tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post1870334772794897106..comments2023-10-27T09:31:05.101-05:00Comments on Yoga in all things: A Muslim Yogi's AffirmationYogi Farihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05331942680175515510noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-13947878918774297142018-05-19T01:28:16.683-05:002018-05-19T01:28:16.683-05:00It was wondering if I could use this write-up on m...It was wondering if I could use this write-up on my other website, I will link it back to your website though.Great Thanks.<br /><a href="http://www.yogalila.net/" rel="nofollow">best yoga poses for weight loss</a><br />Rajputseohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486278247228119068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-37378534056671710782018-01-26T04:31:47.508-06:002018-01-26T04:31:47.508-06:00Masha Allah Your post was very informative.
Thanks...Masha Allah Your post was very informative.<br />Thanks for sharing with us!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hajjumrahpackages.us" rel="nofollow"> 2018 Hajj Umrah Packages to serve you with quality and comfort at affordable rates</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420029938681020535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-64385918838772879862017-10-26T05:48:24.691-05:002017-10-26T05:48:24.691-05:00So lovely... Me too make sound vibrations while do...So lovely... Me too make sound vibrations while doing yoga. Even I use my name "mush...taaq" for sound vibration.P: Other sounds I use are: Om, So ham, Ham sa etc. Also I use the following mystique sounds in Holy Quran: Ya Sin, Alif Lam Mim Ra, Ta Ha, Ta Sin Mim, Ha Mim, Ain Sin Kaf etc.. <br />All these put me at ease..<br /><br />Thanx nd salam<br />MushtakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-75822148799322856522017-07-14T02:49:49.757-05:002017-07-14T02:49:49.757-05:00Nice post. Thanks for sharing information.
Very to...Nice post. Thanks for sharing information.<br />Very touching and sincere article.. yes I have always wondered what can ever stop any human being from the joy and utility of yoga? Yoga is probably a "way of life" .<br /> <br />I had joined 200hour yoga teacher training in AYM (Association of yoga and meditation) in Goa. <br />I learn new modern poses of yoga and many other things about yoga. I had great experience yoga instructor are good and knowledgeable they will teach you each asanas in details. <br />I enjoyed moments at Association of Yoga and Meditation in Goa India. I recommend you to join Association of Yoga and Meditation in Goa India .<br />For info http://www.yoga-in-india.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710600993183860550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-5477187664787142062017-06-01T17:14:51.166-05:002017-06-01T17:14:51.166-05:00This whole thread has been very interesting to me!...This whole thread has been very interesting to me! I have long, long dreamt of teaching yoga to refugees in the UK, my homeland. I voluntarily taught English to asylum seekers/refugees in the UK at the same time as I was using yoga to heal myself of a disability, and that was where my interest in this area began. And realising that many of the refugees I worked with were Muslim, I felt like I'd need to gain more sensitivity about the 'issues' that might arise if I were to pursue this dream. In the end, I didn't have the money to do a teacher-training course in the UK: instead, I trained in yoga teaching abroad,with an American yoga company, on the only Hindu island within a predominantly-Muslim country....I then went on to travel in that country to somewhere I could voluntarily teach yoga...went on to fall in love with a Muslim man in that place, publicly convert to Islam in his country to allow for more ease in us marrying. I am now interested in the harmonious connection of yoga and Islam in my own life, and for the benefit of my new family and the local citizens of the new country I have become a part. It is a very confusing new path, I'll be honest, but then I remember that as a very young child I was sometimes spontaneously moved to get up at dawn, climb up a tree, and sing to the birds, in something that resembled their own language, a song of 'thanks' - show them gratitude for what seemed to be their singing to me. I don't know what my atheist parents thought, but I was never reprimanded for waking up the neighbours with bird sound effects! And to this day, I still find it meaningful to awake early, find somewhere that feels sacred and special, cultivate a sense of deep gratitude,ease my body into movement, and make sound vibrations that don't have any definitive meaning to me; just for the beauty of the sound itself - and to let it bring me into a sense of ease. I don't feel myself to be a very philosophical nor spiritual human right now, I simply hope to keep on any path that allows me moments of simplicity, clarity, gratitude - and the health that enables these with more ease. And then to share that with others, if they are comfortable with it.<br />Bryonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132681700722835835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-31817821267594565252017-03-30T13:24:57.533-05:002017-03-30T13:24:57.533-05:00Do what you love. No need to give any attention ri...Do what you love. No need to give any attention rigious lunatics like the above who accused you of committing shirk, saale apni gireban mein jhankate nahi hai aur foosron ko judge karte hain. Karo jo karna hai i am with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-88209262313602487212017-02-16T17:03:43.075-06:002017-02-16T17:03:43.075-06:00Thanks Farida! :) Thanks Farida! :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712917807212593327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-53427487778560863922017-02-16T08:48:34.757-06:002017-02-16T08:48:34.757-06:00Hey Vanessa,
Yes, feel free to email me. What you...Hey Vanessa,<br /><br />Yes, feel free to email me. What you are doing is important and will go a long way in helping them cope with their situation. email me at faridahamza@yahoo.com<br />Also, don't worry about the lady that won't attend. When she hears about it from her friends she may change her mind. And if she doesn't, that's okay too. <br /><br />Namaste,<br />FaridaYogi Farihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331942680175515510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-58729824292476250632017-02-16T04:24:34.499-06:002017-02-16T04:24:34.499-06:00I'm so happy that I found this! :) There are ...I'm so happy that I found this! :) There are several Syrian refugee families that have recently immigrated to our town and I have offered to teach the women yoga. My first class with them is in a few days. As they have only just arrived, and none of them have done yoga before, I'm a bit nervous about the first class and being their introduction to yoga. I know that the issue of religion and yoga has already come up with the co-ordinator, and one of the women won't be attending because of that! Would it be alright if I email you? I have a few questions that I would love to ask. Thanks! Namaste. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712917807212593327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-31706281785613159872016-09-20T04:40:16.017-05:002016-09-20T04:40:16.017-05:00Very touching and sincere article.. yes I have alw...Very touching and sincere article.. yes I have always wondered what can ever stop any human being from the joy and utility of yoga? Yoga is probably a "way of life" and has not got anything to do with narrow minded or rigid religion when it was invented thousands of years ago in india.. <br />Sadly, at a company I consult with in Mumbai when there was a yoga workshop no muslim employees attended, and I do hope people like you can spread the message.. <br />Yoga and various religious beliefs can and should happily coexist.. in fact Yoga can build a bond between diverse peoples! Gopalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-59852182689941995642016-05-27T17:20:42.540-05:002016-05-27T17:20:42.540-05:00Thank you for this article. Have a muslim boyfrien...Thank you for this article. Have a muslim boyfriend and playing with the thought of converting to muslim, but practicing yoga for many years and I really found myself in it. Doing my yoga teacher training in the summer and studying yoga philosophy and ayurveda, so I was wondering a lot how yoga and islam come together. I got many answers. Thank you again.Katahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205826604183661068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-22873268843226583842015-12-07T01:27:58.318-06:002015-12-07T01:27:58.318-06:00It is a misconception that Yoga has been nurtured ...It is a misconception that Yoga has been nurtured and carried by sanathana dharma. No truth in it, simply because dharma has not been revealed in yogic culture of ancient India. I will explain it in detail.<br /><br />The yogis of ancient period did not believe in the Gods who showered blessings. Thats why in ancient scriptures of yoga one does not find any prayer to please God. Maharshi Patanjali starts his book Yogasutra without any prayer. In ancient India there were two sects called Carvakas and Lokayatas. Carvakas had a firm belief that theres no God and man is supreme. The atheist Carvaka Maharshi was a well known Maharshi in ancient India. Lokayatas believed that theres only one supreme power that controls the universe, but that power does not do anything good or bad to humanbeings.<br /><br />There are many different views (Tharkam - arguments and counter arguments) on any subject in yogic culture of ancient India. All these 'tharkam' were carried out peacefully and fearlessly. The early inhabitants or people of yogic culture were peace loving and always ready to listen anyone talking on any subject. They are very much interested in tharkam or logic. <br /><br />Many rishis have expressed their views and all these views are entirely different from one another. Therfore, the dharma has not been revealed in yogic culture of ancient India. So sanathana dharma belongs to Aryan culture which is based on poojas, manthras and gods; while yogic culture based on tharkam or logic.<br /><br />Aryans in Rigveda era discarded the science of yoga because they did not understand what it was. But in the last ages of vedic period the Aryans and early inhabitants of India mingled together and the former found out there was a special civilization in latter's life --- it was yoga culture.<br /><br />Though im not an atheist, i have deep respect towards rishis and great yogis of yogic culture in ancient India because they highly respected the power of human intelligence and they did not blindly believe in anything. Thats something great, i think. Also im thankful to all great ancient yogis for giving us this wonderful science of yoga.<br /><br />Thanx and salaam<br />MushtakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-16435468920938087512015-11-28T08:03:53.367-06:002015-11-28T08:03:53.367-06:00Try to understand that Budha was the first one who...Try to understand that Budha was the first one who introduced yoga to the common people. Budha was an atheist. Later Aryans came to India and they mingled with these common people and the aryans put their gods and mathras into yoga. Thats why in Rigveda (book of aryans) you cannot see anything about yogasanas or meditation. In Rigveda, the word yoga used only for "collection of people" or "collection of cattles". In old sanscrit dictionary called Medini you can see the correct meaning of Yoga. It says yoga means the welfare of body and mind...Thats all, nothingelse. Only in later periods religious things attached to yoga. Thats why great yogis always say, 'theres no religion in yoga, but in religions yoga is there'.<br /><br />Thanx<br />MushtakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-72612307367190729482015-11-04T23:52:11.747-06:002015-11-04T23:52:11.747-06:00Interesting Post. Thanks for sharing this post. I ...Interesting Post. Thanks for sharing this post. I Like this Post.<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/l_n-hVr9mLo" rel="nofollow">Ward Off Depression</a><br />Garima Patilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451802210470862642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-30381549422888797502015-11-04T12:13:48.549-06:002015-11-04T12:13:48.549-06:00Hi Seba,
The chanting in yoga for example, the n...Hi Seba,<br /><br /> The chanting in yoga for example, the name shiv or Vasudevaya is not name of any god, it is just given names for various natural energy distributed in different parts of human body and how to stimulate or strengthen them using yoga. anoopysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-52703461818613471492015-08-18T03:06:24.027-05:002015-08-18T03:06:24.027-05:00If a person is able to practice his faith and do y...If a person is able to practice his faith and do yoga without any ifs and buts, there should be no problem in it. <br /><br />Religions like christianity and Islam have explicitly laid down rules which the followers are expected to adhere to. Where as 'Hindu"' is just a term given to a set of religious beliefs practice in a geographical area called India. It is not right to compare "ramayana" "mahabarata' with hinduism alone. <br />The list of religious practices associate with Hindus as seen by Christian and muslims are :<br /> 1. they worship god in many forms (yoga also approves god in many forms)<br /> 2. Worship of nature ( yoga is about worshipping sun moon also, it is not about following prophets) <br /> 3. other religions say God is outside human mind. god is somebody who decides about whether you have done everything good and whether you will go to hell or heaven, (but in yoga humans have to give up temporary pleasures and reach god without any reward)<br /><br /> Such practices are listed out as bad by christianity and muslim and those who practice such beliefs are called shrieks / or tribal / non believers. Yoga has been carried as a practice only by people who believed in these shriek practice. Had it not been for the people of India who had kept and practiced yoga from time immemorial, yoga would have perished / destroyed by babarians like the manuscripts of nalanda and the statues of bamiyan, and the arts of syria. If these practices of multiple god, worshipping nature cannot be respected by non-hindus then it is not appropriate for them to do yoga. Let those who want to do yoga selectively as a physical excise do what yogis of arabia and europe did alone, you cannot hate a culture and appreciate it in parts, that is badAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-56173542138310559332015-07-13T05:59:02.602-05:002015-07-13T05:59:02.602-05:00Cannot accept the claim that yoga was founded 7000...Cannot accept the claim that yoga was founded 7000 years ago and is not related any religion. Even today you cannot call Hinduism a "religion" like Islam and Christianity, The post on 9th June states about "sanatana dharma", it mentions the hate of "shriek" practices. On one side you are wishfully stating that yoga has nothing to do with religion, but on the other side you refuse to acknowledge that certain religions hating shriek practices is bad. Any student of yoga would say that even if assume that yoga has nothing to do with religion (as practised today), yoga would definitely not accept the hate for shriek practicesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-78076702541194947722015-06-25T02:47:18.332-05:002015-06-25T02:47:18.332-05:00My name is Mushtak and im the one who posted the 3...My name is Mushtak and im the one who posted the 3 comments dated May 14th and 18th. <br /><br />Now i refer to the comment posted on 9th June. First i would like to say that i luv and respect all religions of the world. What iam tellling is Yoga is not at all related to any religion...and i will tell u why.<br /><br />According to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the philosopher and historian of India, a great culture based on science of yoga was existed in India 7000 or 8000 years ago. Also as per the method of Carbon Dating it is found that this civilization was formed more than 10000 years ago. It was a pre-Aryan and non-Aryan culture. At that time there was no religion at all.<br /><br />The most imporatant scriptures on Yoga are: Gorakshasamhitha authored by Gorakshanatha, Gherandasamhitha by Gherandanatha, Hathayogapradeepika by Swathmarama Yogeendra. And all these great sciptures were written very long before Ramayana and Mahabaratha.<br /><br />According to Gorakshasamhitha and Gherandasamhitha, the number of asanas are equal to the number of species of all living creatures in this universe. Gorakshasamhitha further says there are 84 lacs of asanas.... In Hatayogapradeepika, among the names of great yogis or rishis we can see the arabian chinese names as Allamah, Tintini and Chaurangi. So it can be concluded that some great yogis in Arabia, China and Tibet had contributed much to the science of yoga. Perhaps vajrasana, one of the five mahasanas had been the Allamah's contribution.<br /><br />In each and every religion of the world we can see different parts of yoga like meditation, asanas, pranayama, mudras, kriyas and so on...And thats why i said in my earlier comments that Yoga is the science of all religions.<br /><br />It is true that Yoga is a great gift presented by India to the world....but it is not at all related to any religion...simply becoz, it is the great culture of early inhabitants of India and that time there was no religion at all.<br /><br />If we want to know the truth, at least we whould try to learn the great scriptures on yoga mentioned above.<br /><br />Thanx and salaamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-61786046354775691552015-06-23T07:25:34.712-05:002015-06-23T07:25:34.712-05:00YOGA has nothing to do with Shiva.Yoga means unity...YOGA has nothing to do with Shiva.Yoga means unity,harmony between body and mind.A diseased body harbours a diseased mind.Hence we must take care our body to have a calm mind.Panini who taught in 4th Century BC scholar of Persian origin has also written about yoga.Sury Namskar is combination o many postures and NAMASKAR means one salutes SURYA for giving us vitamin D and life force.Most ancient cultures worshipped/respected nature(fire,water,sunlight).It does not have anything to do with HINDU RELIGION.In Egypt Sun God was worshipped so also in Greece.BIJAYA JENAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926717154912163702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-76136892532594182952015-06-15T10:58:47.412-05:002015-06-15T10:58:47.412-05:00Brilliant article that really shows how common sen...Brilliant article that really shows how common sense is not so common!We're inspired to quote from your blog for our Video series "Sitara of the Day" for our Yoga special.We'll keep you posted.RJ Simranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753790577137682206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-70553656224268136602015-06-12T03:00:14.585-05:002015-06-12T03:00:14.585-05:00I understand that different religions came only to...I understand that different religions came only to LIGHT the fellow human beings(at different times and in different parts of this world) as and when there was a need for it. All religions preach good things but these good things are left out but only the RELIGION got stored/registered sub-consciously. In my view, you can be from any religion but you have to " Being Human" with all living beings in all means. Being Human… itself is a divine virtue.<br /><br />I understood and the hindu writings mention…..<br /><br />Why rituals came into existence...It is to elevate from one level to another.<br /><br />Why Mantra/Jabha/Bhajans etc.,….... every letter in this are formed and used to avail the energy from the nature. <br /><br />Being inside a temple is good and none have to belong to that religion. Temple is the place to attain more positive energy. Normally why other religion people are not allowed in Temples(of Hindu)... because they(people from other religion) are unaware of the values/rationale/reasons attached to that.<br /><br />In those days, the place for temple was selected on the availability of abundance of energy at that location. The invisible magnetic fields and their inter-connectedness with poles – North and South – were considered before moving ahead for construction.<br /><br />The core of the temple where the idols are placed, experience maximum source of earth’s natural magnetic fields... Whenever devotees move around the idol clockwise, these magnetic fields emitted from the source heal the person – physically as well mentally. Mantras recited during this time add positive vibrations to these fields. Ringing of Bells, lighting lamp(Diya) further amplifies the positive energy fields making it more powerful.<br /><br />Yoga is a medium to make our body conducive to the positive angles and thrusts of earth so that our physical body absorbs the energy while subtle body elevates to next higher level.<br /><br />Nice to go through your blog, queries and answers... <br /><br />Thank you all and Fari……. You are all trying to dispel the darkness among fellow readers.... <br /><br />Love you all for the goodness... <br /><br />Let Love conquer all....Venkatesh Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13027303765060628190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-38829980960304551672015-06-09T10:05:20.031-05:002015-06-09T10:05:20.031-05:00Krissy, its interesting that despite being a Catho...Krissy, its interesting that despite being a Catholic you didn't know the verse “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you….” – James 4:8 and you found a similar quote by a friend "Take one step towards Me, I will take ten steps towards you.." brought you to tears. So the problem is with our understanding of the knowledge that is around us and most of the time in our hands. Thanks Yogi Fari your part in creating such awareness. God bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-11628889770467656102015-06-09T02:20:26.049-05:002015-06-09T02:20:26.049-05:00Yoga has been NURTURED AND CARRIED to the present ...Yoga has been NURTURED AND CARRIED to the present times by "Sanatana Dharma" or Hinduism. The people who want to get the benefit of yoga must appreciate that. The hate of "pagan" religion and "Shrik" is very much part of Arabic / Judaic religions. The practices of such pagan / shrik religions are to be avoided according to the discourse of these religions. But some people cannot close their eyes to the benefits of yoga, they are prepared to take the benefits but acknowledge the society which carried knowledge of yoga from very ancient times to latest times. I don't intend to stop non-hindus from following yoga, but let them give up the IN-BUILD aversion to pagan / shirk religion. If they accommodate such hate and want to follow yoga only as excise, then it is equivalent to STEELING. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-77486465290620851632015-05-25T20:15:38.773-05:002015-05-25T20:15:38.773-05:00Yes, indeed we are all one :)Yes, indeed we are all one :)Yogi Farihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331942680175515510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137011920235441757.post-57904254429261632962015-05-25T20:15:01.421-05:002015-05-25T20:15:01.421-05:00Thank you for your thoughtful comment!
Om shanti ...Thank you for your thoughtful comment!<br /><br />Om shanti and salaam!<br />FaridaYogi Farihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331942680175515510noreply@blogger.com