2007-07-05 01:55:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
dear Friend,
Not all Hindus precise YOGA .
Majority of Hindus do Pooja(worship) of their deities daily.Even in rural areas there will be Graama devataas (Village Gods and Goddesses) and they will be worshipped regularly.Coming to your specific question of Yoga, it is not mandatory for all Hindus to do Yoga.But there are three main yogas1.Karma Yoga (doing your duties faithfully )2.Gnaana Yoga (Wisdom and reflections of god in mind and thought)and 3.bhakti Yoga (Devotion to God..singing songs and prayers etc).Every Hindu will be doing one of these yogas.
but the Yoga Aasanas and Yogic method (Hatha YOGA) are not generally practised by many.and it is not compulsory either.
All Roads lead to Rome..similarly all paths in Hinduism are so designed to lead one to realisation of the ultimate.
I hope this answer helped you.
radhakrishna
2007-07-05 03:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by Radhakrishna( prrkrishna) 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Very few Hindus practice yoga. In fact more Englishmen do practice it. The Hinduism has a very big body of paths and systems. It is a collection of hints and experiences of all the seekers. Most people will follow a belief system like in any other relegions there is hell, heaven karma theories in Hinduism. Most people wnat a simple system. Yoga is not a simple system and it is not suited for everybody. Yoga is for intellectuals. As the time goes Yoga will become more and more popular. Because you need not to believe in any system. The only thing you believe is in your own experience. Yoga is a very strenuous route but for a certain type of mind no other system works. With our education system we are contineously producing the same mind. Now it becomes too much difficult to believe in mythology and each day, secret of many things that people believed as gods act is being revealed. So the belief systems are out of date. Now only workable systems are yoga and meditation.
2007-07-05 07:58:29 · answer #2 · answered by PETER 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Not All, It is not an integral part of Hinduism.
Well some English people do practice yoga .
2007-07-05 02:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yoga has a very wide field of understanding.
Yoga is not just postures... it goes far beyond postures.
Most of the hindus perform yoga in one form or the other.
Some do Asanas, some do pranayam, some do Mantra yoga, some do bhakti yoga, some do Raja yoga.... some do Kundalini Yoga...some do Karma Yoga
so yoga has so many branches that even the whole world is doing yoga in a way or the other
Yoga is spirituality... yoga is for the ultimum union with the Exellence!!
2007-07-05 02:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not all Hindus practice yoga...it is a choice.
Integral part of hinduism? - well, yoga came from hinduism...but hinduism is still hinduism without yoga.
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-07-05 02:21:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No not an integral part. it is just that many hindu saints started Yoga. It is just a choice.
Many englishmen also practise yoga and pranayama
2007-07-05 02:15:13 · answer #6 · answered by Konik K 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All Hindus do not practise yoga , just as all Jews are not priests or all Christians are not priests .
Yoga is not a religious practice . It is a spiritual exercise to enhance the physical and mental conditions of the practitioner - a way that helps one control his senses and reach equanimity and tranquillity.
Not all people do it .Even the religious practices are not performed by all people and people of no religion are exceptional to this .
People of all religions when they want to relieve stress and attain some peace and concentration of mind take to this practice , just like people visiting a doctor when they are in need of treatment .or people taking to jogging when they desire to reduce their tummy.
2007-07-05 07:08:28 · answer #7 · answered by Infinity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The physical exercises as are being aired by the TV channels and practiced by most Indians are not the real Yoga. Yoga actually means making unison with God. Physical exercises are only for upkeep of the body. True, a healthy mind lives in a healthy body, but that is only part of our requirement, when born in this human body.
The real Yoga will start only when we dedicate all our lifestyles, fame, health and wealth to God.
2007-07-05 06:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by Vijay D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know that yoga definitely probably came from Hinduism, and I would have to assume that it is a large part of Hinduism in that case.
I don't understand your last statement/question hehe
Namaste
2007-07-05 02:00:57 · answer #9 · answered by Subject of Universal Truth 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yoga means unification with the almighty. Yoga cannot be practiced it happens on its own. You are talking about yogasanas which means the body postures for meditation. Yoga is the commercial name for yogasana. NO all indians dont practice the western brothers are more attracted towards this .In order to achieve real YOGA with the almighty these postures are just helpful for concentration.You can achieve to yoga without practicing these yogic postures.
2007-07-05 03:16:04 · answer #10 · answered by shivamat bhairav 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋