Comments on: How Old is Yoga?

By: Helen Paul-Smith

Helen Paul-Smith — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:04:07 +0000

Nobody knows how old yoga truly is, if my source is correct it is mentioned in the eldest veda which is thought becuase of it's use of ancient sanskrit to be 7-8,000 years old.

By: "I don’t know how old yoga is and neither do you" — part 2 | linda's yoga journey

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:02:38 +0000

[...] yoga? Waylon gave us a picture of a coin depicting what looks like a guy in padmasana. His argument to dismiss this was a two word sentence: [...]

By: "I don’t know how old yoga is and neither do you" — part 1 | linda's yoga journey

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:00:42 +0000

[...] the yoga blogosphere not too long ago about how old yoga REALLY is. elephant journal wrote about it here, Nick Rosen of the movie Enlighten Up! created controversy at YogaDork’s house when he said [...]

By: mittelaltermarkt

mittelaltermarkt — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:59:12 +0000

What an interesting article! I’d love more information.Thanks!

By: suevb

suevb — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:01:28 +0000

hmm, not sure that living in a culture qualifies you to understand it, as odd as that might sound. I've been living in France now for 7 years, I'm fluent and try very hard to understand the French point of view, but it's absolutely apparent to me that living in the country is sadly, insufficient. Just food for thought.

By: Ramesh

Ramesh — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:27:35 +0000

For a more in depth reply to this article, please read:
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/04/how-old-is…

Hinduism as a term is not very old, not more about 1000 years old when the Muslims invaded India and called the people living on the other side of the "Sindhu River" for Hindhu; they simply did not pronounce the word correctly. Later on, when the British cane to India, looted and pillaged, like all great empires and imperialists do, they firmly gave that term nationalistic shape and recognition. So, Hinduism is not very old at all…. the Vedas are old, Yoga is old, Tantra is old, Shaivism is old, etc etc, but not Hinduism. Besides, Hinduism is a foreign construct. Before Hinduism, India was, and still is, a conglomerate of religions and spiritual paths, the two greatest, the Vedic and the Tantric/Yogic is what forms the backbone of India's culture and heritage, not Hinduism, because that term was invented by invaders and later adopted by Indians, as well as, unfortunately, most conquered people do.

By: Bob Weisenberg

Bob Weisenberg — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:08:19 +0000

Hi, martin. I have to say you make some interesting points. But your comment on the whole is somewhat repetitive!

By: martin

martin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:43:28 +0000

Bla, bla, bla….of Yoga

By: yogi Tobye

yogi Tobye — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:32:26 +0000

Not at all Bob! I just like stirring things up a little!

By: Bob Weisenberg

Bob Weisenberg — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:20:22 +0000

You're right of course, Tobye.

But we debate and argue because it's fun and it keeps us out of trouble.

You don't really take all our fun away, do you?

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com