"omjaroo" <omjaroo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> If I am teaching yoga for the purpose of God awareness/union; could I
> dare charge? The Truth belongs to God (and therefore everyone in the
> Universe). It is not mine to sell. If need be, I am happy to pay (with
> time, effort or cash) to give others the knowledge that by God's grace
> has been given to me. This is also karma yoga.
>
> If I am teaching "yoga" for fitness, entertainment, sex or success
> in life, then this is very different. I can charge or not because what
> I am teaching is only yoga in name (a shadow) and not really yoga at
> all.
>
> If I know the Truth about yoga, and I am exploiting people's need for
> Union with God by teaching it's shadow, then God help me. This is
> what's referred to as the "dark side" of yoga and would be a sin of the
> highest order. We've all heard of "fallen" or "false" gurus.
>
> That being said, if a student gives a free and heart felt offering in
> support of their teacher's basic material needs, then this is right
> and as it should be. Personaly I don' think a teacher should ever ask
> and anything above the teacher's needs should be refused or donated
> to others.
>
> There are no hard and fast rules here. It all depends on what one is
> seeking in learning yoga or in teaching yoga. This is why we practice
> yoga and strive to develop discrimination and wisdom.
>
> Is this helpful?
>
> Jared
>
> Namaste
>

Howdy Jared!

Hmmmm..

Are the people who insist on going to the studio with the best acreditations
seeking the truth or are they looking for the best quality in a PRODUCT?

--
Namaste

Dave ©¿©
"Ego sum quis ego sum quod ut est quicumque ego sum"

http://www.howdydave.com

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