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Summary of Question:	Origins Of Yoga
Category:	Health
Date Posted:	Saturday, 9/07/2002 8:15 AM MDT

Hi, I read a previous reply by a moderator to a question on why Sikh gurus did kundalini yoga and other Yogas and was surprised by it.

There is no question that Yoga is a hindu practice , however non-hindus practice Yoga as well. Yoga is to hindu as reading the Granth Sahib is to a Sikh.

Yoga is a 5000-year old way of living. Sage Patanjali - known as the 'Father of Yoga' wrote down his knowledge in the compilation, known today as 'Yoga Sutra'.
. The Rig Veda mention the philosophy of Yoga, the Upanishads explain the traditions of Yoga and the Ramayana and Mahabharata deal with Yoga as a form of duty.

It would be false to deny the origins of Yoga just because Sikhs and Hindus have terrible relations nowadays.

CHeers


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REPLY:


Thank you. You are right it is incorrect to deny the roots ... however I do not think we have terrible relations... only a few people behave is an undignified manner making noises. Lets both work to make things better.

blessings

SSM