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Written by Dolche Huggins
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
Yoga For The Rest of US - Gwinnett Yoga Center
Yoga remains a difficult
issue to discuss in this century. It is a pity that modern day
globalization has caused this amazing ancient art to be viewed as a
distant and mysterious concept. It is amazing to see the whole
philosophy fuelling yoga's methodology being reduced to a simple
concept, justified by the need to make it easy for the layperson to
understand.
To be on the safe side, it is good to gain a thorough understanding of
a particular subject before you begin to speak of it from an expert's
viewpoint. It becomes a distorted view when westerners perceive yoga as
a physical activity. The need for simplification has diminished the
wisdom of true yoga into a superficial speech that fails to recognize
the real purpose and meaning of this wonderful philosophy.
It is one of the six schools of Hindu thoughts has roots deep within
the pages of the Hindu Holy Scriptures. Yoga as a part of India's
diverse culture and philosophy is actually a spiritual experience that
includes some complicated physical moves. It is unfortunate that the
western world would approach yoga as a mere physical activity. The
strange symbols related to the yoga practice have created some
awareness among the westerners that there is more to yoga than the
physical aspects, but they are often misunderstood. This discipline is
practiced as a popular sport. Nevertheless many have been attracted to
yoga as a form of practice to achieve inner peace and balance.
Additionally, people who desire inner tranquility would often find this
practice to be beneficial.
This perception is often strengthened by the various claims made by the
so called yoga masters. Fatal errors have been detected in the practice
of yoga outside of India, showing the level of misunderstanding among
the western practitioners. A closer look revealed that these errors
were caused by the cultural influence of each race.
The fast paced lifestyle of the western civilization left no chance for
them to indulge in quiet, introspective moments to really understand
this concept. The western busy lifestyles certainly do not provide much
space to contemplate on this philosophy.
For instance, meditation is the crux of this philosophy but busy
Americans do not possess the time to spend in a few hours of relative
sessions every day. The Hindus have a different set of value system
that is very different from the west, and places low importance in the
mere accumulation of physical wealth. Perhaps the western man shall
never reach the peaks of wisdom according to the parameters set by the
Hindu religion and culture.
One needs to possess both time and patience to fully reap the rewards
of a successful meditative session. Obviously, the people from the west
have no endurance to fulfill such demands. Obsessed with the need to
accumulate as much wealth as possible, therefore the thought of having
to spend time in such sessions would be considered a mere waste of
precious time.
Ironically, yoga has been implemented as fashion in the western part of
the world. If you wish to know more, you can get hold of some of the
available materials out there which is actively promoting this practice
as a form of sports; yoga can be practiced anywhere. Even the famous
people who are fake yoga gurus have garnered a lot of support from
their disciples. This crooked philosophy has been widely spread by its
loyal followers.
Authors Bio:
Janice Jive is a
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