Archive for July, 2010
What do Indians think about the West’s preoccupation with physical yoga (asana)?
Or is physical yoga getting more popular in India as well?
Wow. You have made my day. What an interesting and well thought out question.
I have been to India 3 times. I have Indian American and Indian English friends. What I have found interesting was that not everyone practices physical yoga or has yoga philosophy/teachings in their day to day activities.
It was really narrow-minded of me, because not all Christians or Jews or Muslims practice their faiths each minute and not all Conservatives think about their political views all the time, etc. People live modern lives often without the time to practice various philosophies or belief systems or whatever…
I found that most people of Indian background were quite okay with Westerners doing yoga – many thought of it as a positive way to experience Indian culture. Some found our way of doing things amusing…others (deep, serious practitioners) were disturbed at the superficial levels that many of us practice.
There were even people, usually a bit older and of certain classes, who thought of Westerners doing the asanas as a bit weird. I don’t know how to explain it.
Being African American, people were either completely bowled over that I was deeply interested in Yoga (diet, philosophy, asanas, etc.) and very happy or found it extremely funny.
I didn’t see any real hatred of Westerners for this though…just some concern from the most serious people. I can truly understand that….it bothers me when people make fun of or butcher things that are a part of my own culture.
Advanced Yoga Asana Demonstration
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Kirtan! The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant $14.00 Kirtan is the calling, the crying, the reaching across infinite spaceand digging into the hearts deepest wellto touch and be touched by the Divine Presence, teaches world music pioneer Jai Uttal. On Kirtan! The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant, Jai guides listeners through the practice of Kirtansinging the many names of God and Goddessan essential part of Bhakti yoga, or the yoga of devotion. Th… |
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Asana OHM Shanti $7.49 For being one of the edgier musicians out there, bassist and producer Bill Laswell has had a long time relationship with things new age, drawing upon spiritual as much as musical traditions from across the world, including India, Africa, and Bali. Albums in his Divination and Sacred Systems series all speak to alternate belief systems and are rife with religious imagery. Despite that, he’s avoide… |
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Asana 2: Moving Meditation $9.27 Asana 2: Moving Meditations takes you on the path of enlightenment and heightened spirituality while exploring the nuances of mystical electronica. An asana is a physical posture associated with the practice of yoga. The meaning behind the asanas can be greatly enhanced with the use of devotional music, creating an environment for spiritual meditation and inner bliss. This electronically charged m… |
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Yoga for Neck & Shoulder Problems $20.96 … |
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Hands-On! Skillful Assists for Yoga Asana with Jennifer Yarro & Daniel Orlansky $1.99 … |
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Wood sculpture, ‘Asana Pose Yoga Frog’ $44.95 Sitting in the asana position, a whimsical frog practices yoga holding its front feet to its middle chakra. It closes its eyes as it inhales and exhales, in a vivid wood statuette, hand carved by Nengah Sudarsana. |
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Cosmic Breath Yoga Mat $49 Cosmic Breath Yoga Mat When it comes to yoga consciously using your breath is important and the mantra Breathe is sure to ground you throughout your yoga practice. The slate blue mat is printed with beautiful dark blue and white inks. Remind yourself to breathe in every asana and support your practice with this exceptionally stylish mat. These yoga mats are great for Hot Yoga Power Yoga Bikram Yoga Pre-Natal Yoga…. well any type of Yoga and Pilates! Because our Yoga Mats are extra thick phthalate… |
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Why do people use the Bible for inspiration if most of it’s content is about mass genocide and people dying?
Shouldn’t they just go for a walk or something?
Probably because unlike you they have actually read the book and known that “most of it’s content” is not about mass genocide.
The Bible does contain several books that cover an 1800 year period of world history. Just as there have been wars and genocides in our lifetime, so there were in the Bible. If it did not record that this events happened, it would be lying. However, if your school history textbook records the events of World War II, does that meant that it supports or approves of those actions? If it records what Hitler did to the Jews does that mean it applauds his action? When your local newspaper reports a mass shooting does that mean the editor approves of the killings? Of course not.
The Bible does talk about wars, genocide, rape, murder, adultery, etc. Statistics indicate the 1 in 4 woman will face some kind of sexual assault or rape. Almost every family will be affected at some point by a war. For the Bible to ignore such issues would make it useless as a guide to life. But that does not mean that the Bible SUPPORTS those things. Talking about them and reporting them is not the same as condoning them. Rather it condemns those actions in many places.
‘Kings’ Finds Inspiration in the Bible
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Scripture Glass Stones, Set I, Set of 6 $11.99 Some of our best-selling titles are scripture verses. People give these stones as gifts, use them to help children learn Bible verses, or put them on the kitchen windowsill just because they’re pretty…. |
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