tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post3454505152341898329..comments2024-03-26T13:17:19.390-04:00Comments on No Sleep Til Awakening: Kali Omhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-82794825686289685242011-02-24T21:12:36.683-05:002011-02-24T21:12:36.683-05:00Lush - The maya is so great, I'll be extra nic...Lush - The maya is so great, I'll be extra nice to you when you come to class.<br /><br />How are those back exercises I showed you working, by the way?Kali Omhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-17270013284763041652011-02-24T18:41:04.946-05:002011-02-24T18:41:04.946-05:00Of course the Wis. out of school kids are learning...Of course the Wis. out of school kids are learning more at the protest.<br />Their teachers stink and are overpaid.<br />Thank you for making my point valid!Lush Limbaghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-62571421783689654472011-02-24T16:46:36.425-05:002011-02-24T16:46:36.425-05:00Lush - Is that the argument Fox news is making tod...Lush - Is that the argument Fox news is making today? Well, you're right - it is the unions who are bleeding the taxpayers dry. They are the problem! Not the corporations / politicians. It's the unions, stupid!! (Actually, I think the students are learning far more at the protests about life, America and the political process than they would be in class).<br /><br />Anon - I think you are trying to start a fight. I'll take the bait. *Once.*<br /><br />The post above says what Rosie said on her radio show. It does not say how I feel about the Tea Party. It does say that I am pro-union, yes. I am also pro-little guy. Of course I am. And I think that what has happened to the media is a travesty. <br /><br />As for teaching, I don't ask people their political views when teaching a yoga class (or ever, really, except when asking my friend who she voted for on Tuesday), and I don't bring up mine. It's largely irrelevant. <br /><br />Everyone is welcome in class, and everyone can make the same spiritual progress / shape of a triangle, regardless of some external political ideas. Underneath, we're all the same. In class, we're all the same.<br /><br />I've never asked a student about their politics and don't plan to start.<br /><br />That said, if I knew who there were a tea party person in class, I would probably have more compassion for them (and they might even get more adjustments). But not less. As C.O. says, "Someone has to play Ravana."Kali Omhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-61413886957846401922011-02-24T16:28:06.282-05:002011-02-24T16:28:06.282-05:00The good news is that there is no such thing as a ...The good news is that there is no such thing as a "neutral transmitter" of yogic philosophy. Moreover, I would not seek instruction from anyone who believes that neutrality is the ideal. I would be even more wary of someone who strives to be opinion-less when it comes to matters of the world (and heart).g.d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-73168047519334302622011-02-24T15:12:59.556-05:002011-02-24T15:12:59.556-05:00So: Would a tea partier be welcome in one of you...So: Would a tea partier be welcome in one of your yoga classes? I mean: could you, as the teacher, whole-heartedly welcome them in the same way you could welcome a union member, assuming you knew their political positions? Would you feel that the tea partier obviously has much further to go in "getting" yoga, in light of their "unenlightened" political viewpoint? Are Democrats inherently more yogic than Republicans? I'm a life-long Democrat who's also totally in favor of repositioning unions in our society. After reading this post, I feel a little too intimidated to take a yoga class with you. Is that "my problem" because you're right and I'm wrong, or because, yogically you know, I'm the only one responsible for my responses? Isn't it natural to feel that a person "in authority" (ie., yoga teacher) might not be able to view me as just another yoga student when they've so strongly expressed a viewpoint contrary to my own? How does being a neutral transmitter of the yogic teachings fit with taking public political stands? Let the tea party yoga students find the tea party yoga teachers (if there are any; ha-ha-ha)? <br />Just askin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-22563903946800631192011-02-24T15:00:26.891-05:002011-02-24T15:00:26.891-05:00The teachers out protesting when they should be te...The teachers out protesting when they should be teaching (although they have fake sick slips for liberal Dr.s) should all be canned.<br />At some point everyday taxpayers will be bled dry by the unions of the public workers.<br />You all are too dumb to see it, 'cause you like feeding at the endless feed trough.Lush Limbaghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-29847326188598444272011-02-24T10:54:17.618-05:002011-02-24T10:54:17.618-05:00Hi,
Thank you for such an informative post. It...Hi,<br />Thank you for such an informative post. It's nice to read something that shows such a degree of sanity. My husband is a steelworker and in the union. His whole family has been in unions for many years. We don't understand how people can be brainwashed into believing that businesses (that are using people as resources) would look out for us against their own bottom lines. It's incredibly frustrating. People are cutting their own throats.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977527505732683415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-57141777479098443982011-02-24T10:30:00.561-05:002011-02-24T10:30:00.561-05:00As a member of the teacher’s union for years, you ...As a member of the teacher’s union for years, you know where I stand in support of the teachers. However, it seems that sometimes take a crisis like this to remind us of why we joined. <br /><br />BTW: If you are on FaceBook, there are several sites you can join in support of the WI union protestors.<br /> <br />AND YES --- FOX LIES!!!!<br /><br />Ralph from DeKalbrhhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946661988350434159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-45272950829668728542011-02-24T09:06:43.068-05:002011-02-24T09:06:43.068-05:00FOX LIES!!! I've been saying for years so many...FOX LIES!!! I've been saying for years so many stupid people vote against their economic interest. Tea Baggers need to go away!mcgphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833270761331451037noreply@blogger.com