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Dear Thimappaji,

 

Namaste!

 

Yes there is individual difference, therefore in ayurveda a person

of Vata prakruti should not do the most difficult of the asana like

Shirsasana, similarly Pitha prakruti due to inherent competitive

nature would do well with difficult asana like Shirasasana and

Kapha though can do and should do activities which strain the

physical organism to its limit (ofcourse this is within the

capacity of the individual) like say should do continuous asanas,

surya namaskar 12 in number minimum with a short break and then

move to pranayama. But again all this is within the framework of

hatha yoga only and not other types of yoga.

 

Basically (this is my personal opinion) in kali yuga we have

inherited weak body and therefore no matter what - everyone in

spiritual saadnaa should do some form of exercise to withstand

the vigours of doing meditation etc., for a long time. In a way

Nimhans are partially right in classifying based on food people

eat - actually they should do it based on ayurveda because today

look around majority i would say 95 percent are eating

combination of rajasic and tamasic aahar and very few knowledgeable

5 percent go for satwik food.

 

I, thus, prefer to teach individual students rather then a group

as it becomes difficult for vata, pitha and kapha to follow a

common regime though what i teach caters to vpt (as well as dual

prakruti people) with an addition only if the pitha or kapha

student asks or complaints that he or she is not getting the

adrenal rush. This reminds me of a story of RamaKrishna Paramahansa.

When a disciple of his was ridiculed about his guru the disciple

kept quiet and when rkp heard it he scolded the disciple about his

coward act by not retorting. In another incident when another

disciple fought back and rkp scolded him for showing his agression.

In private when a close disciple question rkp he replied, former

disciple is a timid fellow and i want him to be a bit more brave

therefore i chided him and the second was more aggressive so i

wanted him to learn to restrain himself therefore i scolded him.

But in the present context such individual guidance is difficult

due to mass teaching which is in fact like a drill exercise rather

than a gentle execution of an asana.

 

Now coming to your stating about individualizing based on their

respective make-up what i feel is while there are many different

paths to cater to different people ultimately it all boils down to

only one path. As one of the masters of Radha Soami teaching said,

WHEN THE LORD IS ONE AND HE IS WITHIN US AND WHEN HE HAS MADE

ALL OF US EQUAL HOW CAN THERE BE DIFFERENT PATH FOR DIFFERENT

PEOPLE.

Therefore superficially it looks one path cannot be for all

human beings. To this there is quote in bible that KINGDOM OF

GOD IS WITHIN US so why are you searching me in jungles, mountains,

sea-shore etc., There is a nice marathi song which states why are

you searching me at Rameshwar and Kashi etc., i am inside you.

 

With warm wishes,

 

Sudhakar

HARI OM TAT SAT! Cheers! :o)

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Dear Sudhakarji,

 

Thanks for the wonderful clarification and exposition. May God bless

you!

 

M.S.Thimmappa.

 

 

 

 

, " spbyoga9 " <spbyoga9 wrote:

> I, thus, prefer to teach individual students rather then a group

> as it becomes difficult for vata, pitha and kapha to follow a

> common regime though what i teach caters to vpt (as well as dual

> prakruti people) with an addition only if the pitha or kapha

>

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, " spbyoga9 " <spbyoga9 wrote:

>

> Dear Thimappaji,

>

> Namaste!

>

> Yes there is individual difference, therefore in ayurveda a person

> of Vata prakruti should not do the most difficult of the asana like

 

 

Thanks dear Sudhakar,

 

this was wonderful explanation and would help many on the path

 

love always

 

Aum

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