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**Evdokia** · 10-22-2010, 09:49 PM

That's because they don't think it comes from without--but within.

And you've probably only been exposed to the exercise aspect of yoga...remember, meditation is yoga, too, and neurochemically identical to prayer.

yeah, I'm afraid the understanding of yoga among many practitioners in the U.S. is that it's great exercise...and if they know anything about the spiritual aspect at all, they either dismiss it like this person did or try to amalgamate it with their current religion even if from an internal philosophical perspective it wouldn't make any sense. I think a lot of that has to do with a lot of people's deep-seated disgust at knowing that yoga is of Hindu/Indian origin...in various media and education (especially Sunday school but also some very biased grade school social studies text books) they've been shown all the negative aspects so that's all they relate it with. Compare that with, for example, all the infatuation with anything Japanese. Manga. Sushi. Zen. whatever.

10-22-2010, 09:49 PM	#13
Evdokia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 463 Senior Member	That's because they don't think it comes from without--but within. And you've probably only been exposed to the exercise aspect of yoga...remember, meditation is yoga, too, and neurochemically identical to prayer. yeah, I'm afraid the understanding of yoga among many practitioners in the U.S. is that it's great exercise...and if they know anything about the spiritual aspect at all, they either dismiss it like this person did or try to amalgamate it with their current religion even if from an internal philosophical perspective it wouldn't make any sense. I think a lot of that has to do with a lot of people's deep-seated disgust at knowing that yoga is of Hindu/Indian origin...in various media and education (especially Sunday school but also some very biased grade school social studies text books) they've been shown all the negative aspects so that's all they relate it with. Compare that with, for example, all the infatuation with anything Japanese. Manga. Sushi. Zen. whatever.
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