Tidbits

I've noticed that over the past year or more, that posting here has definitely taken a back seat. So, I figured it might be good to just post tidbits for now, as opposed to really committing to big inspiring awesome posts or some kind of attempt at that. So here's something I found very interesting in my newsletter from Yoga Sangha. It's a letter from BKS Iyengar to fashion designer Donna Karan:

My Dear Donna Karan,

As a yoga practitioner, may I request you, on behalf of myself and my friends from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India, take a stand against using the fur of animals that is removed by the cruelest killing methods.

Though I had the chance of meeting you when you hosted a vegetarian party to all members of the yoga family and friends a few years ago and were a number one designer of the world, I was not aware then that your designs included the use of animal fur.

Being a devoted student of yoga, undividedly practicing my method and compassionate at heart, may I request you to follow the principles of yamas and oblige by dropping furs, which are violently removed from the living animals, so that those animals which have the right to live, live in peace.

With my good wishes,

BKS Iyengar


Huh. Seems a bit unusual to me. Not saying whether it is bad or good, simply not something I expected. Well, have a good day everyone!