tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post8793931368474420878..comments2023-06-22T08:49:02.798-07:00Comments on Yogic Muse: Fear. And?Brooks Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-26622938052124046952009-10-06T12:22:11.183-07:002009-10-06T12:22:11.183-07:00Thanks, Andrew. I love that! ...gonna make a "...Thanks, Andrew. I love that! ...gonna make a "nifty jam" Yes!Brooks Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-42838915151596138582009-10-06T12:14:54.168-07:002009-10-06T12:14:54.168-07:00This is like a philosophy musicians use while impr...This is like a philosophy musicians use while improvising. It's called "Yes, and." You accept whatever musical phrase your band mate emotes, and you add to it, creating a nifty jam.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217770127137657383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-69257855332532805032009-09-23T11:47:41.301-07:002009-09-23T11:47:41.301-07:00Thanks, Svasti! I can relate to what you're sa...Thanks, Svasti! I can relate to what you're saying. And I think fear is an important part of experience to be aware of, too.Brooks Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-64984821940256276162009-09-23T11:43:25.919-07:002009-09-23T11:43:25.919-07:00Thanks for that link to your blog, Bob! I enjoyed ...Thanks for that link to your blog, Bob! I enjoyed reading it. It's true. And for the time being I have an individual body and mind, so I want to do something helpful with this blessing.Brooks Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-79825766015901676712009-09-23T11:35:57.283-07:002009-09-23T11:35:57.283-07:00Gosh, Dr. YogaforCynics Jay, you tease me! First y...Gosh, Dr. YogaforCynics Jay, you tease me! First you say that you had a long and pretty good comment, then you decide to keep it to yourself! Okay I'll look forward to your post.Brooks Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-10739590453299541922009-09-22T04:46:06.696-07:002009-09-22T04:46:06.696-07:00Fear is such an interesting emotion. It can stop u...Fear is such an interesting emotion. It can stop us in our tracks, or spur us onward. Its all a matter of perspective, and how we choose to treat fear when it arises.<br /><br />I think almost everything in our culture is based on fear. Whether that's fear of death, loss, seperation, aging, lack of money, failure, new challenges... and so on. There's so many ways we fear, and that it can either restrict or enable us.<br /><br />But I'm not convinced we can away with fear all together. It is what keeps us safe as per the fight or flight mechanism. It provides us with caution, it tells us to be careful. This can without doubt, grow wild like weeds and infest our quality of life, though.<br /><br />The question for me, is how much do we let fear rule our actions? I've ended relationships out of fear, I've stayed in relationships out of fear. I've pretty much done or not done a whole heap of things in my life because of fear.<br /><br />Over time, I've learned to dismantle my fears and/or see them for what they are.<br /><br />And yes, yoga is a perfect metaphor for dealing with fear. The poses I find challenging create fear that I will hurt myself or look stupid. But when I can eventually do them, I feel fantastic. There is always another challenge though, so we keep going...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-46185252063295338952009-09-21T21:23:25.250-07:002009-09-21T21:23:25.250-07:00The Yoga answer to fear is that we're one with...The Yoga answer to fear is that we're one with the universe, and the universe will still be here no matter what happens.<br /><br />This argument is a little heavy for some. I tried to get at this with my ultimate doomsday blog, written in the form of an Upanishad no less:<br /><br />What is "That" and Why am I "That"<br /><br />http://wp.me/PlUox-f2<br /><br />Some may take this to mean nothing matters, so why do anything. But for me, like you, this loosening of fear frees us up to do the right thing for the world as a whole (just like you suggest in your blog), since we are all each other, too. <br /><br />Bob Weisenberg<br />YogaDemystified.comBob Weisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442738029941563325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-49649025810945384752009-09-21T21:22:43.998-07:002009-09-21T21:22:43.998-07:00Oh, Yogic Muse, thank you for this beautiful and t...Oh, Yogic Muse, thank you for this beautiful and thought-provoking post, which inspired me to write a really long, involved, and, I think, pretty good comment--which I then decided was long, involved and pretty good enough that I'm gonna turn it into for a post on my blog...particularly since, until just now, I've been seriously lacking in ideas...and I promise it'll be even more pretty good once I take some time and mess around with it a bit...YogaforCynicshttp://yogaforcynics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com