yoga blues..

the verdict is out. the tribe has voted. yoga is officially mooted out. labeling it as haram just shows another clear example of the perspective of our fellow brothers. pointing fingers to other countries does not really justify anything. egypt , i can understand. but singapore? ok. something is definately not right here. by bending and stretching the body, one can change ones faith just does not sound preety clever to me. if their belief is so fragile, these people should not only not practise yoga, but also should be prohibbited from from interacial interaction at all. want a suggestion? be a hermit. it does not matter what you do, but if you know what you belive in, then it should be any problem in exercising., rite? or so you think. and then suddenly out comes the moral squad to police and sppon you on whats right and not. this is not only an insult to the ancient art, but its also a breaching of , well plain old human rights. associating something that is purely focused on healing to deviation is not realy helping at all. there is more pressing matters to attend and all they could do is well ban yoga. for muslims.

AND then there is an IF. yup an if. if it comes with the 3 elements which are chanting, worshipping and meditation, then its haram. since when people chant when they do yoga? or am i so outdated that i missed this new trend in yoga? what are they thinking? excorsism? worshipping. hmmmmm. i dont see any idol or object that is bowed at or danced around in yoga. oh wait. maybe the council members confused it with the rain dance of the tribes in africa. maybe they thought its yoga as well. forgiven. meditation. its the act of clearing thoughts and focusing on god. yup god. your god. any god. no one is forcing anyone to focus on a specific god. just focus on your god in your language. whats wrong in that?

well i guess being a malysian has its perks and poluutions. sometimes its about the roti canai in space. sometimes its about the name of the streets. other times its wishing seaosonal greetings to our fellow bretherens. most of the times, well most of the times it just shows how far we have come and how far we still have to go to be a trully liberated, united and matured nation. whats next on the list, taichi? qigong? god knows.