The recent controversy of a couple of churches refusing to allow Yoga classes to be held in their premises have caused an uproar among yoga followers and fanatics specially in India. Why wouldn't it? Channels like NDTV, CNN - are flashing it all over TV like as though it is a crime against humanity.
Indians like many other culture-based nations over the world are hypocrites. A very small percentage of people in India of it 1 billion population practice yoga. But if anyone says anything against our heritage.. all hell breaks loose. This is not the first time such incident has happened. Indians hold their heritage close to their hearts.. well almost. Kill a diseased cow which threatens the entire population of cows in UK, its a crime against the gods. Take bribes in front of Gandhi's image but any makes fun of the mahatma, people are up in arms. That was precisely what Gandhi gave his life for. Bah... sorry to say these things will never end. Its human nature: Hypocracy.
If someone does not want to hold yoga classes in their premises, that is no one else's business. I dont know what must have happened between the priest and the yoga instructor, and frankly, I dont care. I am concerned about how everyone else including Indians in India and elsewhere are reacting just because yoga originated in India. I bet despite of its immense health benefits no Indian would be bothered about it if Yoga did not originate in India. And the question people are too afraid to answer, "Would people oppose this incident if instead of a church and priest, a mosque and mullah was involved. " No one would even think about it.
I guess news channels dont have any other news to present therefore they flash such irrelevant crap. If anything they should show how many Indians are not even allowed to enter temple premises let alone do yoga or aerobics there.
Its sad. Truly sad. One good thing that has happened because of this incident is that, in India yoga is diminishing and will soon be wiped out but I guess its legacy will be alive and practiced in other countries like UK and if anyone opposes it there we Indians are here to fight against those oppositions.
Indians like many other culture-based nations over the world are hypocrites. A very small percentage of people in India of it 1 billion population practice yoga. But if anyone says anything against our heritage.. all hell breaks loose. This is not the first time such incident has happened. Indians hold their heritage close to their hearts.. well almost. Kill a diseased cow which threatens the entire population of cows in UK, its a crime against the gods. Take bribes in front of Gandhi's image but any makes fun of the mahatma, people are up in arms. That was precisely what Gandhi gave his life for. Bah... sorry to say these things will never end. Its human nature: Hypocracy.
If someone does not want to hold yoga classes in their premises, that is no one else's business. I dont know what must have happened between the priest and the yoga instructor, and frankly, I dont care. I am concerned about how everyone else including Indians in India and elsewhere are reacting just because yoga originated in India. I bet despite of its immense health benefits no Indian would be bothered about it if Yoga did not originate in India. And the question people are too afraid to answer, "Would people oppose this incident if instead of a church and priest, a mosque and mullah was involved. " No one would even think about it.
I guess news channels dont have any other news to present therefore they flash such irrelevant crap. If anything they should show how many Indians are not even allowed to enter temple premises let alone do yoga or aerobics there.
Its sad. Truly sad. One good thing that has happened because of this incident is that, in India yoga is diminishing and will soon be wiped out but I guess its legacy will be alive and practiced in other countries like UK and if anyone opposes it there we Indians are here to fight against those oppositions.
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