tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post4895791069915274240..comments2024-03-21T00:30:14.738-07:00Comments on Yoga in the Dragon's Den: Mysore, departure narratives, and why life is not like the moviesNobelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-82800279596253440652012-01-04T09:42:19.530-08:002012-01-04T09:42:19.530-08:00Interesting, Carol. I take it that you are suggest...Interesting, Carol. I take it that you are suggesting that even though traditional moral philosophy may not be able to justify the choice to go to Mysore, political philosophy/ideology (at least the kind that is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution) might be able to? This brings up more interesting questions, which will take up too much space to go into here. Maybe I'll write a follow-up post to this soon.Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-83111617071465001562012-01-03T17:13:43.044-08:002012-01-03T17:13:43.044-08:00Well, as Americans we were raised to believe in &q...Well, as Americans we were raised to believe in "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" - surely having the freedom to go to Mysore simply because it feels most meaningful to you is fully in line with traditional American values?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954595575931726418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-2251885491368282812012-01-03T09:59:46.618-08:002012-01-03T09:59:46.618-08:00Hello Yyogini, I just read your post, and agree wi...Hello Yyogini, I just read your post, and agree with the sentiments that you express there. It is true that if we were born in North Korea, we might not be allowed to practice yoga; although I often think that somebody should go to Pyongyang now and maybe offer to give Kim Jong Un some yoga lessons. Maybe that will help him be a better dictator (is there such a thing?) than his dad.Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-70889071123715807482012-01-03T00:31:04.404-08:002012-01-03T00:31:04.404-08:00Hmm.. I wrote my piece before I read Spark and you...Hmm.. I wrote my piece before I read Spark and your blog posts. I'm thinking that we do this spiritual pursuit because we are fortunate enough that we have the freedom to do it. If we were born in North Korea, or even to a low Indian caste, we might not be allowed to practice yoga. The part where family doesn't understand and support is really difficult. I share that with you and Spark. Indeed, me practicing yoga may not directly benefit society in the short term, but many jobs that pay good money do not benefit society in the long run. So what's worse? Sadly not enough people care about this.Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483919150641771008noreply@blogger.com