Energy Body, Current Science

Yoga Discussion General Yoga
#1

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;24582]Additionally, since we all have many lives it is slightly narrow to dismiss wisdom based on gender. It may be that some men do not understand some things women experience and some women may not understand some things men experience. But it is rote rejection to say that all men or all women do not understand this or that ESPECIALLY when said person is connected or connecting to a deeper universal wisdom.

Understanding the energetics of the human body means understanding the forces of masculine and feminine - which have very little to do with male and female.[/QUOTE]

Y’know, I feel I have to defer here. I’m afraid I am not yet aware of all my previous incarnations. I wish I was. Surely then all the expressions of male ego I see on this forum would suddenly make sense!

Additionally I agree with you that it is rote rejection to say all men or all women do not understand this or that. I did not say that. What I said was that most yoga masters (who have spoken on womens bodies) are neither women nor scientifically knowledgeable enough about the subject. When a yoga “master” expresses an opinion about women that is not borne out by current science then whatever way you look at it, it isn’t correct. Which would also suggest that they aren’t very connected to a deeper universal wisdom either.

Call me heretical but just because someone is a yoga master of great reknown, it doesn’t mean they have all the answers or are never wrong.

#2

So here we see two perspectives – one talks about the energetics of the human body; the other appeals to current science (which at least prefers gross anatomy over the idea of an energy body). Just in case it’s useful, I’m going to use KamalaYoga’s post to start a new thread on whether (or how) those two perspectives find any common ground.

original thread: http://www.yogaforums.com/forums/f16/postures-for-pms-to-regulate-hormones-1422.html#post24582

#3

If you wanted to start a thread discussion on this subject why did you not just do that, instead of using my post, which is an answer to totally a different thread ???

I am not going to join in this discussion other than to say that as far as the new thread title is concerned the perspectives are not mutually exclusive.

Modern medical science does indeed take into account the energetic body. “Stress” and psychosomatic illness are well recognised in the medical field as relating more to the energetic body than the gross medical body, at least in terms of the origin of dis-ease.

#4

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Hi, KamalaYoga! I used your post to start the new thread because it expressed quite concisely the difference between two points of view that a modern yoga community will encounter. I think there’s an elegant illustration there of the gap between these two ways of thinking, and that gap is intellectually provocative.

If folks disagree, it is my intent that the thread will drop away as time passes.

Have a great day!

Techne

Maranatha
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So, I receive this PM instead of a public reply to my comment in the above post – why??

I think this expresses quite concisely the point that I made originally about this forum being rampant with the expression of male egotism.

Why, I have even received PM’s from other members too worried to post their replies publicly because of, and I quote “ many fragile egos out there even on this forum”

Tut tut boys, a little homework on the dissolution of the ego required.

#5

KamalaYoga,
Every member here has the invitation to, and the tools to quote and begin new threads based on previous discussion threads. In fact, I encourage members to do this so that the original threads stay on topic. Many times, there are worth while break-out topics, as Techne has noted here: it is the natural flow of good conversation and discussion. But we are limited as online forum, rather than group of friends sitting around a table, and so this is our best plan of action to address this shortcoming.

It is not necessary for you to participate in this new discussion if you do not care to. As with all threads here, members are welcome to just read, or to participate by posting.

Your own,
Nichole

#6

Wow Nichole !

Did you just remove my latest post on this thread?