Should Yoga be taught in our schools and workplace?

Question

Krishna states that the root of all suffering and discord is the agitation of the mind caused by selfish desires and that you have to still your mind.

Through yoga you engage oneself in a higher form of activity and focus on glory of self by dedicating one's actions to the Divine

What do you think?

Answer 1

An Emphatic NO.Yoga (Paadhanjalam) is based on Religious(Vaidheeki-wrongly called Hinduism)Philosophy,based on Vedas.State and Religion should not be mixed up in a Secular ,Democracy,like India and USA-In Dictatorial/Mobocracy States,things are different.

Answer 2

Hatha is a great exercise and could be taught in physical education courses if you leave the yoga part out. Yoga literally means "union" and its purpose is to bring a person into union with the divine. It does not mean the stretching exercise that we call it in the West. Hatha is the stretching exercise, but the purpose is yoga or "union" with the divine; in your case, Krishna.

Jnana, Karma, Bhakti, and Raja yogas shouldn't be taught in the schools and the workplace any more than any other religious doctrine should be taught. Academically, as an elective to understand the Hindu religion, sure, but as a way to make a person feel better? No way. Not unless you're going to teach every other religious method to acheive "union" with the divine. Up to and including all atheistic philosophies and religions that deal with demons and devils.

Answer 3

I took a Yoga class once. She made me chant "I am perfect". I couldn't do it. Too many giggles and the fact that I'm far from perfect. Anyway I think Yoga is great for relaxing, breathing,stretching your body, centering your mind and things like that. . My boss ran a class and some people were comfortable with it and some really weren't. so in that case it should probably be an elective.

Answer 4

I think that there should be an option to have a yoga class, but I do not think it should be mandatory in schools or the workplace.
Yoga is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy (got that from Wikipedia) and so it goes against some people's faiths and thus it shouldn't be "forced" on anyone.

Answer 5

Honestly, if you work at Burger King can you really take a few minutes in the freezer or in the back alley to learn yoga? In college maybe but not in high school and definitely not while driving your Pepsi truck.

Answer 6

Although i find yoga very interesting and useful i think no! we already have a lot of lessons at schools which are more important and i think they are enough! yoga is just a great hobby-way of livin but must be optional like many other such activities like chess e.g. who many also want to introduce it to school!

Answer 7

If they taught yoga, which is a religious practice, they'd also have to allow the rosary, bible study, worship services, or other such things.

What you are saying Krishna states, is called covetousness in Christianity.

Answer 8

Yoga should be taught to those who are seeking it weather in school or the workplace or anywhere for that matter.

also, In school it could be introduced to the kids but must not be imposed on them

Answer 9

The experience of kundalini awakening and enlightening is universal to mankind. I'm Gnostic Christian and received baptism of the Holy Spirit with enlightenment throught Jesus Christ 18 hours after reading the New Testament. It's there to any Christian who is open and wants to read the Bible how Jesus tells you to, and wants to be enlightened.

Yoga is just another way to a common experience. There's nothing wrong with it whatever your religion is. Christianity is more far-Eastern than people realize.

Answer 10

No. I am a Hindu, but there must be complete separation of church and state.

Do not mind Eartha she does not even understand what yoga is. We're not talking about the stupid exercise routines you see on TV, Yoga is the name for a type of philosophy.