Amidst all the din of Daily News and Views, sometimes we fail to Honor our real Indian Icons. One such Icon left for his heavenly abode today. B. K. S. Iyengar, or Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar founded the style of yoga known as Iyengar Yoga and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. He has written many books on yoga practice and philosophy . As he revealed in an interview in the documentary Breath of the Gods he struggled in the beginning to make a living as a yoga instructor because he was confronted by a great deal of prejudice. He has been credited for establishing and popularizing yoga firstly in India and then moreover around the world.He was 96. When our Health Minister said that he planned to Introduce YOGA as part of the SCHOOL CURRICULUM, the Secular Liberals made much FUN of him. They said that it was part of the SAFFRON AGENDA of the BJP., the prejudice which Mr Iyengar faced is still faced by todays yoga teachers by the OH , SO COOL LIBERALS. What these Bloody Fools dont realize is that YOGA is one of the most COMPREHENSIVE lifestyles which keeps you Mentally and Physically. Note, Mr Iyengar died at 96, many of these Liberals will die much earlier of Drug Overdose or Heart attacks. YOGA is not just about PHYSICAL EXERCISES, it is also about FOOD, CONDUCT and SPIRITUAL CONNECT, the word itself means CONNECT. Yoga connects you with your own INNER SELF, with PEOPLE around you and with the LARGER UNIVERSE. Some Muslim countries and institutions have BANNED YOGA saying it promotes Hinduism. Well, guiys what is your NAMAAZ, it is nothing but a combination of VAJRASAN and SHASTANG NAMASKAAR , then you should ban Namaaz too. Some extremist Christian institutions also thought similarly but better sense prevailed. For those who think, before the Mughals or British came here to CIVILIZE us, we were a land of naked savages, YOGA proves what the high level of understanding of the Human Body our ancients had. In the violent world of 2014, Yoga is MORE RELEVANT than ever. RIP Iyengar Baba
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:47:48 +0000