X-Ftn-To: Brian 

Brian  wrote:
>On 08 Apr 2001 22:18:08 GMT, yoginishastra@aol.com (Sandra J. Ducker)
>wrote:
>> Qualifications do not make a Yogi.
>> There are many God realised souls who have attained self mastery with no
>> certificates to prove it.
>> Krishna, Jesus, Buddha, Babaji, were/are all God realised beings, perfected
>> Yogis, but they don't have or need certificates to prove it!
>
>However, given that yoga generally includes a physical aspect, it is
>prudent to expect recognized and relevant credentials for someone who
>is, practically speaking, responsible for guiding you through
>something that could, conceivably, harm you if done improperly.

Yes, but I think that you two are talking about different things. You
probably refer to some variety of hatha-yoga, which is, IMO, good for
health but can hardly be called a spiritual discipline. She was
probably talking about yoga as a spiritual discipline. You can hardly
get a diploma for knowing God, but if you want to conduct an aerobics
class, then it's easy, and you probably need one.
Yoga is a much more serious thing than that.

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