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1. The Westernization of Yoga
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By: Emerald ‘Chef’ Kjerstad
Dane ‘Douche’ Schmid

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Brief History:
 Spiritual liberation cannot be gained exclusively through
knowledge.
 Some past history of ascetic technique.

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Purpose of Yoga:
 Normal states of consciousness are products of ignorance
(avidva)
 Empirical consciousness must be extinguished
 Replace with extra-sensory/extra-rational experience

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“Modifications of the mind”
 Vasanas – latent tendencies
 Requires double focus

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Word Association-Yoga
 Focus on non-
religious
practice and
aesthetics.
 Youth did not
even realize
Yoga is
associated with
Hindu
practices.

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Popularization
 American Yoga Association
 Hindu American Foundation

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