But the dispute started earlier this year, with a battle of blogs hosted. The focus is on seeking answers through various forms of yoga. The gita in the title of the text bhagavad gita means song. Hinduism is a major world religion, not merely by virtue of its many followers estimated at more than 700 million but also because of its profound influence on many other religions during its long, unbroken history, which dates from about 1500 bc. It also talks about the key role played by diet in old age and how lifestyle is responsible for happy and healthy life for elders. In fact, the origins of hinduism can be traced back to at least 2500bce. Adults too will find the book useful especially those who are looking for answers to complex hindu practices or those who are polishing their skills on hindu religious matters. There are quite a few different practices of yoga within the hindu religion. Today, with about 900 million followers, hinduism is the third. May 27, 2002 a second difference between yoga and christianity concerns their views of man. Holy yoga tweaks that goal so that it sounds more christian. Greek and roman books rather than the original authors and that. Does hinduism and its scriptures on yoga have such a code. Which holy book is the oldest, the bible, the gita, or the.
Christianity, however, makes a clear distinction between god and man. This one is not mandatory, but if someone is a strict vegetarian, there is a very high chance he is hindu. The scriptures of the vedas are meant to guide hindu believers in their daily lives. In india, its sanskrit name is often written as shrimad bhagavad gita. The two share some similarities and interactions throughout both the ancient and modern worlds. Hinduism is different than other major religions around the world, including islam, judaism or christianity in that it does not claim one idea, person or entity as its founder.
The next two most populous religions in india muslims and christians eat meat, though muslims abstain from pork. The corresponding influence of these various religions on hinduism it has an extraordinary. The vedic spiritual paths to salvation by stephen knapp there are four basic paths that are recommended within the vedic system. Some of the principles of hinduism include traditionalism, reincarnation. Hinduism, which is the worlds oldest organized religion, is the dominant religion in india. The yoga that we see in city classes, filled with americans in. This category is for questions and answers about hinduism.
Rather, yoga was developed by tantric yogis, some of whom, over time, also happened to be parttime vedic priests. Yoga is a set of tools give to enable the individual to seek hisher own answers. Does the hindu religion score over its abrahamic counterparts. Popular yoga hinduism books showing 150 of 236 becoming a supple leopard. All these books contain the thoughts and histories of people. Hinduism is an ancient religion, and is thought by many to be older than judaism or christianity. Three reasons christians should think twice about yoga. Hinduism is the worlds oldest religion and has the third largest following of all modern organised religions. He says of hatha yoga, originally it was practiced as preliminary to spiritual yoga, but it has largely lost this connection. Hindus recognize the good and spiritual essence in all religions, so it is easy for them to display respect and tolerance. Is there a holy book, like the bible, in the hindu religion. Composed in vedic sanskrit hymns, the texts constitute the oldest layer of sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of hinduism. However, the puranas are supposed to be complied by muni vyasa.
Throughout the years, hinduism suffered some changes, but the goal of the religion. Yet they contain the essence of practical wisdom, set forth in admirable order and detail. One of the six major orthodox schools of hinduism is also called yoga, which has its own epistemology, ontology and metaphysics, and is closely related to hindu samkhya philosophy. Hindus teach that karma decides what form a person will take in the next life. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. Hinduism is the worlds third most popular religion, with around 750 million followers. His book raja yoga was written in manhattan in 1896 and had a major impact on western understandings of what yoga was. The famous yoga sutras of sage patanjali, who lived around 200 bce, is considered the first systematic presentation of the ancient tradition of yoga. It is wrong to deny yogas hindu origins ramesh rao.
The idea is to cut oneself off from the world and concentrate on brahman. About the book yoga for seniors describes about the aging process and its influence on life. Michael gleghorn takes a hard look at yoga to determine if the practice is compatible with christian living. The vedic tradition or hinduism is more than a religion, but a way of life, a complete philosophy. Yoga is indias gift to the world, and it would be a shame to bring. Modern hinduism grew out of the vedas, the oldest of which is is the rigveda, dated to 17001100bce.
Hinduism is the third most followed religion worldwide. Yoga is a technique that was developed in india centuries ago, and belongs to hinduism and its theological offsprings such as buddhism and jainism in the sense that those who created it selfidentified as hindus regardless of whether they used the word hindu or sanatana dharma and is preserved in the sacred scriptures of what. Here some powerful quotes from the gita that will give you a different perspective on life, and maybe even change the way you look at hinduism. Throughout this book, whether we are encountering a short passing reference or a longer entry on one of these esteemed holy women, we do well to utilize our power of active imagination and try to picture something of the radiant love, goodness, peace, joy and blessingforce which endeared these women to their companions andor communities. Hinduism is the worlds oldest living religion and the third largest behind christianity and islam with more than 1 billion followers. Yoga is not part of any religious dogma proclaiming that there is only one god, church or savior as the only path. East to west touches on the roots of yoga and the dangers behind participating in yoga. Illustration of this principle is found in hindu texts such as the bhagavad gita and yogasutras, in a number of buddhist.
Yoga is a form of meditation which is practiced by many hindus. Therefore, hinduism is even older than judaism and buddhism. Yoga is one of the six astika orthodox schools of hindu philosophical traditions there is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals in hinduism, buddhism, and jainism. Jun 22, 2017 his book raja yoga was written in manhattan in 1896 and had a major impact on western understandings of what yoga was. You cannot separate the spiritual attachment from the physical exercise in yoga.
Look up the vedas and works such as the yoga sutras of patanjali, the bhagavad gita and the. Hatha yoga is just one facet of a broader body of knowledge and practice known as ashtanga yoga, which consists of eight stages. Hinduism contains its own customs, festivals and holy books as well as a number of deities that intertwine its history, culture and indian society, past and present. The vedas and these other works are further divided into two sections. It is based on vedas and upanishadas and follows the teachings and rituals described in these books only. The primary sacred texts, known as the vedas, were composed around 1500 b.
The majority of the vedas are considered the shruti, which is translated to that which is hard. Sherif michael practiced mantra yoga meditated silently on a supposedly meaningless sound which was really the vehicle that drew him into a hindu deity or really a demon from our christian perspective. Guided by the founder, satguru sivaya subramuniyaswami, the magazines editors, who are initiated monks of the kauais hindu monastery, collaborated with holy men and women and experts around the world in creating graphically rich guides to virtually. Scholars regard hinduism as a combination of different indian cultures and traditions, with diverse roots. After examining the spiritual underpinnings of yoga and the relationship of the physical aspects to the spiritual teaching, he concludes that christians seeking physical exercise would be wise to consider techniques other than yoga. Hinduism in india is the most primitive religious belief. The yoga sutras of patanjali are in themselves exceedingly brief, less than ten pages of large type in the original. While yoga predates hinduism, hindus were the first to give yoga a written structure. It enlightens the reader of the common facts about health, which he she should be aware of in old age. The upanishads are also called as vedantas or the end of the vedas. Yoga is a fundamental part of the hindu religion and is a precise and practical method of spiritual training. There is no demand that those who do yoga profess any attachment to hinduism, let alone become hindus. Their book in search of the cradle of civilization, which seeks to demonstrate that the aryans are indigenous to india and advanced everything great about indian culture, including yoga, vedic astrology, ayurveda, has been endorsed by deepak chopra. At this moment the archaeological discoveries point to zoroastrianism to be older.
Since 1979 the international magazine hinduism today has been producing a treasury of educational features on all aspects of sanatana dharma. Apr 03, 20 the puranas are holy books of hinduism that date back to gupta empire in ancient india. While we have the main vedas, upanishads, the mahabharata in several translations we also present newer commentaries, anthologies, and entirely new branches of hinduism. Hinduism download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf. Over the coming decades more teachers and disciples of indian gurus would. Scholarly efforts to compare hinduism and judaism were popular during the enlightenment era, in the process of arguing the deistic worldview. Nor is it based on the teachings of a founder or holy book. Discussion about the invasion of yoga and hinduism into christianity page 5 at the godlikeproductions conspiracy forum.
She added that in the common yoga studio, theres a buddha statue, theres oming, theres chanting. The predominant book in hinduism is the bhagwad gita divine song which is a subset of the mahabharat epic. Hinduism and judaism are mothers of all modern religions in the world. I think everyone knows that it is a hindu concept it cannot be christian, islamic or jewish. Yoga has been shamelessly rebranded to make it more acceptable to. The goal of yoga in hinduism is to acquire deep knowledge of the self and to unite the self with the impersonal, allpervading brahman. Jan 02, 2020 in the west, yoga is usually presented as a physical exercise or means to manage stress. There are many texts in hinduism, a few of them much older than the bible. Hinduism for everyone added a new photo to the album. The very first veda, rig veda very clearly shows that it was written, when nomad man first settled down on the banks of rivers like ganges, brahmaputra, indus etc. Then you can heart an article, boosting its ecosystem score.
Apr 25, 2014 hinduism is the worlds oldest living religion and the third largest behind christianity and islam with more than 1 billion followers. Buddhism, instead is more modern, buddha is dated between 563 bce to 483, hinduism yoga are thousand of years older, and in someway it is a consequence of the first two. Hinduism is practised by more than 80% of indias population. But zoroastrianism being 8367 years old seems a little unbelievable. So we can say that yoga is older than vedas and vedic people slowly took the idea of yoga father of yoga was actually shamans first shraman was rishabha deva who is called yogeshwara because he developed yoga. The invasion of yoga and hinduism into christianity page 5. Dec 02, 2010 it is wrong to deny yoga s hindu origins this article is more than 9 years old. Similarly, bonnie meyer, founder of a christianbased yoga ministry called studio 4. Yoga sutras of patanjali translation and commentary. Hinduism is the oldest known religion on the earth. The focus of the spiritual seeker is not on receiving instructions on a creator via any religious or holy book.
The problem that is being swept aside is that exact dates cannot be assigned to any of these texts. Yoga is hinduism, and hinduism is yoga religious forums. Those who are theives in hindi we call them chor uchakke dont want to admit. It is wrong to deny yogas hindu origins ramesh rao opinion. In hinduism, attaining the highest life is a process of removing the bodily distractions from life, allowing one to eventually understand the brahma nature within. It was more of a notion of meditation and a religious practice than it was. According to his testimony this was a horrible experience for him. Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in. The word yoga was first mentioned in the oldest sacred texts, the rig veda. Hinduism is the oldest extant religion dating back to over 3000 bc. Hinduism goes back thousands of years from between 55002600bce. Due to the lack of evidence, we cant say exactly if zoroastrianism is older than judaism.
The religion of hinduism originated in northern india, near the river indus, about 4000 years ago and is the worlds oldest existing religion. But yoga is still a system deriving from hinduism, a different type of religion or spirituality than western faiths. Yoga deals with the nature of the soul, god and immortality, which are the main topics of religion. Hinduism is an indian religion and dharma, or way of life, widely practiced in the indian subcontinent and parts of southeast asia. Therefore my friend hinduism arose from yoga and not the other way around. Meaning the entire religion sprung up from the knowledge gained through the practice of yoga, and by yoga i mean internal yoga, and by internal yoga i specifically mean altered states of consciousness and deep meditation and single pointed concentration. Hindus value many sacred writings as opposed to one holy book. Hinduism simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. May 10, 2020 here at the hinduism section of, we aim at presenting the original works that lay the foundations of hinduism. Some argue that hinduism is more a way of life than religion.
No one denies that hinduisms most sacred and ancient texts, including the. Yoga in indian traditions, however, is more than physical exercise. In his beautifully written text the religions of man, huston smith lays out an accessible and fascinating explanation of hinduism. Although, hinduism originated in india, its presence. Further on from judaism came islam and christianity. Its a little hilarious to see the answers here about this question almost every person is trying to prove their scriptures are the best just like any other religious question.
An ancient indian book dense with wisdom, the bhagavad gita is the most important and beloved spiritual text to billions of hindus. According to some it took centuries to write this book from 1500 b. Hinduism is the oldest religious philosophies which is still practiced today. Its actually sort of stupid that were trying to experience hinduism by reading a book. Look up the vedas and works such as the yoga sutras of patanjali, the bhagavad gita and the mahabharata. The indian supreme court is mulling whether yoga is a religious activity, but. Hinduism, major world religion originating on the indian subcontinent and comprising several and varied systems of philosophy, belief, and ritual. The same holds true for any religious text such as the quran and the bhagavad gita.
Letter vedic people make them their god vishnus avtar there a long gape in neminatha and parshva natha about 2000 years. There are, of course asanacentred, hathayoga texts. These dos and donts are found in the 6,000 to 8,000yearold vedas, mankinds oldest body of scripture, and in. Here at the hinduismsection of, we aim at presenting the original works that lay the foundations of hinduism. The ultimate guide to resolving pain, preventing injury, and optimizing athletic performance hardcover. Hinduism is about understanding brahma, existence, from within the atman, which roughly means self or soul, whereas buddhism is about finding the anatman not soul or not self. Buddhism vs hinduism difference and comparison diffen. Yoga download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf ebooks. But according to vedas, the earth is static and this statement is repeated several times. Hinduism is the worlds oldest and most dominant religion of india. The vedic culture has a library of texts to help establish the nature of the absolute truth.
He was in bondage to this, in combination with hatha yoga for six years. The vedas are a large body of hindu texts originating in ancient india, with its samhita and brahmanas complete before about 800 bce. These texts are glorious tales of the hindu trinity brahma, vishnu and maheshwar shiva. To most indians, such questions are nothing less than sacrilegious. Hinduism is widely practiced in south asia mainly in india and nepal. For example, hindu women wear a colorful dot on their forehead called the bindi. More than most religions, hinduism is something to experience. Note, local animistic and shamanistic practices such as the ones practiced by the aboriginals in australia have been around for atleast 60,000 years much much older than even hinduism. Hinduism and judaism are among the oldest existing religions in the world. May 12, 2010 the main proponents of these ideas are prolific yoga scholars georg feuerstein and david frawley. Jun 23, 2015 similarly, bonnie meyer, founder of a christianbased yoga ministry called studio 4.
Some of the other holy works and books of hinduism are stories and epic poems. Holy yoga teaches instructors to teach in their native tongue to avoid any. Being vegetarian for a hindu is a sign of devotion that is nearly equivalent to doing daily prayers as a muslim or reading the bible for a christian. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as sanatana dharma, the eternal tradition, or the eternal way, beyond human history. I think what people dont understand, is that yoga is the backbone of hinduism, it is the backbone of eastern mysticism, said matrisciana. Hinduism is the worlds oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years. Why was the hatha yoga pradipika, the first book on yoga asanas yoga. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world, and hindus refer to it as sanatana dharma, the eternal tradition, or the eternal way, beyond human history. The word yoga means yoking disciplining and it is a means of achieving mastery over the mind by means of exercises.
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