Namaste Dearest Pandara,
Please forgive the mis-spelling of your kind name in my last post, i realized the wrong spelling after it was posted, thank you for your kind understanding and all your jewels of wisdom that you post on this forum.
Namaste to You and ALL,
mukti
Namaste Mukti,
It is just a word and an arrangement of letters, I only noticed it now that you have drawn my attention to it. I know what you meant and that is the important thing. 
Thank you for your kind words from my heart.
Blessings and Om’s,
I like this forum. A wonderful one … even not reading it I can feel the balance manifesting in InnerAthlete’s strernness, the silence of Mukunda, the love of Nichole, the calm of Pandara, the warmth and gentelness of many female members like louise, mirjana, lavina, the striving in Neil’s (in spite of his current enlighted state 
), and the directness, and radical nature of indian visitors, members like Rashmi, and now, Mukti.
A great place to be, I am honoured to be here.
[quote=hubert;13257]i like this forum. A wonderful one … Even not reading it i can feel the balance manifesting in innerathlete’s strernness, the silence of mukunda, the love of nichole, the calm of pandara, the warmth and gentelness of many female members like louise, mirjana, lavina, the striving in neil’s (in spite of his current enlighted state ), and the directness, and radical nature of indian visitors, members like rashmi, and now, mukti.
A great place to be, i am honoured to be here.[/quote]
yes , it is very good to experience so much love running over internet
we are all blessed
jai jai ma
Big hug to you Hubert, I can’t imagine this forum without you :-)!
And a big bear hug to you Hubert, thank you for your rationale you bring to the Forum.
[QUOTE=Hubert;13257] the striving in Neil’s (in spite of his current enlighted state ), .[/QUOTE]
you recognize this but yet where are my gifts, you have not come to clean my floors or kiss my feet
you are what you seek, i am as well
we are one
[quote=justwannabe;13268]you recognize this but yet where are my gifts, you have not come to clean my floors or kiss my feet
you are what you seek, i am as well
we are one[/quote]
Namaste Neil,
seems like we are using this thread to write a symphony of Love with forum members.i will kiss your feet if it makes ALL happy
yes we are one
you wannabe guruji?
with love louise
[QUOTE=louise molenkamp;13269]Namaste Neil,
seems like we are using this thread to write a symphony of Love with forum members.i will kiss your feet if it makes ALL happy
yes we are one
you wannabe guruji?
with love louise[/QUOTE]
I have just cut the grass so my feet are dirty at the moment, a handshake will do just fine.
wannabe guruji? no thanks my mom and dad named me neil, that or brother is fine by me. i am connected, i am love, we are of the same
i am neil
[quote=justwannabe;13288]I have just cut the grass so my feet are dirty at the moment, a handshake will do just fine.
wannabe guruji? no thanks my mom and dad named me neil, that or brother is fine by me. i am connected, i am love, we are of the same
i am neil[/quote]
Namaste brother Neil,
i just thought you were a bit dissappointed that no-one came to clean your floor and kiss your feet
I do like your way of expressing things. You make me laugh many times. I was not trying to offend you in any way. If i did , please forgive me. I think you are a nice person and i do like your posts a lot. I learned a lot from you.
sometime i think i am funny and want to shake things a bit. My ego is huge, working on that.
I will wash your feet and shake hands as well,
cut your grass and kiss your feet later
i am your sister
louise
yeah, I was disapointed no one came to cut my grass, kiss my feet or cook my food, I guess it is my dharma that I take care of myself, oh well;) I did not take offense to anything you posted, nothing to forgive sister. I am glad I make someone laugh, if you are laughing at me at least your laughing working on huge ego, I guess we are in the smae boat, hopefully one day we can step out of the boat and walk on the water
i am, we are
neil
Nmaste brother,
thank you so much for answering. glad you were not offended by me asking you wannabe guruji
sorry to hear you are dissapointed about what you think is your dharma.
how do you know it is your dharma and if it is , is it possible to change our dharma?
do you know the story of a student that was living on an island and was practising a mantra for long time so he could walk over the water and than the guru came to visit him in a boat and told him he did it all wrong?
if you do know the story i am sure we will some day walk over water my brother and we will not care who is cutting the grass or not.
Have a nice day you Neil
with love from louise
[QUOTE=louise molenkamp;13299]Nmaste brother,
thank you so much for answering. glad you were not offended by me asking you wannabe guruji
sorry to hear you are dissapointed about what you think is your dharma.
how do you know it is your dharma and if it is , is it possible to change our dharma?
do you know the story of a student that was living on an island and was practising a mantra for long time so he could walk over the water and than the guru came to visit him in a boat and told him he did it all wrong?
if you do know the story i am sure we will some day walk over water my brother and we will not care who is cutting the grass or not.
Have a nice day you Neil
with love from louise[/QUOTE]
It seems I am becoming more at peace with my dharma/life circumstance. changing darma, I guess if you are beyond karma, enlightened, it would atler your darma. I belive I can become enlightened, my personal belief is if anyone could do it, I could and I dont mean that in an ego way. I would like to lead the life worthy of being considered in a status such as guruji but for reasons of love, not reasons of ego, my ego coould use more purification, and when I do get to that state brother will still do fine
the story of walking on water is like the story of the swami who spent 22 years to create fire out his fingertips, the guru asked him how long it took him to learn that and he told him 22 years. He laughed and said “what is the big deal it only takes me ten seconds to pull the lighter out of my pocket.” For me love, peace, and joy are the goals, the rest are clown tricks. Dont get me wrong, I like clown tricks but without love, peace, and joy they are not worth much. I do actually like cutting the grass, now vacuming the house is another story
i am love, i am peace, i am joy
i am neil, your brother
Namaste brother,
Yes Neil you are right if anyone can become enlightened any one can, you also brother. in fact we are already, we just do not know it yet, so i have been told.
The story on the mantra is about the ego of the guru
and not about tricks. He is telling the student he is doing it the wrong way and teach him to do it correctly. When the guru has left in his boat the student comes running after him (over the water) asking , please guru i forgot it again, please tell me again how the mantra must be done.
i like the story on the lighter.
Thank you for again making me laugh , i do not mind if you make a habbit out of that.
Neil would you like to start a thread on storytelling?
Good attitude to want to be like guru for Love and not for ego.
i love Love ,so i love you,
you are love, you are Neil
with love from Louise
[QUOTE=louise molenkamp;13345]Namaste brother,
Yes Neil you are right if anyone can become enlightened any one can, you also brother. in fact we are already, we just do not know it yet, so i have been told.
The story on the mantra is about the ego of the guru
and not about tricks. He is telling the student he is doing it the wrong way and teach him to do it correctly. When the guru has left in his boat the student comes running after him (over the water) asking , please guru i forgot it again, please tell me again how the mantra must be done.
i like the story on the lighter.
Thank you for again making me laugh , i do not mind if you make a habbit out of that.
Neil would you like to start a thread on storytelling?
Good attitude to want to be like guru for Love and not for ego.
i love Love ,so i love you,
you are love, you are Neil
with love from Louise[/QUOTE]
you crushed my ego because my interpertation was incorrect;) that is a funny story
as far as being a guru, the first person I want to lead is me:) if i do that well the rest will be as it should be. start the thread and if it inspires a story i may add, cant think of a story right now. i am sure others have some nice stories to add too . may your day be filled with light
i am love, i am peace, i am joy
i am your brother
i am neil
Hi Neil , yeah sometimes students get gifts that help them to continue with the practice , as encouragement- i think that is what the gifts are all about - not about doing tricks with lighter or walking on water. What use is that on spirith path?
do you use storytelling in your yogateaching?
sorry i crushed your ego. i will try in practicing ahimsa my brother.
namaste louise
I am not a yoga teacher. I offer a “relax time” for some of the teachers at my school, hoping it will spark their interest to explore themselves but that is the extent. Would I use stories, of course, jesus used parables for a reason reminds me of a funny story, a lady at class one day said “you look like my brother jesus” and I can be very gullable so I asked her “do you mean the jesus of the bible or do you actually have a brother named jesus?” so she said she considers jesus her brother. Somtimes I think my IQ is around 2
dont worry about crushing my ego, brother hubert likes to do it too. it is good, it keeps my on my toes and makes me laugh. I dont know the word ahimsa
well take care sister
i am love, i am light, i am peace, i am joy, i am that, the that which we all are
i am neil
[quote=justwannabe;13403]I am not a yoga teacher. I offer a “relax time” for some of the teachers at my school, hoping it will spark their interest to explore themselves but that is the extent. Would I use stories, of course, jesus used parables for a reason reminds me of a funny story, a lady at class one day said “you look like my brother jesus” and I can be very gullable so I asked her “do you mean the jesus of the bible or do you actually have a brother named jesus?” so she said she considers jesus her brother. Somtimes I think my IQ is around 2
dont worry about crushing my ego, brother hubert likes to do it too. it is good, it keeps my on my toes and makes me laugh. I dont know the word ahimsa
well take care sister
i am love, i am light, i am peace, i am joy, i am that, the that which we all are
i am neil[/quote]
When I was sixteen I worked for a while in the local ceramic factory, there was also someone called Jesus which I thought very strange in my ignorance. Apparently a very common name in Spain, I learned then.
The funny thing was that he was absolutely smitten, no, not with me but with my very long thick blonde plaits I still wore at that time - I could sit on them. What is more, he didn’t care two hoots that I was rather tall whereas he was rather small. Nevertheless, with my sheltered upbringing he used to frighten the life out of me, pusuing me at every opportunity.
Naturally the rest of the workers thought it hilarious.
[quote=justwannabe;13403]I am not a yoga teacher. I offer a “relax time” for some of the teachers at my school, hoping it will spark their interest to explore themselves but that is the extent. Would I use stories, of course, jesus used parables for a reason reminds me of a funny story, a lady at class one day said “you look like my brother jesus” and I can be very gullable so I asked her “do you mean the jesus of the bible or do you actually have a brother named jesus?” so she said she considers jesus her brother. Somtimes I think my IQ is around 2
dont worry about crushing my ego, brother hubert likes to do it too. it is good, it keeps my on my toes and makes me laugh. I dont know the word ahimsa
well take care sister
i am love, i am light, i am peace, i am joy, i am that, the that which we all are
i am neil[/quote]
Namaste Neil,
In yoga there are universal vows (Yama’s) moral principles to nurture everyone, self control for social harmony.
Ahimsa is being non violent and causing no harm. It is one of the Yama’s.
If you like to know more : it is in Yoga sutra’s from Patanjali chapter II
I think it can be more stable to stand on your whole feet and not on your toes when i crush your ego again. I will keep practicing in making you laugh
with love from Louise
[quote=JustinTime;13404]When I was sixteen I worked for a while in the local ceramic factory, there was also someone called Jesus which I thought very strange in my ignorance. Apparently a very common name in Spain, I learned then.
The funny thing was that he was absolutely smitten, no, not with me but with my very long thick blonde plaits I still wore at that time - I could sit on them. What is more, he didn’t care two hoots that I was rather tall whereas he was rather small. Nevertheless, with my sheltered upbringing he used to frighten the life out of me, pusuing me at every opportunity.
Naturally the rest of the workers thought it hilarious.[/quote]
Namaste Just in time,
thank you for sharing your story. Sorry to hear Jesus frightened you so much and you were only 16. I see the workers were not very compassionate with you also?
I said something about starting a thread on storytelling
for using it in teaching yoga for spiritual teachings. I think it is very sweet of you to share your feelings about what happened and maybe i do not understand but i do not see the teaching in your story. Will you be so kind to explain a bit more if i completely missed the point?
with love from Louise