I like how the posting of a couple of pics spurned a whole debate about the visual aspect of Yoga. I’d be interested to see pics of other members of this site, doing Yoga, whether it be meditating, doing a difficult asana or a basic one in the environment or location that they practice.
[quote=Mirjana;5038]Hi Souljourney,
I understand your point of view and I’m really not trying to oppose you. But why not see it also like this; beautiful landscape, beautiful building, beautiful tiger… or beautiful body. Why not just to take a moment or two to admire and than continue your way:-)[/quote]
I have seen Beauty in a leppers eyes…
hari om
Soul
Lots of talk, but where are the photos? 
G.
Here’s a couple from today of moi;
It is both.
[QUOTE=Mirjana;5045]Is it the responsibility of the person who tries to sell the false images of yoga or is it my responsibility that I believe it and don’t take care of finding the real meaning? I see it as my own responsibility. That I see as my battle.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;5052]It is both.[/QUOTE] - I have a couple of additional thoughts:-)
From a small circle of people teachings of yoga spreaded all over the world. Is it realistic to expect that all people with so much different cultures and traditions and levels of awareness would have the same attitude and approach to yoga? If we look at the religions, they all teach the universal moral principles. But if all religious people would live those principles wouldn’t be the situation in the world completely different? Isn’t the situation in the west that you’ve mentioned also a kind of reflection of what people asked? On the other hand I know also people who started to practise yoga just for the body benefit but after a while many of them starts to question more. The great spiritual books are available, everybody can open them, study and practise any moment. But the will have to come from inside of every human being.
It is a process of learning and that’s OK.
inner athlete i enjoyed reading ur perspective, i agree with what your saying. i guess it’s our responsibility to look beyond the commercialism of contorted images and know what is really yoga within ourselves. we should not judge or compare ourselves against others. i always have to remind my students that yoga is not a competition, and to please stop looking around the room! using a blindfold can help mask that problem. it also serves to allow one to look deeper within themselves and truly ‘feel’ the asana rather than just ‘see’ it.