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Welcome to the Writings Links... you will find a variety of articles written by Randall (Me) on yoga and other related subjects. There are many topics, ideas and opinions in the writings, i hope you learn something! If you have interests that the writings do not cover, check the books link.
Yoga is a huge subject, and a teacher can never cover everything about yoga, so it is a wonderful resource of knowledge, the book. Part of the fun of yoga (for me) is the hunt for interesting books that suit my interests at the time. A good yoga library is a very useful thing.
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We have a number of writing pages, have a look!
An Excerpt from the Jungleyoga Training Manual
Swami Dayananda on Global Warming
Self-Sufficiency and the Way of the Yogis
SitaRam, and Adventure in Delhi
Wanderlust: Tales of My Adventures
My Current Favorite Reading:
I have fallen in love again with the work of Sri Aurobindo. His lucidity about the many facets of consciousness is truly amazing. Aurobindo Ghose was educated at Cambridge, England as was the author of innumerable books of philosohpy, plays, devotional poems and social commentary. His book Letters on Yoga is one of the most enlightening and illuminating yoga books ever published. This is not a heavy book of philosophy, but letters Aurobindo wrote to seekers who wrote to him with questions. The book is a compalation of his replies to these eager seekers on a vast variety of subjects. The many problems of sadhana are addressed, dealt with through the clarity of Sri Aurobindo's philosophy and his amazing clarity. The book is over 1500 pages of ideas and suggestions which we can all benefit from. The book does not need to be read cover to cover but can be opened at random; one can read a few lines and chew on them for ages. There is also an index for those seeking more specific answers. This book is a must for those interested in exploring the deeper inner realms of yoga practice.
(There is hardly any discussion of Hatha yoga, postures or breathing. It addresses the inner development instead.)
Bim Sherman: Maybe the most spiritual of the Jamaican Reggae singers. If you like reggae at all, get his album Miracle. Absolutely amazing. Just look at his face!!
Jarret Lloyd Vincent (February 2, 1950 – November 17, 2000) better known by one of his stage aliases Bim Sherman, was a Jamaican musician and singer-songwriter. Rooted in reggae, his music developed in later years in many directions, combining influences from all around the world, notably India. Sherman was also hailed as "reggae's sweetest voice". Bim Sherman was gifted with a haunting, ethereal voice that reached into the very heart of his listeners. In the mid 1970s he recorded a small body of classic roots tunes as a young struggling singer in Jamaica. He later moved to London where, as part of the post-punk reggae infatuation, he made a name for himself recording with Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label. He became part of various musical collectives associated with On-U Sound, such as New Age Steppers (alongside Ari Up, formerly of The Slits), Singers And Players (with Congo Ashanti Roy and the late Prince Far-I ), Dub Syndicate and Justice League of Zion. Sherman also recorded a handful of solo reggae LPs. Towards the end of his life, Bim Sherman took a whole new musical direction. He went to India and re-recorded his classic 70s roots tunes alongside a full Indian classical orchestra in Bombay, creating his masterpiece LP, the highly acclaimed Miracle. This opened Sherman up to an entire new audience and he seemed at last to be emerging from the reggae underworld. It Must Be A Dream, an entire remix of Miracle was released with dance mixes by top UK DJs, followed by another stunningly beautiful Indian/reggae crossover LP What Happened? Then, out of the blue, Bim Sherman was diagnosed with cancer and died within weeks of his diagnosis. He received an obituary in the London Times, a rare and unlikely accolade for an underground reggae singer.
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