First of all there are no real pundits in this world today. Most of them are frauds with some exceptions. But applying this to the past is a shame. Those people were divine and you can never evaluate them in today's perspective.
The Hindu scriptures describe each and every aspect of life. They are divine, and no human can ever write such stuff without divine intervention.
Now the yoga. Its never scientifically explained, and it will never be. For an instance, what about the Buddhist monks who are able to adjust their body temperatures to unbelievable extents. Science still remains silent about that.
Now you will say that is also scientific. So tell me how it is.
@rhitwick I don't have any logic and I would not like to give one if I had, because I have faith in that.
yoga is taught all over..... the basic concept is relaxation of muscles, nerves through controlled inhalation n exhalation of breath....not every concept is explained but u have tons of books to read n follow.... ya they work if u follow them properly.....
about ancient story....thats the diff it makes....i speak wat i see, they speak wat they heard from others.... or they were there at that age..... they have only one answer to everything "faith" but cant explain anything furthur....
people talk about divine and its importance but most of them only use it commercially.... some indians believe chopping off goats necks to a mandir is worship where they say god only created them, tomorrow they will chop off some humans to find blessings, some temples look more like technology centers rather than a temple with sounds, videos, shops and technology... n people from all over country come to visit them...
a small temple with just a statue is often seen locked but a temple like esckon, kempfort filled wit features like theatres, sound effects, etc etc blah blah is crowded with people from all over even from abroad.... so they dont worship statue of god but god with technology...
people say god is everywhere n watching u if u do wrong, but pray like hell before exams or results or something like that....so they feel God runs away wen they realise ur in need... humans are killed in 100's worshiping places like tirupathi, gulmarg isnt god watchin that or that is also believed to be a blessing?.....
some cut animals some cut flowers plants etc for pujas and hawans, so they believe god created them for that only....
they say god is one, but classify them and most of them select a few for regular worship...wont elaborate on this...ppl themselves insult what they believe, i find myself giving more respect to wat they believe...by not playing wit it but just keeping it in mind and heart
it is not believe or faith, it is a fear created by man to questions which were not being able to 2b answerd..... talking about monks and all, fine if science says no, how do u answer in terms of god...... or those monks are god, then gimmi their contact i need some help....
they are indeed great people who have worked n practiced a lot doing these medications and are now capable of doing certain things which not every human can do but can be taught....so its not a magic
for eg a little boy from japan had to learn kungfu, all he was taught was hitting a bucked of water almost non stop for two years....he ended up breaking walls n woods wit his hands which is next to impossible for a young child....so its practice...dont believe witout thinking on any one....ya for sure do respect them for their hardwork and achievement...
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