (in the sense of good) for an intelligent animal. > > > > Respectfuly yours, > > > > -David > > > > > > > For the AYP Lessons and Books, go to: http://www.geocities.com/advancedyogapractices > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AYPforum/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > AYPforum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 312 From: "vasililisa" <eryugaia@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:42pm Subject: Re: Kechari as a tool vasililisa Offline Send Email --- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, Ashwin Sun <ashwinjlsun@y...> wrote: > KEchari Mudra can be achieved without snipping or > cutting the frenum. This is what we had just > ascertained and had been sharing about Lili...Tablya > Kriya can get you there...this practice would not be > included in the Lineages of some of the greatest > masters of our current era without it being of major > benefit to the spiritual aspirant. It causes a release > of certain chemicals in the brain that induce a VERY > peaceful state. > > FYI > > Ashwin
mere existance is no guarantee of anything
what would that "major benefit" be Ashwin? what benefits can the practitioner expect to result from this practice?
lili 314 From: "Alex Marks" <alex@amarks81.fsnet.co.uk> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:55pm Subject: Re: Re: Kechari as a tool alexmarks9 Offline Send Email Lili, surely you should read lesson 108! ----- Original Message ----- From: vasililisa To: AYPforum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:42 PM Subject: [AYPforum] Re: Kechari as a tool
--- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, Ashwin Sun <ashwinjlsun@y...> wrote: > KEchari Mudra can be achieved without snipping or > cutting the frenum. This is what we had just > ascertained and had been sharing about Lili...Tablya > Kriya can get you there...this practice would not be > included in the Lineages of some of the greatest > masters of our current era without it being of major > benefit to the spiritual aspirant. It causes a release > of certain chemicals in the brain that induce a VERY > peaceful state. > > FYI > > Ashwin
mere existance is no guarantee of anything
what would that "major benefit" be Ashwin? what benefits can the practitioner expect to result from this practice?
lili
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 316 From: "vasililisa" <eryugaia@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:10pm Subject: Re: Kechari as a tool vasililisa Offline Send Email what makes you think I haven't?
lili
--- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Marks" <alex@a...> wrote: > Lili, surely you should read lesson 108! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: vasililisa > To: AYPforum@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:42 PM > Subject: [AYPforum] Re: Kechari as a tool > > > > --- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, Ashwin Sun <ashwinjlsun@y...> wrote: > > KEchari Mudra can be achieved without snipping or > > cutting the frenum. This is what we had just > > ascertained and had been sharing about Lili...Tablya > > Kriya can get you there...this practice would not be > > included in the Lineages of some of the greatest > > masters of our current era without it being of major > > benefit to the spiritual aspirant. It causes a release > > of certain chemicals in the brain that induce a VERY > > peaceful state. > > > > FYI > > > > Ashwin > > mere existance is no guarantee of anything > > what would that "major benefit" be Ashwin? > what benefits can the practitioner expect > to result from this practice? > > > lili > > > > > > > > > > For the AYP Lessons and Books, go to: http://www.geocities.com/advancedyogapractices > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AYPforum/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > AYPforum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 317 From: "Alex Marks" <alex@amarks81.fsnet.co.uk> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:31pm Subject: Re: Re: Kechari as a tool alexmarks9 Offline Send Email well, because it explains the benefits.
----- Original Message ----- From: vasililisa To: AYPforum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:10 PM Subject: [AYPforum] Re: Kechari as a tool
what makes you think I haven't?
lili
--- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Marks" <alex@a...> wrote: > Lili, surely you should read lesson 108! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: vasililisa > To: AYPforum@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:42 PM > Subject: [AYPforum] Re: Kechari as a tool > > > > --- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, Ashwin Sun <ashwinjlsun@y...> wrote: > > KEchari Mudra can be achieved without snipping or > > cutting the frenum. This is what we had just > > ascertained and had been sharing about Lili...Tablya > > Kriya can get you there...this practice would not be > > included in the Lineages of some of the greatest > > masters of our current era without it being of major > > benefit to the spiritual aspirant. It causes a release > > of certain chemicals in the brain that induce a VERY > > peaceful state. > > > > FYI > > > > Ashwin > > mere existance is no guarantee of anything > > what would that "major benefit" be Ashwin? > what benefits can the practitioner expect > to result from this practice? > > > lili > > > > > > > > > > For the AYP Lessons and Books, go to: http://www.geocities.com/advancedyogapractices > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AYPforum/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > AYPforum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 333 From: "PParry" <pparry@img.net> Date: Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:24pm Subject: Re: Re: Kechari as a tool hermes_chela Offline Send Email Dear Jim (and his Karma!) and all,
I was a baby when i got my ears pierced too :-) Jumped about 108 feet!
Not to worry, I am used to living in the Land of Esoterica - and i love it. If i decided to do Kechari, nothing would stop me, and I would get up the gumption and somehow manage it. But this just has never been an issue on the Path that has adopted me - which is a Rosicrucian tradition. So i am probably not so gung-ho on such techniques as some here...but hats off and more power to them! I can perfectly understand why folks want to do this. And who knows maybe some day I will want to. Even though I follow a more Western Mystery Tradition route, I have also adopted Yogani's practices - have ordered the book..and am doing the simple meditation twice daily at this point.
One of th reasons I am so drawn to Yogani's work is the complete lack of pretentiousness...also the anonymity - the latter being a characteristic of writers in the Western Mystery Tradition as well. I do not seem to have the Guru Worshiping Gene in my blood, yet I am deeply grateful to whomever I receive teaching from. ps to others on the list, Krishnamurti just never quite grabbed me either, the way some teachers to. Ramacharaka - I love that whole series. Paul Foster Case.... But then I also have deep reverence for Patanjali etc. Wonderful rich Universe!
You had a great point re ear piercing :-) 2 points for you, definitely!
love, patricia
> Patricia, I understand your squeamishness, and share some of it myself. > There's nothing > wrong with it! If you were to completely shift paradigms in five secs (or > even five years), > and decide, for example, that snipping your tongue membrane sounds like > the most > natural thing in the world to do, THAT would be nutty! We are who we are, > and if we're > sane we adjust and open only gradually and skeptically! > > But let me point out that clipping this membrane is no more mutilating > than piercing your > ears. It's vastly less noticable to others than an ear piercing. And it > serves a deeper > purpose than mere fashion style. > > If that perspective opens you just a tad, I'd be glad (hey, that rhymes). > No need to actually > snip-snip-snip anytime soon. And do bear in mind that this is "Advanced > Yoga Practices". > You've got to expect some esoterica, no? :)
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