[Assam] Def: Warriors & Yoga in DC etc: Freer CentennialSpecial Event:"From Sunrise to Moonrise
Ram Sarangapani
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Fri Oct 6 19:44:45 PDT 2006
Mukul da,
As cursory glance, I think the name is of Oriya origin. Orissa is my guess.
--Ram
On 10/6/06, mc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> *Rudresh Mahanthappa*
>
> Can netters explain every bit of this name. Can guesses be made-
> who/what/where he originated? Maybe --how--- you could guess.
>
> mm
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> From: *umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com>*
> Reply-To: *umesh.sh05 at post.harvard.edu*
> To: *assam at assamnet.org*
> Subject: *Re: [Assam] Def: Warriors & Yoga in DC etc: Freer
> CentennialSpecial Event:"From Sunrise to Moonrise"*
> Date: *Fri, 6 Oct 2006 22:05:25 +0100 (BST)*
>
> *Event canceled* due to the likelihood of
> inclement weather.
> http://www.asia.si.edu/events/index.asp?year=2006&month=10&day=7
>
> Definition: though some might like this definition of Yogi --from
> ISKCON's book : quoting Krishna from Bhagwad Geeta:
>
> "There are some yogis who perform yoga for profit (my note: read
> Bikram's Yoga patents) but that is not real yoga. Everything must be engaged
> in the service of the Lord. .......For those who are taking the first step
> up the staircase of the yoga system there is work. One should not think that
> simply because he (my note: or she) is beginning yoga s/he should stop
> working. In Bhagwad-gita Krishna asks Arjuna to become a yogi, but he never
> tells him to stop fighting. Quite the contrary. Ofcourse, one may ask how a
> person may be a yogi and at the
> same time a warrior. Our conception of Yoga practice is that of sitting
> vey straight, with legs crossed and eyes half closed, staring at the tip of
> our nose and concentrating in this way in a lonely place. ...
>
> one can remain a fighting man and at the same time be the highest yogi,
> the highest sanyasi. How is that possible? In Krsna (my note: or God)
> consciosuness . One simply has to fight for Krsna, work for Krsna (my
> note: or God) , eat for Krsna, sleep for Krsna and dedicate all activities
> to Krsna. In this way one becomes the highet yogi (my note: Karma yogi
> --yogi thru work) and the highest Sanyasi. "
> (The perfection of Yoga -pg 8, from lectures of Prabhupad , ISKCON
> publication)
>
> "Although Krsna saw that Arjuna was rejecting the meditational system ,
> He proclaimed Arjuna to be the highest yogi because "You are always thinkig
> of me." Thinking of Krisna (my ote: or God) is
> the essence of all yoga systems--of the hatha (my note : the physical
> exercise route so popular inthe rich world -to get thin and slim) , karma
> (work), jnana (knowledge/gnosis) bhakti (love) or any other system of yoga
> (ibid, pg8,9)
>
> So practicing yoga at home and work and all places in between is
> fine!!!
>
>
> Any comments?
>
> Umesh
>
>
>
>
>
> *umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>
>
> more detail of Yoga in the open etc in National Mall opposite White House
> (though seems likely to rain so only die-hards will remain).
>
>
> *Office of Public Affairs and Marketing <publicaffairs at asia.si.edu>*wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:28:28 -0400 (EDT)
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> Subject: Freer Centennial Special Event:"From Sunrise to Moonrise"
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> Freer Centennial Event: Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 a.m.- 10 p.m.
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> Freer and Sackler Galleries open 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
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> YOGA ON THE MALL WITH JOHN SCHUMACHER Yoga Demonstration
> 8 a.m., Mall
> All skill levels, from beginner to advanced, are welcome to join. Bring
> a blanket or mat to use on the National Mall in front of the Freer Gallery.
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> Leading the
> class will be John Schumacher, founder and director of Unity Woods Yoga
> Center, with assistance from DC Yoga Week Association. Meditation led by
> Hugh Byrne.
> *Tai Chi Introductory Workshop*
> 9 a.m., Mall
> Led by Warren Conner of Tai Chi Center of Washington, D.C.
> *Martial Arts *
> Demonstrations
> 10 a.m., Mall
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> Instructors from Potomac Aikido and Wong Chinese Kung Fu lead
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> *Lotus Lights for the Full Moon*
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> In keeping with the Asian tradition of celebrating the autumnal full
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