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Yoga, as a word, is not found within the King James Version of the
Bible.[i] Nor are the key concepts essential to many yoga
traditions such as liberation, self-realization, the self-illumination
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of the soul, or the expansiveness of Purusha as outlined in the
Purusha Suktam of the Rg Veda. To contrast the two traditions,
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concept of a savior, to name but a few major differences. Threat to India by Tufail
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While one might argue that the term naraka is in fact hell, and it David Frawley
would be true to say that it is commonly translated as hell, this is April 30, 2016
actually an erroneous and misleading translation. As the Vishnu
Purana[ii] is quite clear that naraka is refers to an incarnation
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with a tamasic mind. In fact, one can compare and contrast the
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examples cited and quickly realize that the traditions of Yoga and
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Christianity are quite different.
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There is little doubt that this is a complex issue at first, but upon examination of the history of
Christianity, one can see a somewhat rich and robust history of suspected cultural appropriation.
As an example, many have suggested that Easter is actually modeled after pagan holidays.
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the Greek concept of Hades to form the later from Women and Made It Evil
Christian motif of hell. Scholars do acknowledge Before patriarchal times, Friday the 13th
that appropriation did exist, as Ritch confirms was considered the day of the Goddess.
philosophical appropriation stating that It was considered a day to worship the
Historically, the Christian tradition has heavily Divine Feminine that lives in us all and to
relied on Aristotles ethical philosophy to provide a honor the cycles of creation [...]
conceptual basis for the articulation of its own
ethical doctrines[iv] Therefore, the debate regarding legitimacy of appropriation is simply a
moot point. Why Hindus SHOULD
One can hypothesize that the modern manifestation of Christian Yoga is rooted in several
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A continuing process of appropriation that is intrinsic to the nature of Christianity. Americans
Christianity is threatened by yoga and is attempting to influence, modify or simply take over a
system that is perceived to disrupt the religious economy of Christianity.
Members that self-identify as Christian are subconsciously attempting to return to the spiritual Native Americans Face
roots of civilizationthe Vedic civilization (the oldest remaining dharma tradition), but are More Persecution
conflicted due to perceived conflicts between Hinduism and church dogma.
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There is little doubt that there is an aspect of
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appropriation with the emergence of Christian Yoga.
This appropriation often has manifested as somewhat of
a whitewashing of the roots of yoga/Hinduism.
membership in the church, while significant numbers of the Emptying the Sea to fulfill Ones
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U.S. population still self-identify as Christian, their
participation in church has lessened considerably. This has
likely manifested due to a growing movement known as
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radical universalism, which is prevalent among new-age adherents and middle aged adults.
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Most concerning is that it is highly likely that this whitewashed yoga will be imported to India, as Divinity lies within us all
this is already happening on the small scale with a model immerging in India that akin to western
yoga and its sana obsession, replete with the yoga selfie that was quite popular in western
society.
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The greater concern is that this re-importation of
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westernized yoga will eventually manifest with the
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explicit purpose of being used to convert. While
some might argue this subversive movement does
not exist, a quick examination of Holy Yoga[vii], a s
an example, and their mission statement reveals this
is simply not the case. DHARMIC ECOLOGY
The mission statement reads: Holy Yoga exists to
carry the gospel to the ends of the earth through the
modality of yoga.[viii] India is taking rapid and bold
steps to stop this process prior to it becoming firmly
established within the homeland of yoga. But, if this
Christian Yoga becomes seen as a powerful tool for
conversion in India, it will be difficult to stop. It would
be somewhat horrific if the seat of yoga were to
become the seat of whitewashed yoga and
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appropriated yoga.
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The previous paragraph did address the second point-to a degree. By appropriating yoga, the
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word, and placing an increasingly strong focus on sana, churches and teachers in essence Meet Eco Baba who cleaned 100 miles of
reduce the need of its membership to be introduced to foreign religious concepts. Whereby, river all by himself
preserving membership, introducing potential new membership and reducing loss of membership
One of the most renowned
due to exposure to dharma/Hinduism.
environmentalists of Punjab, the man
who has been actively creating
Additionally, this process works on subtle and
awareness among people regarding
subconscious levels to devalue the deeper teachings of
environment protection, the ECO Baba,
yoga and the various traditions found under the umbrella
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of yoga/Hinduism, allowing a foreign culture and religion to
of the town [...]
present itself as an authority and in essence present itself
as an Adhikara of yoga with little to no understanding of
yoga beyond the pop usage of the word.
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While the openness of Hinduism is clearly appealing to the
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traditions, in essence, there is something for everyone
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verses the more dogmatic traditions commonly found in the
world.
appropriated from Hinduism/dharma. Hinduism, and the When a tech billionaire and hard-headed
guardians of dharma, should guard against its sacred pragmatist seems to reprise the ancient
traditions from becoming distorted and taken away, as Indian concept of maya, or illusion, its
the improper technique and teachings can actually time to shut up and pay attention. When
become harmful to practitioners (himsa). the film The Matrix was released in 1999,
its [...]
Hindu/dharmic scholars, traditional teachers and the
greater Hindu diaspora should take the stand that yoga is
part of Hinduism and not cave into academic pressures or
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academic definitions from those engaged in the pursuit of
tenure alone.
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Nor should it accept the appropriation by Christian groups that are attempting to repackage yoga
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into a simplistic exercise program. Hindus should challenge academics and nonacademics (as well
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as religious institutions) to support their antagonistic views toward Hinduism/dharma with
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evidence as opposed to dismissive comments (which are quite prevalent in social media).
While it would be correct to say that one is NOT required to be a Hindu to practice yoga likewise,
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it is equally important to acknowledge the roots of the tradition, after all, we are all expected to
give credit to sources within books and research papers. And ideological plagiarism is not different Neuroscience Aligns with
from cultural appropriation. Vedic Wisdom
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[i] While some scholars have attempted to state the King James Version of the Bible is outdated,
the reality for the western world and especially the U.S. is that the King James Version is the most
popular edition. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-
faith/wp/2015/08/28/the-most-popular-bible-of-the-year-is-probably-not-what-you-think-it-is/
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[ii] Vishnu Purana 2.6
[iv] http://aporia.byu.edu/pdfs/ritch-
the_possibility_of_a_christian_appropriation_of_aristotles_ethical_philosophy.pdf
[v] https://yogafaith.org/curriculum/200-hour-curriculum/
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