I read the news item “Yoga has no religious links says US Courts”, in Asian Voice of 11th April 2015 with deep interest.
The US courts should not mislead the general public by saying that it is American cultural phenomenon.
Yoga was a creation of the Vedic Hindu religion to keep their mind and body in good health to survive in this world. It was also used for the purposes of praying to God with its mind control exercises.
It is up to any one to learn and have benefits of yoga but its roots are in Vadic Hindu culture and it will remain so.
If most of the Americans wish to learn it they are most welcome to do so but American Judges have no rights to make it a cultural phenomenon.
Dharam Sahdev
Ilford
