Misconception and Misuse of Yoga by the west

**madhuk** · 16th November 2005, 12:06 AM

I agree 100%.

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**abbydoss1969** · 17th November 2005, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Raghu

ISHA is a Sanskrit words , in Thamizh it became, Ishwar, hence Mahaishwar,Paramishwar.

There is a type of yoga called, 'Isha Yoga', has any one got any information about this please?, has any one practised it?

thanks

There is no special type of yoga called "Isha Yoga".It is just cult promoted by someone along the lines of basic yoga tenets ,located somewhere near coimbatore.
The best text for yoga is "Light on Yoga". by BKS Iyengar.

Try this link;http://www.bksiyengar.com

**mahadevan** · 17th November 2005, 08:49 PM

Hey if yoga is vedic, why there is no reference to yoga in the vedas or in manu smiriti, when the latter even talked about how/when to have bath, why it did not talk about something as important as yoga. They just did not understand what was practiced

**pradheep** · 17th November 2005, 11:24 PM

Dear Mahadevan
You are seeking DNA (genetics) information in Economics books. Same way you are seeking yoga information in Manu smriti , which talks about laws. Please dont bring this aryan and dravidian. Just talk about humanity. Enough about wars on these issues.

Shiva is in yoga posture and not others, because each gods represents (symbolize) different aspects. it has nothing to do with aryan dravidan. I will explain soon.

**Idiappam** · 18th November 2005, 01:42 AM

Pradheep..

There is nothing there in any Sanskritic works that talks much of yoga.. Yoga is written by Thirumoolar first around 3rd Cent CE - in Tamil. He has written extensively on Yoga. Read his Thirumantiram.

Patanjali's yoga sastras - in Sanskrit, contains only 165 lines with an average of just 5 words per line. It is just a brief mention of Yoga - nothing more.

Thirumoolar (according to legend) was the chief disciple of Nandithevar, a Tamil. Nandithevar had 8 disiciples and Patanjali, a Tamil was one of them.

PS. Nandithevar was a perfectly human looking man.. Don't mix him up with Siva's bull.

**pradheep** · 18th November 2005, 01:51 AM

Agreed Idiappam
But why do you bring the aryan dravidan fight in a topic of misunderstanding yoga in west.
Then regarding patanjali's few words and lines does not demean the value of it , like that of tirukkural.

**abbydoss1969** · 18th November 2005, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by mahadevan

Hey if yoga is vedic, why there is no reference to yoga in the vedas or in manu smiriti, when the latter even talked about how/when to have bath, why it did not talk about something as important as yoga. They just did not understand what was practiced

I never said Yoga is vedic. All I said that book was the best book available on yoga.
I can't find any books in tamil written by tamil except one by Prof. Andiappan (of sun tv fame).He also brings out a tamil monthly "YOGA KALAI".

**abbydoss1969** · 18th November 2005, 02:35 PM

By the way, Prof Andiappan says in his books, that an asana called Vibhareedhi karani is available only in tamil books.This asana is closely related to Sarvangasana.Any one knows anything about it.

**Fire111999** · 12th April 2006, 01:40 AM

i'm interested in doing yoga. i have been to some yoga lessons but the instructor was not able to teach us breathing techniques which form a major part of yoga, from what i have heard. and so i stopped going for his yoga lessons. and now, i'm in the uk and i don't know how to continue. could someone pls suggest some good site which can teach me yoga?

thanks.