'Yoga' is one of the most popular words in Britain

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
words in Britain

PTI
The Economic Times, economictimes.indiatimes.com
April 13, 2017

London: 'Yoga' along with words like 'Facebook' and
'Twitter' are among the top fifteen most popular words in
the British society, say scientists who found that the
internet age has had a massive influence on the English
language.

The need to communicate with a wider-world coupled with a
move away from the cosy, close-knit communities of the
90s has dramatically changed the way British people speak
over the last two decades, researchers said.

The study, by Lancaster University and Cambridge
University Press in the UK, looked at the most
characteristic words of informal chit-chat in today's
Britain.

Continues at:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-is-unbelievable-yoga-is-on-of-the-most-popular-words-in-britain/articleshow/58166153.cms?from=mdr

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://bit.do/jaimaharaj

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
words in Britain
PTI
The Economic Times, economictimes.indiatimes.com
April 13, 2017
London: 'Yoga' along with words like 'Facebook' and
'Twitter' are among the top fifteen most popular words in
the British society, say scientists who found that the
internet age has had a massive influence on the English
language.
The need to communicate with a wider-world coupled with a
move away from the cosy, close-knit communities of the
90s has dramatically changed the way British people speak
over the last two decades, researchers said.
The study, by Lancaster University and Cambridge
University Press in the UK, looked at the most
characteristic words of informal chit-chat in today's
Britain.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-is-unbelievable-yoga-is-on-of-the-most-popular-words-in-britain/articleshow/58166153.cms?from=mdr

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Publisher's Desk

Which Yoga Should I Follow?

Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga

By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012

In modern Hindu texts, the most common summary of Hindu
spiritual practice is the four yogas: karma (action),
bhakti (devotion), raja (meditation) and jnana
(knowledge). Let's start with a short description of each
and then ponder the question, "Which yoga or yogas should
I pursue at this time?"

Karma yoga is the path of action. It begins with
refraining from what should not be done. Next we seek to
renounce actions motivated solely by selfish desires,
those actions that benefit only ourselves. Then comes the
desire to conscientiously fulfill our duties in life. An
important aspect of karma yoga is performing selfless
service to help others. When we are successful, our work
is transformed into worship. My paramaguru, Yogaswami of
Sri Lanka, captured the essence of this ideal when he
said, "All work must be done with the aim of reaching
God."

Bhakti yoga is the path of devotion to and love of God.
Practice focuses on listening to stories about God,
singing devotional hymns, pilgrimage, intoning a mantra
and worshiping in temples and one's home shrine. The
fruition of bhakti yoga is an ever-closer rapport with
the Divine, developing qualities that make communion
possible--love, selflessness and purity--eventually
leading to prapatti, self-effacement and total surrender
to God. My guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, gave this
insightful description: "God is love, and to love God is
the pure path prescribed in the Agamas (a category of
revealed scripture). Veritably, these texts are God's own
voice admonishing the samsari, reincarnation's wanderer,
to give up love of the transient and adore instead the
Immortal. How to love the Divine, when and where, with
what mantras and visualizations and at what auspicious
times, all this is preserved in the Agamas."

Raja yoga is the path of meditation. It is a system of
eight progressive stages of practice: ethical restraints,
religious observances, posture, breath control,
withdrawal, concentration, meditation and enstasy, or
mystic oneness. The focus is on restraining the
modifications of the mind so that our awareness--which
usually takes on the forms of the mind's modifications--
can abide in its essential form. The restraint of these
modifications is achieved through practice and
detachment. My guru used the term consciousness to
explain the modifications of the mind: "Consciousness and
awareness are the same when awareness is totally
identified with and attached to that which it is aware
of. To separate the two is the artful practice of yoga."

Jnana yoga is the path of knowledge. It involves
philosophical study and discrimination between the Real
and the unreal. Though the word jnana is derived from the
verbal root jna, which simply means knowing, it has a
higher philosophical connotation. It is not only
intellectual knowledge but also intuitive experience. It
starts with the former and ends with the latter. Jnana
yoga consists of three progressive practices: shravana
(listening to scripture); manana -- thinking and
reflecting; and nididhyasana -- constant and profound
meditation. Four great saying from the Upanishads are
often the subject of reflection: "Consciousness is
Brahman;" "That thou art;" "This Self is Brahman;" and "I
am Brahman." Swami Chinmayananda, founder of Chinmaya
Mission, taught: "The goal of jnana yoga is, through
discrimination, to differentiate between the Real and the
unreal and finally come to realize one's identity with
the Supreme Reality."

Having looked in brief at each of the four primary yogas,
let's focus on how they are approached in various schools
of thought. This may help you to choose the yoga (or
yogas) that is right for you to practice at this state of
your spiritual unfoldment.

Continues at:

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://bit.do/jaimaharaj

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
words in Britain
PTI
The Economic Times, economictimes.indiatimes.com
April 13, 2017
London: 'Yoga' along with words like 'Facebook' and
'Twitter' are among the top fifteen most popular words in
the British society, say scientists who found that the
internet age has had a massive influence on the English
language.
The need to communicate with a wider-world coupled with a
move away from the cosy, close-knit communities of the
90s has dramatically changed the way British people speak
over the last two decades, researchers said.
The study, by Lancaster University and Cambridge
University Press in the UK, looked at the most
characteristic words of informal chit-chat in today's
Britain.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-is-unbelievable-yoga-is-on-of-the-most-popular-words-in-britain/articleshow/58166153.cms?from=mdr

Publisher's Desk
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012
In modern Hindu texts, the most common summary of Hindu
spiritual practice is the four yogas: karma (action),
bhakti (devotion), raja (meditation) and jnana
(knowledge). Let's start with a short description of each
and then ponder the question, "Which yoga or yogas should
I pursue at this time?"
Karma yoga is the path of action. It begins with
refraining from what should not be done. Next we seek to
renounce actions motivated solely by selfish desires,
those actions that benefit only ourselves. Then comes the
desire to conscientiously fulfill our duties in life. An
important aspect of karma yoga is performing selfless
service to help others. When we are successful, our work
is transformed into worship. My paramaguru, Yogaswami of
Sri Lanka, captured the essence of this ideal when he
said, "All work must be done with the aim of reaching
God."
Bhakti yoga is the path of devotion to and love of God.
Practice focuses on listening to stories about God,
singing devotional hymns, pilgrimage, intoning a mantra
and worshiping in temples and one's home shrine. The
fruition of bhakti yoga is an ever-closer rapport with
the Divine, developing qualities that make communion
possible--love, selflessness and purity--eventually
leading to prapatti, self-effacement and total surrender
to God. My guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, gave this
insightful description: "God is love, and to love God is
the pure path prescribed in the Agamas (a category of
revealed scripture). Veritably, these texts are God's own
voice admonishing the samsari, reincarnation's wanderer,
to give up love of the transient and adore instead the
Immortal. How to love the Divine, when and where, with
what mantras and visualizations and at what auspicious
times, all this is preserved in the Agamas."
Raja yoga is the path of meditation. It is a system of
eight progressive stages of practice: ethical restraints,
religious observances, posture, breath control,
withdrawal, concentration, meditation and enstasy, or
mystic oneness. The focus is on restraining the
modifications of the mind so that our awareness--which
usually takes on the forms of the mind's modifications--
can abide in its essential form. The restraint of these
modifications is achieved through practice and
detachment. My guru used the term consciousness to
explain the modifications of the mind: "Consciousness and
awareness are the same when awareness is totally
identified with and attached to that which it is aware
of. To separate the two is the artful practice of yoga."
Jnana yoga is the path of knowledge. It involves
philosophical study and discrimination between the Real
and the unreal. Though the word jnana is derived from the
verbal root jna, which simply means knowing, it has a
higher philosophical connotation. It is not only
intellectual knowledge but also intuitive experience. It
starts with the former and ends with the latter. Jnana
yoga consists of three progressive practices: shravana
(listening to scripture); manana -- thinking and
reflecting; and nididhyasana -- constant and profound
meditation. Four great saying from the Upanishads are
often the subject of reflection: "Consciousness is
Brahman;" "That thou art;" "This Self is Brahman;" and "I
am Brahman." Swami Chinmayananda, founder of Chinmaya
Mission, taught: "The goal of jnana yoga is, through
discrimination, to differentiate between the Real and the
unreal and finally come to realize one's identity with
the Supreme Reality."
Having looked in brief at each of the four primary yogas,
let's focus on how they are approached in various schools
of thought. This may help you to choose the yoga (or
yogas) that is right for you to practice at this state of
your spiritual unfoldment.
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

New survey reveals the rapid rise of yoga -- and why some
people still haven't tried it

By Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Contributing Editor
Harvard Health Publications, harvard.edu
June 15, 2016

Yoga, a modern practice rooted in over 5000 years of
ancient Indian texts and traditions, continues to gain
popularity in the United States. A new survey conducted
by Yoga Alliance and Yoga Journal reports that the number
of Americans doing yoga has grown by over 50% in the last
four years to over 36 million as of 2016, up from 20.4
million in 2012. In addition, nine out of 10 Americans
have heard of yoga, one in three Americans has tried yoga
at least once, and more than 15% of Americans have done
yoga in the last 6 months.

More than a third of Americans say they are very likely
to try yoga in the next year. While the majority of yoga
practitioners are women (70%), the number of American men
doing yoga has more than doubled, going from 4 million in
2012 to 10 million in 2016. The number of American adults
over 50 doing yoga has tripled over the last four years
to reach 14 million.

Continues at:

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-survey-reveals-the-rapid-rise-of-yoga-and-why-some-people-still-havent-tried-it-201603079179

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://tinyurl.com/JaiMaharaj

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
words in Britain
PTI
The Economic Times, economictimes.indiatimes.com
April 13, 2017
London: 'Yoga' along with words like 'Facebook' and
'Twitter' are among the top fifteen most popular words in
the British society, say scientists who found that the
internet age has had a massive influence on the English
language.
The need to communicate with a wider-world coupled with a
move away from the cosy, close-knit communities of the
90s has dramatically changed the way British people speak
over the last two decades, researchers said.
The study, by Lancaster University and Cambridge
University Press in the UK, looked at the most
characteristic words of informal chit-chat in today's
Britain.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-is-unbelievable-yoga-is-on-of-the-most-popular-words-in-britain/articleshow/58166153.cms?from=mdr

Publisher's Desk
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012
In modern Hindu texts, the most common summary of Hindu
spiritual practice is the four yogas: karma (action),
bhakti (devotion), raja (meditation) and jnana
(knowledge). Let's start with a short description of each
and then ponder the question, "Which yoga or yogas should
I pursue at this time?"
Karma yoga is the path of action. It begins with
refraining from what should not be done. Next we seek to
renounce actions motivated solely by selfish desires,
those actions that benefit only ourselves. Then comes the
desire to conscientiously fulfill our duties in life. An
important aspect of karma yoga is performing selfless
service to help others. When we are successful, our work
is transformed into worship. My paramaguru, Yogaswami of
Sri Lanka, captured the essence of this ideal when he
said, "All work must be done with the aim of reaching
God."
Bhakti yoga is the path of devotion to and love of God.
Practice focuses on listening to stories about God,
singing devotional hymns, pilgrimage, intoning a mantra
and worshiping in temples and one's home shrine. The
fruition of bhakti yoga is an ever-closer rapport with
the Divine, developing qualities that make communion
possible--love, selflessness and purity--eventually
leading to prapatti, self-effacement and total surrender
to God. My guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, gave this
insightful description: "God is love, and to love God is
the pure path prescribed in the Agamas (a category of
revealed scripture). Veritably, these texts are God's own
voice admonishing the samsari, reincarnation's wanderer,
to give up love of the transient and adore instead the
Immortal. How to love the Divine, when and where, with
what mantras and visualizations and at what auspicious
times, all this is preserved in the Agamas."
Raja yoga is the path of meditation. It is a system of
eight progressive stages of practice: ethical restraints,
religious observances, posture, breath control,
withdrawal, concentration, meditation and enstasy, or
mystic oneness. The focus is on restraining the
modifications of the mind so that our awareness--which
usually takes on the forms of the mind's modifications--
can abide in its essential form. The restraint of these
modifications is achieved through practice and
detachment. My guru used the term consciousness to
explain the modifications of the mind: "Consciousness and
awareness are the same when awareness is totally
identified with and attached to that which it is aware
of. To separate the two is the artful practice of yoga."
Jnana yoga is the path of knowledge. It involves
philosophical study and discrimination between the Real
and the unreal. Though the word jnana is derived from the
verbal root jna, which simply means knowing, it has a
higher philosophical connotation. It is not only
intellectual knowledge but also intuitive experience. It
starts with the former and ends with the latter. Jnana
yoga consists of three progressive practices: shravana
(listening to scripture); manana -- thinking and
reflecting; and nididhyasana -- constant and profound
meditation. Four great saying from the Upanishads are
often the subject of reflection: "Consciousness is
Brahman;" "That thou art;" "This Self is Brahman;" and "I
am Brahman." Swami Chinmayananda, founder of Chinmaya
Mission, taught: "The goal of jnana yoga is, through
discrimination, to differentiate between the Real and the
unreal and finally come to realize one's identity with
the Supreme Reality."
Having looked in brief at each of the four primary yogas,
let's focus on how they are approached in various schools
of thought. This may help you to choose the yoga (or
yogas) that is right for you to practice at this state of
your spiritual unfoldment.
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

New survey reveals the rapid rise of yoga -- and why some
people still haven't tried it
By Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Contributing Editor
Harvard Health Publications, harvard.edu
June 15, 2016
Yoga, a modern practice rooted in over 5000 years of
ancient Indian texts and traditions, continues to gain
popularity in the United States. A new survey conducted
by Yoga Alliance and Yoga Journal reports that the number
of Americans doing yoga has grown by over 50% in the last
four years to over 36 million as of 2016, up from 20.4
million in 2012. In addition, nine out of 10 Americans
have heard of yoga, one in three Americans has tried yoga
at least once, and more than 15% of Americans have done
yoga in the last 6 months.
More than a third of Americans say they are very likely
to try yoga in the next year. While the majority of yoga
practitioners are women (70%), the number of American men
doing yoga has more than doubled, going from 4 million in
2012 to 10 million in 2016. The number of American adults
over 50 doing yoga has tripled over the last four years
to reach 14 million.
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-survey-reveals-the-rapid-rise-of-yoga-and-why-some-people-still-havent-tried-it-201603079179

There are many reasons why Yog is popular.

3 yoga poses to take care of low blood pressure

dnaindia.com, August 30, 2016

http://www.dnaindia.com/health/column-3-yoga-poses-to-take-care-of-low-blood-pressure-2249680

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://tinyurl.com/JaiMaharaj

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
words in Britain
PTI, The Economic Times, economictimes.indiatimes.com
April 13, 2017
London: 'Yoga' along with words like 'Facebook' and
'Twitter' are among the top fifteen most popular words in
the British society, say scientists who found that the
internet age has had a massive influence on the English
language.
The need to communicate with a wider-world coupled with a
move away from the cosy, close-knit communities of the
90s has dramatically changed the way British people speak
over the last two decades, researchers said.
The study, by Lancaster University and Cambridge
University Press in the UK, looked at the most
characteristic words of informal chit-chat in today's
Britain.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-is-unbelievable-yoga-is-on-of-the-most-popular-words-in-britain/articleshow/58166153.cms?from=mdr

Publisher's Desk
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012
In modern Hindu texts, the most common summary of Hindu
spiritual practice is the four yogas: karma (action),
bhakti (devotion), raja (meditation) and jnana
(knowledge). Let's start with a short description of each
and then ponder the question, "Which yoga or yogas should
I pursue at this time?"
Karma yoga is the path of action. It begins with
refraining from what should not be done. Next we seek to
renounce actions motivated solely by selfish desires,
those actions that benefit only ourselves. Then comes the
desire to conscientiously fulfill our duties in life. An
important aspect of karma yoga is performing selfless
service to help others. When we are successful, our work
is transformed into worship. My paramaguru, Yogaswami of
Sri Lanka, captured the essence of this ideal when he
said, "All work must be done with the aim of reaching
God."
Bhakti yoga is the path of devotion to and love of God.
Practice focuses on listening to stories about God,
singing devotional hymns, pilgrimage, intoning a mantra
and worshiping in temples and one's home shrine. The
fruition of bhakti yoga is an ever-closer rapport with
the Divine, developing qualities that make communion
possible--love, selflessness and purity--eventually
leading to prapatti, self-effacement and total surrender
to God. My guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, gave this
insightful description: "God is love, and to love God is
the pure path prescribed in the Agamas (a category of
revealed scripture). Veritably, these texts are God's own
voice admonishing the samsari, reincarnation's wanderer,
to give up love of the transient and adore instead the
Immortal. How to love the Divine, when and where, with
what mantras and visualizations and at what auspicious
times, all this is preserved in the Agamas."
Raja yoga is the path of meditation. It is a system of
eight progressive stages of practice: ethical restraints,
religious observances, posture, breath control,
withdrawal, concentration, meditation and enstasy, or
mystic oneness. The focus is on restraining the
modifications of the mind so that our awareness--which
usually takes on the forms of the mind's modifications--
can abide in its essential form. The restraint of these
modifications is achieved through practice and
detachment. My guru used the term consciousness to
explain the modifications of the mind: "Consciousness and
awareness are the same when awareness is totally
identified with and attached to that which it is aware
of. To separate the two is the artful practice of yoga."
Jnana yoga is the path of knowledge. It involves
philosophical study and discrimination between the Real
and the unreal. Though the word jnana is derived from the
verbal root jna, which simply means knowing, it has a
higher philosophical connotation. It is not only
intellectual knowledge but also intuitive experience. It
starts with the former and ends with the latter. Jnana
yoga consists of three progressive practices: shravana
(listening to scripture); manana -- thinking and
reflecting; and nididhyasana -- constant and profound
meditation. Four great saying from the Upanishads are
often the subject of reflection: "Consciousness is
Brahman;" "That thou art;" "This Self is Brahman;" and "I
am Brahman." Swami Chinmayananda, founder of Chinmaya
Mission, taught: "The goal of jnana yoga is, through
discrimination, to differentiate between the Real and the
unreal and finally come to realize one's identity with
the Supreme Reality."
Having looked in brief at each of the four primary yogas,
let's focus on how they are approached in various schools
of thought. This may help you to choose the yoga (or
yogas) that is right for you to practice at this state of
your spiritual unfoldment.
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

New survey reveals the rapid rise of yoga -- and why some
people still haven't tried it
By Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Contributing Editor
Harvard Health Publications, harvard.edu
June 15, 2016
Yoga, a modern practice rooted in over 5000 years of
ancient Indian texts and traditions, continues to gain
popularity in the United States. A new survey conducted
by Yoga Alliance and Yoga Journal reports that the number
of Americans doing yoga has grown by over 50% in the last
four years to over 36 million as of 2016, up from 20.4
million in 2012. In addition, nine out of 10 Americans
have heard of yoga, one in three Americans has tried yoga
at least once, and more than 15% of Americans have done
yoga in the last 6 months.
More than a third of Americans say they are very likely
to try yoga in the next year. While the majority of yoga
practitioners are women (70%), the number of American men
doing yoga has more than doubled, going from 4 million in
2012 to 10 million in 2016. The number of American adults
over 50 doing yoga has tripled over the last four years
to reach 14 million.
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-survey-reveals-the-rapid-rise-of-yoga-and-why-some-people-still-havent-tried-it-201603079179

There are many reasons why Yog is popular.
3 yoga poses to take care of low blood pressure
dnaindia.com, August 30, 2016
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/column-3-yoga-poses-to-take-care-of-low-blood-pressure-2249680

21 ways yoga is beneficial for you

The Indian Express, indianexpress.com

http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/21-ways-yoga-is-beneficial-for-you-2864944/

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://bit.do/jaimaharaj

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
words in Britain
PTI, The Economic Times, economictimes.indiatimes.com
April 13, 2017
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-is-unbelievable-yoga-is-on-of-the-most-popular-words-in-britain/articleshow/58166153.cms?from=mdr

Publisher's Desk
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

New survey reveals the rapid rise of yoga -- and why some
people still haven't tried it
By Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Contributing Editor
Harvard Health Publications, harvard.edu
June 15, 2016
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-survey-reveals-the-rapid-rise-of-yoga-and-why-some-people-still-havent-tried-it-201603079179

There are many reasons why Yog is popular.
3 yoga poses to take care of low blood pressure
dnaindia.com, August 30, 2016
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/column-3-yoga-poses-to-take-care-of-low-blood-pressure-2249680

21 ways yoga is beneficial for you
The Indian Express, indianexpress.com
http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/21-ways-yoga-is-beneficial-for-you-2864944/

Is Yoga a Hindu Practice?

Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com

A: Deeply rooted in Hindu scripture and belief, yoga is,
and always was, a vital part of Hindu religion and
culture. Today it is embraced by tens of millions of non-
Hindus seeking its renowned benefits to physical, mental
and spiritual health.

Longer answer: In recent years a vigorous debate has
arisen as to whether yoga is intrinsically a Hindu
practice or a universal science. The word yoga has
changed as the practice moved west. Its original meaning,
"union with God," has been replaced with the more secular
definition presented by upscale yoga studios around the
world that teach a regimen of asanas along with basic
breathing and a little meditation. A typical studio ad
focuses on the physicality, stating that "yoga increases
the circulation of oxygen-rich blood, nourishing and
detoxifying the internal organs, musculature,
cardiovascular, immune, endocrine, digestive,
reproductive and nervous systems." The United States
alone has over 20 million practitioners, and there are
hundreds of millions worldwide

B.K.S. Iyengar, a renowned yoga teacher, gives a more
traditional definition on his website: "Yoga is one of
the six systems of Indian philosophy. The word yoga
originates from the Sanskrit root yuj, which means
'union.' On the spiritual plane, it means union of the
Individual Self with the Universal Self."

Elaboration: The term yoga actually refers to a wide
range of Hindu practices; so it is important to specify
what kind of yoga is being discussed. In common modern
usage, yoga typically refers to hatha yoga -- the
performance of yoga postures, or asanas, which are drawn
from ancient Hindu scriptures. Hatha yoga has always been
performed by Hindus as a preparation for meditation;
today, especially in the West, its health benefits
commonly supersede the spiritual. Hatha yoga is just one
facet of a broader body of knowledge and practice known
as ashtanga yoga, which consists of eight stages. (Ashta
means eight; anga means limb). The famous Yoga Sutras of
Sage Patanjali, who lived around 200 bce, is considered
the first systematic presentation of the ancient
tradition of yoga.

To appreciate yoga's spiritual and religious nature, one
need only consider each of its eight limbs, or facets.
The first is yama, the ethical restraints; of these, the
most important is ahimsa, noninjuriousness. The second is
niyama, specific religious observances, including puja in
one's home shrine and repeating mantras. The third is
asana, the widely practiced hatha yoga postures. The
remaining five limbs are all related to meditation:
pranayama (breath control), pratyahara (sense
withdrawal), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation)
and samadhi (illumination, or oneness with God).

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Publisher's Desk
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

New survey reveals the rapid rise of yoga -- and why some
people still haven't tried it
By Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Contributing Editor
Harvard Health Publications, harvard.edu
June 15, 2016
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-survey-reveals-the-rapid-rise-of-yoga-and-why-some-people-still-havent-tried-it-201603079179

There are many reasons why Yog is popular.
3 yoga poses to take care of low blood pressure
dnaindia.com, August 30, 2016
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/column-3-yoga-poses-to-take-care-of-low-blood-pressure-2249680

21 ways yoga is beneficial for you
The Indian Express, indianexpress.com
http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/21-ways-yoga-is-beneficial-for-you-2864944/

Is Yoga a Hindu Practice?
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5673

7 Scientific Examples Of When Yoga Is The Best Medicine

By Dr. Lawrence Rosen
mindbodygreen.com
April 25, 2014

One of the greatest challenges of health care is how to
bring yoga to those in greatest need yet unable to afford
or access it. Bridging the gap are an increasing number
of nonprofit yoga service organizations like Kula for
Karma, which provides yoga in collaboration with
hospitals at no cost to those most vulnerable.

I am deeply honored to serve on Kula's Board of Directors
and witness the good it does. We serve many populations,
including children and adults with cancer, children with
autism and other special needs, caregivers, military
veterans coping with PTSD, victims of domestic violence,
older adults with cognitive and medical impairments, and
adolescents and adults in recovery from substance abuse
and addiction.

While it may seem apparent, it's important to do the
research to support our intuitive senses that yoga can be
of great value for all in need. To this end, I wanted to
share with you a sampling of the growing evidence for
yoga as a therapeutic intervention. By better
understanding who and how yoga helps heal, we may one day
see it fully integrated into our health care system.

Continues at:

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This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
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April 13, 2017
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Publisher's Desk
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

New survey reveals the rapid rise of yoga -- and why some
people still haven't tried it
By Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Contributing Editor
Harvard Health Publications, harvard.edu
June 15, 2016
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-survey-reveals-the-rapid-rise-of-yoga-and-why-some-people-still-havent-tried-it-201603079179

There are many reasons why Yog is popular.
3 yoga poses to take care of low blood pressure
dnaindia.com, August 30, 2016
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/column-3-yoga-poses-to-take-care-of-low-blood-pressure-2249680

21 ways yoga is beneficial for you
The Indian Express, indianexpress.com
http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/21-ways-yoga-is-beneficial-for-you-2864944/

Is Yoga a Hindu Practice?
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5673

7 Scientific Examples Of When Yoga Is The Best Medicine
By Dr. Lawrence Rosen, mindbodygreen.com, April 25, 2014
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13507/7-scientific-examples-of-when-yoga-is-the-best-medicine.html

India Government Moves to Protect Yoga Heritage

Hindu Press International
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
September 10, 2005

Source: https://www.adnki.com

Mumbai, October 6, 2005: Yoga has to remain an Indian
discipline. It's in this spirit New Delhi's health
minister has approved a project of almost US$3.6 million
to protect on the international level the patent on the
postures involved in this ancient discipline that is an
expression of Indian culture and religion, which the West
has been trying to get a hold of after it gained
worldwide popularity. A team of experts will produce a
digital document on the 1,500 asana or yoga postures, to
be translated in English, French, German, Spanish,
Chinese and Japanese, and distributed in 11 countries.
Under the supervision of V. K. Gupta -- a health ministry
expert -- the team, which can count on the collaboration
of more than 100 members and 15 Indian religious schools,
examined 16 Vedic texts (Hindu sacred texts) to
illustrate yoga's historical origins and evolution, said
patent lawyer K.M. Gopakumar. In the West, yoga generates
huge revenues in the range of billions of dollars. Many
improvised gurus, of Indian origin, start up their own
yoga business. The Indian health ministry has recorded
more than a thousand yoga-related websites run by these
"gurus" who publicise yoga postures and practices
claiming that they are their original creation and
therefore protected with an international patent and
covered by copyrights. Once the Indian government's
document is issued, "the so-called life-style gurus
cannot claim copyright and allege infringement by
others," said Gopakumar. In the United States, in Europe
and Japan at least 150 yoga postures are covered by
patents, says the health ministry. In the US alone 2,300
yoga schools and yoga practices have copyrights. Yoga is
also connected to health, as underlined by the Indian
health ministry's project, which aims to protect this
wide religious, scientific and cultural heritage, which
includes 75,000 formulas of ayurvedic medicine and 50,000
formulas of unani herbal remedies.

https://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-news/hindu-press-international/india-government-moves-to-protect-yoga-heritage/5459.html

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This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
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April 13, 2017
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Publisher's Desk
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

New survey reveals the rapid rise of yoga -- and why some
people still haven't tried it
By Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Contributing Editor
Harvard Health Publications, harvard.edu
June 15, 2016
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-survey-reveals-the-rapid-rise-of-yoga-and-why-some-people-still-havent-tried-it-201603079179

There are many reasons why Yog is popular.
3 yoga poses to take care of low blood pressure
dnaindia.com, August 30, 2016
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/column-3-yoga-poses-to-take-care-of-low-blood-pressure-2249680

21 ways yoga is beneficial for you
The Indian Express, indianexpress.com
http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/21-ways-yoga-is-beneficial-for-you-2864944/

Is Yoga a Hindu Practice?
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5673

7 Scientific Examples Of When Yoga Is The Best Medicine
By Dr. Lawrence Rosen, mindbodygreen.com, April 25, 2014
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13507/7-scientific-examples-of-when-yoga-is-the-best-medicine.html

India Government Moves to Protect Yoga Heritage
Hindu Press International, Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
September 10, 2005
https://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-news/hindu-press-international/india-government-moves-to-protect-yoga-heritage/5459.html

Think of yog as Hinduism's gift to humanity

Written by Saritha Prabhu
The Tennessean
May 12, 2013

Does doing yog make one a Hindu? This question has come
up often in recent years.

It is especially relevant now that yog has become a
mainstream phenomenon: 20 million Americans practice it,
it is a $6 billion industry and researchers are
continuing to study its benefits.

But let's first look at what yog was originally, and its
transformation here in the U.S. Yog originated in ancient
India as a Hindu spiritual practice and as a school of
philosophy, and it has been described in some seminal
Hindu texts. Interestingly, the physical postures popular
in the U.S. -- the aasans -- were seen as the preliminary
rung on the pathway leading to spiritual enlightenment.

When yog traveled to America, however, it underwent a
transformation of sorts. The genius of America is to
accept cultural imports from all over the world,
supersize them and then make them uniquely American. So,
the humble pizza from Italy became the four-meat, three-
cheese, stuffed-crust monstrosity here. Likewise, yog
came here and became crazy, commercial, competitive and
secular.

But these are generalizations. Millions of Americans
practice yog and quietly avail themselves of its
benefits, be they physical, spiritual or psychological.

Along the way, though, the increasing number of Catholic,
Jewish and Protestant yog practitioners here were,
perhaps understandably, discomfited by yog's Hindu
underpinnings. Gradually, this has resulted in attempts
to disassociate, even deny, yoga's Hindu origins.

Enter the Hindu American Foundation, which has taken
umbrage at this recasting. It started the Take Back Yoga
campaign in 2010 to educate people about yog's
inextricable link to Hinduism.

Their aim is not to establish proprietorship but to ask
for respect. In effect, they say: Practice yog for
whatever reason or benefit, but acknowledge and honor its
Hindu origins.

As Dr. Aseem Shukla, the foundation's co-founder, wrote a
while back, Hinduism had experienced "overt intellectual
property theft," and it had happened because legions of
Hindu yog teachers had "offered up a religion's spiritual
wealth at the altar of crass commercialism."

There have been prominent critics of the Take Back Yoga
campaign who say that this is nothing but Hindu
nationalism. They state that yog predates Hinduism and,
therefore, can be seen as a separate spiritual practice.

There are two problems with this argument: One, Hinduism
is essentially a Western term conferred on the belief
systems of the Vedic civilization that flourished in
India millennia ago. Two, it isn't really an "organized"
religion in the sense that it has one founder, one holy
book, or a date or even century of founding, so the above
point is not valid.

My own view is that yog is Hinduism's gift to humanity,
just as the Enlightenment ideals and the ideas of
democracy and religious freedom were the West's gifts.
Together, they, along with other ideas and philosophies,
form a common fount of knowledge and wisdom to be used by
humankind.

All sides of the yog debate would benefit from following
said practice's spiritual lessons: Close eyes, breathe
deeply, try to become calm and centered, relinquish all
egoistic attachments.

- Saritha Prabhu of Clarksville is a columnist for The
Tennessean. Her column runs on alternate Sundays;

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Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
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April 13, 2017
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Publisher's Desk
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

New survey reveals the rapid rise of yoga -- and why some
people still haven't tried it
By Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Contributing Editor
Harvard Health Publications, harvard.edu
June 15, 2016
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-survey-reveals-the-rapid-rise-of-yoga-and-why-some-people-still-havent-tried-it-201603079179

There are many reasons why Yog is popular.
3 yoga poses to take care of low blood pressure
dnaindia.com, August 30, 2016
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/column-3-yoga-poses-to-take-care-of-low-blood-pressure-2249680

21 ways yoga is beneficial for you
The Indian Express, indianexpress.com
http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/21-ways-yoga-is-beneficial-for-you-2864944/

Is Yoga a Hindu Practice?
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5673

7 Scientific Examples Of When Yoga Is The Best Medicine
By Dr. Lawrence Rosen, mindbodygreen.com, April 25, 2014
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13507/7-scientific-examples-of-when-yoga-is-the-best-medicine.html

India Government Moves to Protect Yoga Heritage
Hindu Press International, Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
September 10, 2005
https://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-news/hindu-press-international/india-government-moves-to-protect-yoga-heritage/5459.html

Think of yog as Hinduism's gift to humanity
Written by Saritha Prabhu, The Tennessean, May 12, 2013
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130512/COLUMNIST0110/305120072/Think-yog-Hinduism-s-gift-humanity

Seven-year-old Indian origin boy wins UK's yogasana
championship

timesofindia.Com
April 24, 2017

Seven-year-old Ishwar, an Indian-origin yoga maverick,
has won at a national level competition for yoga for the
second consecutive year. The United Kingdom National Yoga
Championship was held on April 22nd - 2017 in London,
which is conducted by the UK Yoga Sports Federation.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/nri-achievers/seven-year-old-indian-origin-boy-wins-uks-yogasana-championship/articleshow/58342788.cms

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This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
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April 13, 2017
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Publisher's Desk
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Exploring four popular approaches to four spiritual
regimens: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
July-August-September 2012
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5279

New survey reveals the rapid rise of yoga -- and why some
people still haven't tried it
By Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Contributing Editor
Harvard Health Publications, harvard.edu
June 15, 2016
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-survey-reveals-the-rapid-rise-of-yoga-and-why-some-people-still-havent-tried-it-201603079179

There are many reasons why Yog is popular.
3 yoga poses to take care of low blood pressure
dnaindia.com, August 30, 2016
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/column-3-yoga-poses-to-take-care-of-low-blood-pressure-2249680

21 ways yoga is beneficial for you
The Indian Express, indianexpress.com
http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/21-ways-yoga-is-beneficial-for-you-2864944/

Is Yoga a Hindu Practice?
Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5673

7 Scientific Examples Of When Yoga Is The Best Medicine
By Dr. Lawrence Rosen, mindbodygreen.com, April 25, 2014
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13507/7-scientific-examples-of-when-yoga-is-the-best-medicine.html

India Government Moves to Protect Yoga Heritage
Hindu Press International, Hinduism Today Magazine, hinduismtoday.com
September 10, 2005
https://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-news/hindu-press-international/india-government-moves-to-protect-yoga-heritage/5459.html

Think of yog as Hinduism's gift to humanity
Written by Saritha Prabhu, The Tennessean, May 12, 2013
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130512/COLUMNIST0110/305120072/Think-yog-Hinduism-s-gift-humanity

Seven-year-old Indian origin boy wins UK's yogasana
championship
timesofindia.com, April 24, 2017
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/nri-achievers/seven-year-old-indian-origin-boy-wins-uks-yogasana-championship/articleshow/58342788.cms

Church bans yoga because it is 'non-Christian' - and
villagers threaten a boycott

telegraph.co.uk
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/10/church-bans-yoga-non-christian-villagers-threaten-boycott/

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
http://bit.ly/1EM9nsg

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

In article

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
words in Britain
PTI
The Economic Times, economictimes.indiatimes.com
April 13, 2017
London: 'Yoga' along with words like 'Facebook' and
'Twitter' are among the top fifteen most popular words in
the British society, say scientists who found that the
internet age has had a massive influence on the English
language.
The need to communicate with a wider-world coupled with a
move away from the cosy, close-knit communities of the
90s has dramatically changed the way British people speak
over the last two decades, researchers said.
The study, by Lancaster University and Cambridge
University Press in the UK, looked at the most
characteristic words of informal chit-chat in today's
Britain.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-is-unbelievable-yoga-is-on-of-the-most-popular-words-in-britain/articleshow/58166153.cms?from=mdr

Such is said to be the current state of bourgeois
chitchat in the UK - do they know it actually means
'addition'?
Cheers,
Arindam Banerjee

Yes, yog is "addition" in arithmetic. It is also "union"
in Jyotish, Ayurved, Bharatiya classical music and a
number of other subjects -- not to mention the science of
Yog itself.

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.jai-maharaj

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

In article

There was a case at the University of Ottawa a couple of years
ago when a free yoga class taught by a white woman was cancelled
and later replaced by one taught by an woman of Indian ancestry.
The reason given was "cultural appropriation".

Next, they can insist that only Indians can teach maths
courses using zero and they have to call in Muslims to
teach algebra.

No, not Muslims.

Excerpt:

India's heritage of solving problems is often
overshadowed by centuries of colonialism and conquest.
Outside Delhi I visited one of the oldest monuments to
that history . . . pillar of iron alloy, smelted by
Indian metallurgists with such skill that it has remained
rustless for 1,500 years.  (Photograph on page 533.)

These superb technicians were brethren of Indian thinkers
who originated the concepts of zero and infinity and
devised the inaccurately named Arabic numeral system,
giving the science of mathematics to a world drenched in
superstitious ignorance.

- Bryan Hodgson, National Geographic Magazine, Volume 167,
Number 4, April 1985, page 527

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://bit.ly/1EM9nsg

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

In article

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
This is unbelievable! 'Yoga' is one of the most popular
words in Britain
PTI
The Economic Times, economictimes.indiatimes.com
April 13, 2017
London: 'Yoga' along with words like 'Facebook' and
'Twitter' are among the top fifteen most popular words in
the British society, say scientists who found that the
internet age has had a massive influence on the English
language.
The need to communicate with a wider-world coupled with a
move away from the cosy, close-knit communities of the
90s has dramatically changed the way British people speak
over the last two decades, researchers said.
The study, by Lancaster University and Cambridge
University Press in the UK, looked at the most
characteristic words of informal chit-chat in today's
Britain.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-is-unbelievable-yoga-is-on-of-the-most-popular-words-in-britain/articleshow/58166153.cms?from=mdr

So what's a yogi, a human adding machine??

I do laugh at jokes, and I have already laughed at yours.

A yogi is a practitioner of yog. "Yogi" can also be
person's name.

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

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