--- In [email protected], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <groups@> wrote: > > > > on 8/4/06 7:21 AM, Robert Gimbel at babajii_99@ wrote: > > > > > I never recall Maharishi charging for Yoga Asanas or Pranayama; > > > > > > But rather they were taught in the residence course setting; > > > > > > And there was never any charge for those things, as I recall. > > > > > > R.G. > > > > > About 5 years ago there was a paid asana course. I think the course > fee was > > $1,000, but it might have been more. > > Yes. I recall it was 1600 or something. Taught by hatha yoga > non-experts at the center off of flash cards. Having been away from > the center for years, I went to an intro lecture on this course and > others. The teacher, a prominent researcher actually, couldn't even > remember the 8 limbs of yoga, kept confusing them, and having to refer > to his flash cards and TMO charts. It was a real "talking head" > performance (though this guy is competent in his field, AFAIK). I was > not impressed and decline the "offer" aka arm twisting to take the course.
That's too bad. I never took the course, but I once heard the theory behind it explained in the context of an advanced lecture by a Purusha who had taken it (apparently from a better teacher). The ideas were very profound, IMHO, not at all like standard hatha yoga teaching, and were reflected in the way the postures themselves were taught. > On the other hand, in late 60s-mid 70s lots of stuff was without > charge. I never paid for an advaced technique then. Even from M. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
