There are so many lies hidden behind yoga

Yoga was originally a practice method of ancient Indian monks. Now it is popular all over the world and has become a form of exercise favored by urban women in my country. However, a yogi reported: "Yoga movements may seem gentle, but they are actually damaging to the spine! The chance of injury is much greater than that of intense sports such as football and basketball. 'Yoga disease' has become a new term."

In modern cities where the pace of life is accelerating, yoga seems to be regarded as a treasure by many people. Some people think that this is a shortcut to a healthy and happy life; some people suggest that it is a kind of gathering with God... Regarding yoga, common sense tells us that since we are seeking spiritual comfort, there is no need to "take it out" on our bodies.

Dieting, high temperatures, twisting limbs... If these exercises are relatively easy for people to accept, when I saw a strip of cloth four fingers wide and more than 20 meters long being slowly swallowed into the stomach, and then pulled out of the stomach along with blood clots and food residues, my stomach couldn't help but spasm. Is this to comfort the soul or to destroy the body? Courageous practitioners believe that this is a detoxification process. However, I feel that the mentality of being so eager to achieve a certain ideal state regardless of the consequences is itself a "toxin".

The vast majority of "hard-working" practitioners are obviously not trying to date the gods, but are competing to treat yoga practice as a "crash course to get a devilish body." The result of concretizing a spiritual activity with such secular purposes is that yoga is inevitably commercialized and entertained.

The growing popularity of yoga has quickly spawned a large number of training institutions. Of course, these people are not messengers sent by the gods, but are driven by pure "economic man rationality." Just look at the staggering yoga fees and you will understand how tempting this "cake" is. Practitioners who are determined to shape their bodies and lose weight bravely detoxify without fear, while coaches who aim to increase income and create results are giving on-site instructions in a serious manner. However, they probably didn't expect that this would increase the toxins in their bodies.

The "origin" of yoga is in India, but there are no authentic yoga schools in India, and yoga is just a genuine folk sport. This is actually not difficult to understand - since it is just a "gathering with God", the choice of location, method, etc., all depend on the actual situation of different people. However, after being introduced into China, yoga not only turned into a "myth" that could cure all diseases, but also created huge wealth for those who promoted the "myth".

Such a noisy and bustling commercial market is nothing but a microcosm of the real society where people are impetuous and impatient, and such "booming sales" are obviously contrary to the yoga spirit of advocating a return to nature.

There is certainly nothing wrong with yoga itself, but the process of continuous entertainment and commercialization of yoga is bound to be wrong. Avoiding worldly desires and the contamination of money may make it easier to experience clarity of mind and thus restore the essence of yoga.