glad you enjoyed it! 😊🙏

glad to hear! yes, the book is showing good signs of getting something reasonable down at last - thanks for showing interest!

I agree! glad you enjoyed it.

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thanks! glad you liked it.

i’d be interested to you expanding that - is the Pirate society or Patanjali here ..? anyway, i like the bringing in of Pirates of the Caribbean! (parlay=from norman English to talk )

Well, all I meant was that the YS are just aphorisms after all - short, pithy statements of an opinion or "saying". They aren't meant to be the end of the discussion, they're the beginning of it. As we know, we can talk all day about them and not exhaust the subject - there are too many nuances, circumstances... variations. This is one reason the YS are still relevant today - they can be adapted as circumstances change - don't you think so? Oh yeah - and thanks for the clarification about "parlay" - that's perfect!

glad you listened to this one. I’ve got an earlier one with Bernie too. They are some of the most essential listening of all the podcasts I feel - as his books are essential reading. 🙏😊

@@keenonyoga thank you!

i don’t think The BG is deeper than the YS. But, I would say it’s certainly more applicable; dealing with the real life dilemmas of action in the world as opposed to the rarified states p lf consciousness derailed in the YS. I would even suggest that ‘atttayoganussanam’ suggests now (when the aspirant has relinquished worldly life) starts yoga.. thanks for listening and taking the time to comment . 🙏😊

@@keenonyoga Thanks for your reply. Just to add that Patanjali warns against becoming enamored or attached to these "siddhis" or special powers or states..Really enjoy your channel and will subscribe. Thanks🙏🙏

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thanks for listening! indeed, many things left unsaid here my mind is not half so beautiful as i’d like! 😂) . Nevertheless, what I would say is that we need an emotional connection with ethics - to make compassion in the face of suffering real. This is easier to find when connecting personally to our own culture - i feel the same about Jesus and these stories to be honest (over indian mythology- it’s just in my dna!)

glad to hear you liked it. Wasn’t an easy one to do - namely , because I haven’t reached any cohesivity in my thinking yet! But, would I would say : which is really a missing point I wished i’d said after; is that yoga isn’t interested in social virtue; only in as much as keeping the social order allows for better practice conditions (rather than war). So, its morality is really a recipe for individual sovereignty - not goodness for the sake of goodness.. thanks for listening 🙏

@@keenonyoga I've actually been thinking a lot about this of recent in the context of Advaita Vedanta as how you've just laid it out there is exactly how it's been laid out to me over the years, and I've never felt comfortable with it. Some commentating around such has even sought to portray advaita, and by extension yoga, as a kind of socially conservative individualism. Even going as far as to say human rights are an obstacle and we should think of our duties, our dharma, rather than requesting any rights. And yet I'm currently taking a series of webinars with Hindus for Human Rights with a wonderful (and traditional) advaita scholar and practitioner called Professor Anantanand Rambachan who is arguing for the opposite to that - for a more socially engaged Hinduism. He's calling it Hindu Liberation Theology and it feels a lot like the Engaged Buddhism movement of the last decade or so. He's written a couple of excellent books around it over the last few years. Definitely worth a look if, like me, it helps you align some of these concepts to wider political and ethical ideaologies.

@@dharmainthenorththis is a good recommendation; will look now! 🙏😊

thabks! i really enjoyed this one two. David is one of my inspirations!

yes, i really liked Rodney too! very natural and down to earth- especially considering his success in the yoga world.

glad you enjoyed it 🙏😊

absolutely- and all good thoughts. In reply I would say that it’s not the development of better techniques of stretching but instead 2 things; 1.the use of ritual 2. the stimulation of the nerves of the spine (with recourse to the diaphragm). To which end, the posture is almost superlative rendering innovation simply a distraction- though comfort and individualism of any posture one chooses to perform non-negotiable.. A few of my own thoughts. thanks for raising the question.

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you’re welcome: glad you liked it. 🙏

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yes i can see how that would be the caseN of course, this is one of my favourite chats to date too. 😊

thanks for listening and glad you enjoyed it!

Hi Steve, thanks very much, for both the words and the donation. It's taken me a while to get better at the podcast interviewing so nice to hear that it's appreciated and helpful. Having spent some time in Asia I understand how it can feel removed and glad to hear the community feel we aim for is succeeding. Keep up your good work over there. 🙏

It's a great opportunity to get these on record and share with everyone who might not come in contact with the message.

Glad you enjoyed it!

You didn’t understand anything 😢

great to hear. Indeed, I knew it was a good one when i got through to the end straight away . 😊🙏

I imagine there would be a lot of similarities? great to hear you found this interesting. 🙏😊

so nice to hear. Indeed, i felt the same! 😊🙏❤

The end was really something! That last answer!!❤

me too cried towards the end - don't quite understand why.

well he’s always quite deep! Listen a few times and it might start to settle in … ❤

you’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

Glad you enjoyed it