surya namaskar is a very good exercise to keep childern fit, i suggest to educational bodies just change the name "SURYA NAMASKAR", we can call it by other name so the rest of the controvcy will be no longer.
RE:change in name
by Imaan on Jan 25, 2007 07:12 PM Permalink
There are millions of exercise to keep us fit.The NAMAAZ is a complete exercise of the body as well!There are many medical benefits of Abulation and Namaaz besides Spiritual.Lets all start offering Namaaz but we can also change its name so that it is no longer controversial!
Moreover people of western countries donot practise surya namaskar nor do the Arabs, Chinese, Malays and the Koreans.However they are no less fit than our Indian brothers who practise surya namaskar!!!
Instead of offering Namaskar to sun god lets offer our gratitude to the ''One God'' who created the ''Sun God''
RE:RE:change in name
by Ravi Sastry on Jan 26, 2007 12:41 AM Permalink
hey Imaan, just answer this question (on behalf of all muslims) and your maturity of thought can be assesed. Is the Sun GOD or RAM, Krishna or Jesus any different from Allah ? just an YES or NO. do reply, dont be scared and shy away. else ppl will call you a looser.
RE:RE:change in name
by Kaushik Das on Jan 25, 2007 07:48 PM Permalink
1. Is the 'one God' inferior to the Sun? If not, why not worship the Sun? 2. Do some yoga and see the difference - it will make you a better human being and kill the meaningless hatred inside you?
RE:RE:change in name
by Kaushik Das on Jan 25, 2007 07:49 PM Permalink
And by the way, the Chinese, koreans, europeans, americans, latins, etc, do not do namaaz. Yet, they are very fit - and they use their energy to make better systems that work. They don't use their energies to blow up aircraft and buildings and people.
RE:RE:change in name
by Kishore Babu TVN on Jan 25, 2007 07:43 PM Permalink
Do/don't do Namaskarams , its upto you , but we can't always do what others are doing..sometimes we need out own ways of doing...if so we need to give up democracy (like china and Arabs_)..start funding AlQuidaa's...etc etc...have own brain ..