Is Yoga a Myth?
...What do you call a yoga guru who eventually succumbs to heart attack? An ignorant fool who’s been performing mythical yoga for decades? Is yoga then not some kind of trashy art form that has millions of people duped into practicing it? A perplexed reader posted this question in Yahoo! Answers [quoted in full]:
Recently sri Vedathri Maharishi, who founded ‘World community Service Center’ passed away due to Heart Attack at the age of 96. He preached and practiced Yoga throughout his life. He established 300 Yoga Centers all over the world. He wrote 80 books on Yoga out of which many became Text Books for Universities and Colleges. How come a person who practiced Yoga throughout his life can die due to Heart Attack like a common man? If Yoga has real effect on those who practice it, should the practitioners not die naturally? Similarly, recently I read about sri Subbudu (the famous Carnatic music Critic from India) who is also above 90 and who has also been practicing Yoga since his childhood, that he suffered a Heart Attack. I request Yoga Experts and Doctors who have knowledge on this to explain. I may be wrong. If...more
The Religious Impasse of Hatha Yoga and "The New Age Movement"
...hard to group Yoga with Wicca, Taoism, Reiki, Druidism, witchcraft, and Harry potter fans, but somehow we have all been lumped together as the New Age Movement.
Although there is no common thread, Yoga practitioners who practice christian Yoga, are also condemned by religious fundamentalists for being tolerant of eastern philosophy.
Better yet, there are accusations, which claim Hatha Yoga is part of the New Age conspiracy. Some fundamentalists believe that calling a person Yogi, or Yogini, confirms that he or she is a practicing Hindu.
Just recently, I read a statement, where the author claimed, meditation could cause spiritual harm to christian...more
Understanding Yoga As We Know It
...Yoga is the vogue for those trying to lose some weight and get fit. It is relaxing and through meditation, one can achieve calmness of mind, as well as increase suppleness and agility through the exercises.
Yoga was formed about eight thousand years back and it can be attributed to the Indus valley and the Vedic civilization. Other hinted to it way back before the formation of the Vedas in india. Certain historians deem that it only goes back to about four thousand years as a result of Vedic shastras and the Hindu sacred manuscript. Vasishta, Yajnavalkya, and Jaigishavya whom are well known Vedic wise men and they are among the supreme practitioners.
Yoga in recent times has been reduced to physical exercises completely different from what was scripted. hatha yoga is the most widespread type of yoga practiced in the west. The practices are mainly centered on stretching and breathing devoid of the spiritual aspects.
Yoga offer host of benefits to our physical, emotional and spiritual make ups that other exercises cannot provide, therefore it...more
Yoga for Beginners: A Stress Management program that Really works
...nhance your own powers of observation. Later, you could visualize yourself being calm in a similar chaotic situation.
Does this sound unrealistic? No, but the Sanskrit word Grahana comes to mind. This is a complex word, but one of the ways it can be defined is, as a perception, or the process of seeing things as they are. Grahana is a meditative state where your mind focuses on observing without judgment.
Some people scoff at the idea of Yogis, who practice positive visualization and observe life, with mindfulness. You may hear people say, That will never work, or Meditation is a waste of time. The truth is the person who is negative in life, does practice his or her own negative brand of Grahana. In fact,...more
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