dusukochadu Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Ga. parents, offended by the ‘Far East religion’ of yoga, get ‘Namaste’ banned from school “We need to direct our attention inward and connect to the breath,” yoga instructor Rachel Brathen writes in her New York Times best-selling book about the practice. “Focusing on our breath keeps us present, calms the mind, and allows us to develop the awareness of the body we need to practice with care and compassion.” Since the ancient discipline with roots in Hinduism and Buddhism became a popular exercise in the West, yogis have inundated popular culture with their pursuit of that elusive “calm” in a rapidly spinning world. “Mindfulness,” the meditative state associated with yoga, has likewise been adopted as a way to clear the mind. So when administrators at Bullard Elementary School in Kennesaw, Ga., implemented yoga and other mindfulness practices in the classroom to reduce students’ stress, they probably envisioned peace and relaxation in their future. Instead, they received a flurry of complaints — from parents who felt yoga represented the encroachment of non-Christian beliefs. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bullard’s principal, Patrice Moore, sent parents an email last week announcing changes to its yoga program. “I am truly sorry that the mindfulness/ de-stressing practices here at Bullard caused many misconceptions that in turn created a distraction in our school and community,” Moore wrote. “While we have been practicing de-stressing techniques in many classrooms for years, there have been some recent practices associated with mindfulness that are offensive to some.” Among the elements of the program that will be eliminated: the Sanskrit greeting “Namaste,” placing hands “to heart center” and coloring pages with the symbol of the Mandala (a spiritual symbol in Indian religions representing the cosmos). Moore noted that a rumor had also spread about using or teaching “about crystals having healing powers.” “We will ensure that nothing resembling this will be done in the future,” she said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/24/ga-parents-offended-by-the-far-east-religion-of-yoga-get-namaste-banned-from-school/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusukochadu Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 That's why they connect to Trump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Urban Legend Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Ilage We should ban Christian missionary schools in India..chaala top schools vunnai...close them all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsrk Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Instead, they received a flurry of complaints — from parents who felt yoga represented the encroachment of non-Christian beliefs. Hinduism and yoga cannot be delinked....they are very much intertwined with each other....West has realized the scientific benefits of practicing Hatha Yoga....Deeper practice of Hatha Yoga (Control of Body) will gradually lead practitioners to the Control of Mind and ultimately to the adoption of the Highest philosophy of Hinduism... These are not the cries of practitioners of Yoga but of Christian Organizations in the US, who are loosing their influence day by day...First they tried practicing a secular form of Yoga, delinking it from its original religion...but ultimately they realize where it will end up to....so this paranoia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr Fan Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 That's why they connect to Trump Religious fervor vunna manishi kaadhu, claim kuuda cheyyadu alaa ani, D bro.... you will be shocked, if the media created caricature falls of ....akruut nut thelusaa? similarly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsrk Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 A Hindu View of ‘Christian Yoga’ 11/08/2010 09:32 pm ET | Updated May 25, 2011 1.5 K Rajiv MalhotraAuthor, ‘Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism’ While yoga is not a “religion” in the sense that the Abrahamic religions are, it is a well-established spiritual path. Its physical postures are only the tip of an iceberg, beneath which is a distinct metaphysics with profound depth and breadth. Its spiritual benefits are undoubtedly available to anyone regardless of religion. However, the assumptions and consequences of yoga do run counter to much of Christianity as understood today. This is why, as a Hindu yoga practitioner and scholar, I agree with the Southern Baptist Seminary President, Albert Mohler, when he speaks of the incompatibility between Christianity and yoga, arguing that “the idea that the body is a vehicle for reaching consciousness with the divine” is fundamentally at odds with Christian teaching. This incompatibility runs much deeper. Yoga’s metaphysics center around the quest to attain liberation from one’s conditioning caused by past karma. Karma includes the baggage from prior lives, underscoring the importance of reincarnation. While it is fashionable for many Westerners to say they believe in karma and reincarnation, they have seldom worked out the contradictions with core Biblical doctrines. For instance, according to karma theory, Adam and Eve’s deeds would produce effects only on their individual future lives, but not on all their progeny ad infinitum. Karma is not a sexually transmitted problem flowing from ancestors. This view obviates the doctrine of original sin and eternal damnation. An individual’s karmic debts accrue by personal action alone, in a separate and self-contained account. The view of an individual having multiple births also contradicts Christian ideas of eternal heaven and hell seen as a system of rewards and punishments in an afterlife. Yogic liberation is here and now, in the Modily state referred to and celebrated asjivanmukti, a concept unavailable in Christianity and in an afterlife somewhere else. Ironically, the very same Christians who espouse reincarnation also long to have family reunions in heaven. Yogic liberation is therefore not contingent upon any unique historical event or intervention. Every individual’s ultimate essence is sat-chit-ananda, originally divine and not originally sinful. All humans come equipped to recover their own innate divinity without recourse to any historical person’s suffering on their behalf. Karma dynamics and the spiritual practices to deal with them, are strictly an individual enterprise, and there is no special “deal” given to any chosen group, either by birth or by accepting a system of dogma franchised by an institution. The Abrahamic religions posit an infinite gap between God and the cosmos, bridged only in the distant past through unique prophetic revelations, making the exclusive lineage of prophets indispensable. (I refer to this doctrine elsewhere in my work as history-centrism.) Yoga, by contrast, has a non-dual cosmology, in which God is everything and permeates everything, and is at the same time also transcendent. The yogic path of emModied-knowing seeks to dissolve the historical ego, both individual and collective, as false. It sees the Christian fixations on history and the associated guilt, as bondage and illusions to be erased through spiritual practice. Yoga is a do-it-yourself path that eliminates the need for intermediaries such as a priesthood or other institutional authority. Its emphasis on the body runs contrary to Christian beliefs that the body will lead humans astray. For example, the apostle Paul was troubled by the clash between body and spirit, and wrote: “For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?” (Romans 7:22-24). Most of the 20 million American yoga practitioners encounter these issues and find them troubling. Some have responded by distorting yogic principles in order to domesticate it into a Christian framework, i.e. the oxymoron, ‘Christian Yoga.’ Others simply avoid the issues or deny the differences. Likewise, many Hindu gurus obscure differences, characterizing Jesus as a great yogi and/or as one of several incarnations of God. These views belie the principles stated in the Nicene Creed, to which members of mainstream Christian denominations must adhere. They don’t address the above underlying contradictions that might undermine their popularity with Judeo-Christian Americans. This is reductionist and unhelpful both to yoga and Christianity. In my forthcoming book, The Audacity of Difference, I advocate that both sides adopt the dharmic stance called purva-paksha, the practice of gazing directly at an opponent’s viewpoint in an honest manner. This stance involves a mastery of the ego and respect for difference, and the hope is that it would usher in a whole new level of interfaith colaborations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sr Fan Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Hard to believe, for many.....Very avid reader of history( Trump)....knows lot about cultures around the world....Some time back, casually browsing some books in a book store, accidentally picked up a book, some business oriented Trump's....dont even remember that one particularly....doing an express browse..... short chapters...suddenly in flipping pages, saw India .....what, India? ...kind of business overview....he starts with a line, do you know, India is the only country in its history of 10000 years, did not attack anybody!...then he goes about eulogizing some good stuff about India...may be he was explaining the stability in India relatively( may be business perspective...conditions etc).....was shocked to know( only used to carry celebrity image, which is pretty much the case with everybody, we make impressions from tv s, news/tabloids etc , right? same way here, then at that time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsrk Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 NaMo govt chesina okanoka manchi pani.....Yoga meedha Indian/Hindu signature stamp clear ga eyyatam....lekapothe future generations llo adhi maa srusti ani westerners claim chesukunna ascharyam ledhu....just like they have delinked Aveda from its Parent Ayurveda and many other scientific discoveries, which they conveniently put into their account.. Background InformationThe draft resolution establishing the International Day of Yoga was proposed by India and endorsed by a record 175 member states. The proposal was first introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address during the opening of the 69th session of the General Assembly, in which he said: “Yoga is an invaluable gift from our ancient tradition. Yoga emModies unity of mind and body, thought and action ... a holistic approach [that] is valuable to our health and our well-being. Yoga is not just about exercise; it is a way to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature.” The resolution notes “the importance of individuals and populations making healthier choices and following lifestyle patterns that foster good health.” In this regard, the World Health Organization has also urged its member states to help their citizens reduce physical inactivity, which is among the top ten leading causes of death worldwide, and a key risk factor for non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. But yoga is more than a physical activity. In his statement before the vote on the resolution, the President of the 69th session of the General Assembly, Sam Kutesa emphasized this point: “For centuries, people from all walks of life have practiced yoga, recognizing its unique emModiment of unity between mind and body. Yoga brings thought and action together in harmony.” In a statement UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also pointed out the global benefits of Yoga: "Yoga is a sport that can contribute to development and peace. Yoga can even help people in emergency situations to find relief from stress.” In the words of one of its most famous practitioners, the late B. K. S. Iyengar, “Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.” Photo: Amélie Selva Photo: Jennifer Boussou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsrk Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 And Finally... https://youtu.be/8fOtC6wd69w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr Fan Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 church ki veLthaa, andhulOnu religion ni jealousy gaa theesukone koddi mandhi thappithe , overall gaa US lo positive ye yoga ante......athi batch koddi mandhi vuntaaru, school lo cheppakuudadhu etc. akkadakkada........bhayam yendhuku vasthadhi? nammakam sarigaa lEnappudu.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr Fan Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 oka misconception ki veLLakuudadhu.......By virtue of its depth and richness in Indian culture, it is given, an illiterate( no school, college etc) auto driver also possesses great knowledge in India about this kind of matters.....adhe depth expect cheyyakuudadhu anni countries lo baaga chadhuvukunna vaaLLani chuusi ayina.....operating system(book) load ayyi vuntadhi, yentho prayaasa padithe thappithe dhaanni remove cheyyatam kastam.....aa OS lo nunche prathi vishayam kanipistadhi, NY times editor ayina, tv lo secular pundit ayina........ Simply Indians ki books load ayyi vundavu.. freedom yekkuva vuntadhi, unload cheyyataaniki(bad stuff) yemi vundadhu.... andhuke ilaanti vishayaallo automatic gaa Indians ki vunnantha avagaahana itharula nunchi default gaa expect cheyyakuudadhu( mukyam gaa book related - christian/muslim la nunchi)...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskmaestro Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 This is called insecurity.... They can come to India in the name of Charity and convert masses into Christianity.... When we try to teach Yoga for man kind.... They fear spread of Hinduism... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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