tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964542208202120694.post5091566505304936397..comments2023-06-22T04:48:16.011-07:00Comments on Ashtanga Yoga Library: A letter from Sri.K. Pattabhi Jois to Yoga Journal, Nov. 1995Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390870577945511noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964542208202120694.post-89477709018230069312014-07-29T09:32:37.339-07:002014-07-29T09:32:37.339-07:00Well-stated and well in line with Iyengar's ta...Well-stated and well in line with Iyengar's take. <br />Yoga as practiced in USA without the rest of the Patanjali ashtanga risks being a physical endeavor; some will receive the gift of transformation, but most will miss out on the true depth of disciplined practice. I read long ago that there is a risk to the physical practice: that yoga will turn into hamstring stretches. It must be practiced for its own sake, not to accomplish a personal goal; that is selflessness. <br /><br />Remember also that this was published long before YJ took on its present incarnation as a commercial vehicle. I doubt it would make it in now. LaPortaMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383729468624574521noreply@blogger.com