tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post5017495362622141511..comments2023-10-16T06:23:18.135-04:00Comments on Yoga for Cynics: Morning HazeDr. Jay SWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08631848276936859276noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-17650210402447347542009-11-23T11:52:38.862-05:002009-11-23T11:52:38.862-05:00I have felt physical pain, but nothing compared to...I have felt physical pain, but nothing compared to the agony of percieved loneliness--but that's what it is, a perception.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696349282379608085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-43929648627036237422009-11-21T23:32:05.780-05:002009-11-21T23:32:05.780-05:00hard time for me to practice ahstanga, i like your...hard time for me to practice ahstanga, i like your grey colourAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574865004096836980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-37222261947554464962009-11-21T18:07:17.586-05:002009-11-21T18:07:17.586-05:00god, this was a great post. You are more succinctl...god, this was a great post. You are more succinctly profound than any blogger I read.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-43000073339079221092009-11-20T22:52:20.905-05:002009-11-20T22:52:20.905-05:00ah, that trap of terminal uniqueness! Great post ...ah, that trap of terminal uniqueness! Great post Jay; thanks for exposing your very human inner workings so we can see ourselves more clearly. I really hope you've found relief - head aches really can put a damper on everything.Karin Bartimolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490920503677450338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-8235733016063377342009-11-19T12:33:04.842-05:002009-11-19T12:33:04.842-05:00Oh Jay, you have no idea how cold it gets here! I&...Oh Jay, you have no idea how cold it gets here! I'm from Philadelphia, live here in NH for 10 years now...last year one morning it was 17 below O...talk about headache!<br /><br />but it's true, we tend to all walk around assuming whether at blissed out Kripalu or walking down the street that we're the only one having pain, or not truly present (thinking about lunch, dinner, tomorrow's breakfast, anything but what's happening right now!) that's our natural human inclination...so separate ourselves in this way...but as a yogi you know we are all just part of the same breath, so how could the person next to you (me) not have their own visions dancing in their head? It is grace...truly grace for the brief moments when we are truly present to what is...even if what IS is a headache or hunger.<br /><br />namaste,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-6218046214849502142009-11-19T09:17:06.791-05:002009-11-19T09:17:06.791-05:00Reminds me of my favorite Sartre line, "We al...Reminds me of my favorite Sartre line, "We all dance alone." Sort of how that one horrible day in 11th grade physics, you learn that no matter how close you get to someone, you're never really touching.RBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229168317354334361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-84055920955589601692009-11-18T20:59:55.399-05:002009-11-18T20:59:55.399-05:00Still...there IS "real" loneliness. I...Still...there IS "real" loneliness. I've been there. I don't recommend it. I learned (the hard way,) that a person can't live effectively w/o some kind of interaction; human, natural or what have you.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-28615780473812101082009-11-18T17:56:24.632-05:002009-11-18T17:56:24.632-05:00I also thought the painting was beautiful and so a...I also thought the painting was beautiful and so appropriate to your comments. I also loved the part about not being alone in your loneliness. Being alone and unloved is my greatest fear. . .and I think I share that with everyone one way or another.AnnaYayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006191516123754587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-7474208370534994162009-11-18T14:41:16.360-05:002009-11-18T14:41:16.360-05:00Thanks for the inspiration, Jay! Somehow it is hea...Thanks for the inspiration, Jay! Somehow it is heartwarming to hear that I am not alone in my aloneness.Brooks Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-30801415365268389042009-11-18T10:56:22.223-05:002009-11-18T10:56:22.223-05:00I really like the painting. Nice.I really like the painting. Nice.Kudayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440614884410703357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-26830708072879618152009-11-18T10:41:50.225-05:002009-11-18T10:41:50.225-05:00Ahh. So true...yet so elusive.
Nice to greet you...Ahh. So true...yet so elusive.<br /><br />Nice to greet your space here.<br /><br />Peace.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347471621119926478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-10448220118601596392009-11-18T06:00:41.165-05:002009-11-18T06:00:41.165-05:00the only thing we are ever forced to face humanly ...the only thing we are ever forced to face humanly alone is our personal death. No living human can walk through that door with us, other than that solitude is a choice.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-87808724771813014782009-11-17T21:03:18.745-05:002009-11-17T21:03:18.745-05:00A nice reminder.
so true.
I think about lunch all...A nice reminder.<br />so true.<br /><br />I think about lunch all the time... or music... depends on the yoga-day.Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-84948127650019844772009-11-17T19:13:00.615-05:002009-11-17T19:13:00.615-05:00Listen to the Hank Williams song I posted today, a...Listen to the Hank Williams song I posted today, all about loneliness...(GMTA)<br /><br />Fabulous post.Daisy Deadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993200276152025235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-59482949905618388062009-11-17T16:20:26.259-05:002009-11-17T16:20:26.259-05:00It's very easy to forget that you're never...It's very easy to forget that you're never the only one...and good to be reminded.Aviva DVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07283328910986366972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-15020180859494909472009-11-17T15:40:46.965-05:002009-11-17T15:40:46.965-05:00alone
all one
a great ending!alone<br />all one<br /><br /><br />a great ending!human beinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09232419187783429903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-7912575576719263982009-11-17T15:36:49.946-05:002009-11-17T15:36:49.946-05:00Jay! You were in Massachusetts! I would have lov...Jay! You were in Massachusetts! I would have loved to have had you over for dinner or lunch! Shame on you for not letting me know.<br /><br />This was a melancholy post--and I thought your statement about how we are never really alone in our loneliness was quite profound. <br /><br />MelindaMelindahttp://blog.melindaville.comnoreply@blogger.com