tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post962281514018556177..comments2023-05-18T11:00:46.711-05:00Comments on linda's yoga journey: here we go again, part 1Linda-Samahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-71131109916398287852010-12-20T07:31:22.659-06:002010-12-20T07:31:22.659-06:00Great questions raised Linda - Who's to say wh...Great questions raised Linda - Who's to say where Yoga actually originated? Did it come from ancient Egypt? Another planet? And then "land" in India? Then who takes credit?yoga businesshttp://www.yoga-business.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-28514928826189680472010-12-02T14:08:44.967-06:002010-12-02T14:08:44.967-06:00I found this book a very interesting point of view...I found this book a very interesting point of view on the coming of "yoga" (posture practice) to "America" (aka the US). It confirmed what I had heard in various circles and would be interested in what others think: Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice by Mark Singleton http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Body-Origins-Posture-Practice/dp/0195395344/ref=pd_sim_b_1.Shulijihttp://www.twitter.com/shulijinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-90425621710159243092010-12-02T07:14:25.282-06:002010-12-02T07:14:25.282-06:00Thanks, Linda. Very interesting. I'd like to h...Thanks, Linda. Very interesting. I'd like to hear a more robust definition of "Hinduism," however - the word has a big history to it and of course people are using it now in different ways at all. I checked Feuerstein last night (The Yoga Tradition) and he sees yoga and Hinduism as very much connected - but also Buddhism, Jainism, etc. <br /><br />It seems to me that "Hinduism&Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954595575931726418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-19027830097574155532010-12-02T03:11:40.811-06:002010-12-02T03:11:40.811-06:00What is "Hinduism" anyway? According to ...What is "Hinduism" anyway? According to this article by Sadhguru, it's just a geographic identity rather than a religious one: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/op-ed/hindu-way-life-768<br /><br />Which would mean that if yoga has Hindu roots, it's only because it was developed in the region now known as India. "Being a Hindu does not mean having a particular belief system; Beckyhttp://www.beckyblab.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-9982582171868020932010-12-01T22:55:38.694-06:002010-12-01T22:55:38.694-06:00This great stuff, Linda. I love the way you ackno...This great stuff, Linda. I love the way you acknowledge all sides in your quest for the truth.Bob Weisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901724364758068670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-13278311698479500112010-12-01T22:48:35.948-06:002010-12-01T22:48:35.948-06:00Great post, and I look forward to the next part!
...Great post, and I look forward to the next part!<br /><br />The key points you learned at KYM sound very much like some of the teachings I've learned from my own teacher (with a side exploration into the differences between Tantra, Advaita Vedanta, Hiniyana and Terravada Buddhism). <br /><br />So, hardly surprising we see things similarly! ;)<br /><br />Re: Buddhism and Hinduism, my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com