Dear Selves, Yoga means Unity, and in that sense, it expresses 'the whole' The Whole is 'everything' and not everything less one part, in this case the competitions.
The mind, because of its intrinsic dual way of functioning, has a hard time accepting the unity. Just as a technique can be energizing when practiced in the morning and relaxing when practiced at night, it is 'yogi' to compete as it is to cooperate. You might not like or agree with competitions, yet it is a healthy yogi excercise to learn to accept them and either move away from them or towards them depending on what 'you' consider best. Even though it might seem purposeless to dedicate time to this matters, it is very important when, for example, at times of disgrace, we tent to belief that God or the Unity is not there. Yes, God is present in a fantastic sunset as he/she is in the strength of an earthquake... Think about how many people loose faith in the face of personal disaster or death and then this lack of faith becomes the problem...! Also, 'Yoga Competitions' are only 'asana and a little bit more competitions', how could you measure a practitioners' degree of enlightenment or swadyaya and, then, much less compare it with that of another being...? Also, how would the number of your present re-incarnation influence judges' ratings...? I'm sure some of these questions will move us to laughter, yet it is up to 'a good yogi' to just accept duality, and embrace both altruism and competition as part of Creation, and deal with it!! In Love and Service. Antonio. > I am in accord with this. > The path of yoga is not a competition the goal is the the > unity and not a competition. > The yoga is here for reconciliation of the all parts of the > human kind. > Thre yoga is here for give us a good health and mental > awareness and not for competion with other people. > Swami Sai Shivananda Sarasvati > excuse me for my bad english. > With love and unity > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tino > To: iyfyoga@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 5:48 PM > Subject: Re: International Yoga Federation (World Yoga Community) News > 2005 WORLD YOGA CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 > > > Why not try to undersant our one COMPETITION in Yoga Path, and put that > in an harmonious international meeting...!? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pauline Rooney > To: iyfyoga@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 11:01 PM > Subject: RE: International Yoga Federation (World Yoga Community) News > 2005 WORLD YOGA CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 > > > If you are a yogi why is there COMPETITION; is that not what yoga is > about. > > -----Original Message----- > From: iyfyoga@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, 8 May 2005 11:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: yogasports@yahoogroups.com; iyfyoga@yahoogroups.com > Subject: International Yoga Federation (World Yoga Community) News > 2005 > WORLD YOGA CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 > > YOGA SPORTS World Yoga Championship > > By Countries (Milano 2005 Italy) > > Athletic Yoga Sport (World Yoga Championship) > > 1) India (Yoga Confederation of India & Yoga Federation of India) > 2) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES > 3) Italy (Yoga Confederation of Italy) > Argentina (Yoga Federation of Argentina) > Portugal (Integral Yoga Association of Portugal) > > Artistic Yoga (World Yoga Championship) > > 1) India (Yoga Confederation of India & Yoga Federation of India) > 2) Argentina (Yoga Federation of Argentina) > 3) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES > 4) Italy (Yoga Confederation of Italy) & Ukraine (Ashtanga Yoga Club > of > Ukraine) > > Rhythmic Yoga (World Yoga Championship) > > 1) India (Yoga Confederation of India & Yoga Federation of India) > 2) Argentina (Yoga Federation of Argentina) > 3) Italy (Yoga Confederation of Italy) > > > INDIVIDUAL > > XIV. 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