YOGA?

[UntitledSingh]

Many newly converted Yogic Sikh are saying that yoga should be praticed as a Sikh, and i think that is 100% false. To a Sikh Yoga is just physical exercise. Yogis believe that yoga is a very spiritual process, but to the Sikhs its carries no spiritual significance becase it doesn't focus on God. By the way meditation is very different for a GurSikh; Hindus, Buddhists, and Yogis are to focus their mind on "nothing" during meditation, but Sikhs are to focus their mind on God and God alone during meditation.

GOD is TRUE GREAT and FOREVER....

[tarunjeet singh]

YOGA OTEHR THAN FOR EXERCISE HAS NO PLASCE IN SIKHISM OUR GUUR JI HAS MADE THIS CLEAR

[TheVampire]

I saw some photographs on Ekta.com re previous sikh camps.

I can clearly see yoga or elements of yoga being practiced.

Sikh camps should not be promoting such activities.

[jss]

maybe they were just using the yoga as an exercise at the camps...nothing wrong with that at all...

are you saying that we should eliminate all other exercise at camps too???

[Sher Khalsa]

YOGA is not a PART OF SIKHI...

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look if there connected to Waheguru while doing simran, and at the same time there exercising their body (yoga), there doing 2 in 1, nothing wrong with that...

just cuz its not a part of sikhi doesnt mean to ban it, aslong as they have the simran running inside them... yoga isnt harming their body its helping their body with all those stretching exercises...

but that being said Yoga is fine, but Yoga at camps mite give youth the wrong impression that doing yoga is the correct method of doing simran, so its probly not a good idea of doing yoga at Sikhi camps... ?

[smartsingh24]

it's pretty clearly stated that yoga is anti-gurmat. me thinks.... not sure at this point whether it was yoga or the yogis.....

[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

Yoga utilized as an exercise is nothing bad, which is what the majority of Western Sikhs are using it for, along with getting better concentration to meditate on the Almighty better.

What is anti-Gurmat is when a Sikh consider his/her religion to be yoga and sets aside the Almighty in that path.

[Pheena]

Many newly converted Yogic Sikh are saying that yoga should be praticed as a Sikh, and i think that is 100% false. To a Sikh Yoga is just physical exercise. Yogis believe that yoga is a very spiritual process, but to the Sikhs its carries no spiritual significance becase it doesn't focus on God. By the way meditation is very different for a GurSikh;  Hindus, Buddhists, and Yogis are to focus their mind on "nothing" during meditation, but Sikhs are to focus their mind on God and God alone during meditation.

GOD is TRUE GREAT and FOREVER....

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Did you know Japa was a part of Yoga Method long before Guru Nanak Dev ji spoke of it? Guru Nanak dev ji simpliefied it for a simple man. And if you read into this Jap Yoga or Mantra Yoga, you will find the same message of its importence as you would hear from a 'Sikh'.

http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/teachings/japayoga.htm

Next you need to undesrtand what Yoga is and no it is not limited to only Exercise. It is one thing to say it is not the path for me, it is another to say it is not the right path at all.

http://www.sikhawareness.com/sikhawareness...opic.php?t=5796

[Gupt daasan daas]

i will scan parts of bhai randheer singh jes book on this matter

and in meantie, read wat guru je has to say on yoga in sidh gosht

ir ead in other parts of banee that guru je says that yoga is compltely fruitless,a n without naam this whole jug is wandering in doubt

bharm

all of this is bharm, yoga

its exclennt for health

but

for mukthee

it aint takin u nowhere

bhula chuka maf

[Jaspaul Singh]

I think i might take up some yoga classes...

I think its wicked for the exercise... :doh: ... i need to get some of my flexibility back and i think this is just a really nice way to just relax !! :doh:

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