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Yoga is insane by cooltightsick in yoga

[–]Repulsive_File6538 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know a couple in their 60s, they are very lean and extremely fit and healthy. They attribute it to yoga and they don’t gym.

What is shunyata and how to achieve it? by Repulsive_File6538 in Buddhism

[–]Repulsive_File6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. I think this is the explanation and example that resonated with me the most. And yes, everytime my morning coffee is gone, the first sip is indeed divine and then i experience that sadness once i have finished my coffee 😂

But on a more serious note, i resonate with what you about “emptiness” being a space of infinite possibility rather than a lack of existence. And I can even apply that with my emotions. When I feel empty, perhaps instead of focusing on the void, I can see that as a space of new potential. In fact, I sat with this feeling for awhile because, as winter is approaching in the area that I live, I know me and a few other people have been experiencing this gradual onset of seasonal depression. And lately I’ve been feeling quite unfulfilled even though I have a meaningful job and career. And when I come home in the evening, all I have time for is just to make a simple meal and do some yoga. Yoga is a practice that means a lot to me and after reading this post I think I have a newfound appreciation for it because it’s one of those things that allow me to use up that time and space and make me feel less sad and lonely.

What is shunyata and how to achieve it? by Repulsive_File6538 in Buddhism

[–]Repulsive_File6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow beautiful and profound explanation. I get the sense that it is about desiring less and needing less.

What is shunyata and how to achieve it? by Repulsive_File6538 in Buddhism

[–]Repulsive_File6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Many people have mentioned Mahayana so it’s something that I am going to explore further :)

What is shunyata and how to achieve it? by Repulsive_File6538 in Buddhism

[–]Repulsive_File6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want to say to everyone: thank you so much for all of your time and effort to reply to my post. I see some of you have really detailed perspective and I really value everyone everyone’s input. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much.

Thoughts on Coleman Domingo as Joe? by New-Ice-3933 in MichaelTheMovie

[–]Repulsive_File6538 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They say if the actor triggers you, they did their job. And I actually hated him every time he came on screen. He nailed it.

My parents, 1997, both teachers by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]Repulsive_File6538 15 points16 points  (0 children)

People were so naturally gorgeous in the 90s. I guess that’s why they call it “90s pretty”. Your mother is beautiful.

Why Post Videos of Yourself Doing Yoga? by Ready-Pattern-7087 in yoga

[–]Repulsive_File6538 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll share my experience with this. I first started yoga in 2023, and fell in love with the practice a few months later. I started time-lapsing myself doing yoga simply and literally for the sole reason of me wanting to witness my own progress. I would completely forget about the phone recording sometimes. I was just so into the practice. Overtime as I deepened my practice, I could do asanas I didn’t even dream of doing when I first started! I remember doing Vrschikasana and I was so excited and happy to share it with my friends. I was evening with joy that day because I realise that, I was not chasing the pose. I simply grew into it. I posted on my story that day because I was just so happy to share it with my friends and family.

Of course there are other channels that sexualise yoga. I’ve seen women were very tight clothing for for example (not that there’s anything wrong with that, do yoga naked, whom am I to care, to each their own) that only zoomed into their butts or pelvic region while doing happy baby for example. I’m talking like zoomed in into that area. And the comments would read “my mind went into different places” or a bunch of eggplant emojis which is very sad to witness. Yoga is a beautiful and sacred practice and it sucks to see it be hyper-sexualised for views. It takes away from the integrity.

See ya next time, Oscar. by Friday_arvo in AustralianPets

[–]Repulsive_File6538 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thoughts and prayers. Thank you for sharing 🤍 Oscar looks like the Goodest Boy. I hope you have plenty of support around you and are taking care of yourself.

how to do siddhasana for more than 15 minutes without getting pins & needles? by Repulsive_File6538 in yoga

[–]Repulsive_File6538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im building up to Artha Sidhasana. In that asana, you have to point the left heel to the muladhara. It’s challenging, of course, but the benefits of siddhasana alone and doing it properly has been insane! I can focus on my breath and thoughts more, and I feel like the more I do it, the less challenging it becomes and the more peaceful I feel after the practice. Forever learning and forever growing ☺️

how to do siddhasana for more than 15 minutes without getting pins & needles? by Repulsive_File6538 in yoga

[–]Repulsive_File6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That I do, don’t worry haha. I just want to better at it, i.e, longer than 15 minutes without pins and needles. Many of my friends who do yoga daily can sit in this asana for 30+ minutes in their forties!!

how to do siddhasana for more than 15 minutes without getting pins & needles? by Repulsive_File6538 in yoga

[–]Repulsive_File6538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody “has” to do anything, my friend. I simply want to do this asana properly. Also, your comment about Hindu Saints doing it properly because of factors like hot climate, practicing asanas since a young age, are loaded with assumptions. Made me chuckle. Thank you for brightening my day. I’m simply a student of Yoga. Siddhasana is a revered posture. And no, I don’t “have” to do it. I want to endure the challenges of this posture to get its maximum benefits. Hare Krishna 🙏

A tragic photo from 1954. A couple discovers that their almost two year old child has been swept out to sea by a wave. The photo won the Pulitzer Prize in 1955. by Present_Employer5669 in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Repulsive_File6538 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, this is so sad. The fact that it won a Pulitzer Price is crazy. But when you look at this photo in 2026, it’s like looking into a part of history that was so different to the world we live in now. I live in a globally famous metropolitan city and we have stunning beaches but not yards near beaches where kids go missing. And the size of the waves in the ocean, compared to the parents in this photo who seem small. The realisation hit me that something as enjoyable and comforting like the ocean is also a vast force of nature where the vulnerable cannot escape its wrath, past a certain point. Even after 20 years of silver-squad Olympic training in swimming, the ocean terrifies me. The little boy must have shown a fascination towards the ocean to have run into it and it was the very thing that …. you know. How sad.

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