[Reader-list] Fw: Baba Ramdev claims Yoga has a cure...

[subhrodip sengupta]

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Even if altering some , should chemicals in brain, we can inverse this natural tendency, the question is how is it directly harmful to individual and society as opposed to by laws of society. Besides what is the cure and what else does the individual loose(Palliative care). In this case, love of a life and trust I guess lol. The society sees sex more carnally with an ulterior motive unsustainable, and justifying the fundamental Sexual bias as nAtural, reinforces popular gender notions and rules, bad news for women.




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From: Inder Salim <indersalim at gmail.com>
To: Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, 8 July, 2009 11:35:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Baba Ramdev claims Yoga has a cure...

this post has amused me to no end.

Jai Desi(RamDev)Baba.com

he must have heard how how Lord Shiva was once seduced by the Mohini
Avtar of Lord Vishnu

both males, performed Maithuna ( sex ) as per the myth, popularized by TV.

lot of love
is

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Aditya Raj Kaul<kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hindu guru claims homosexuality can be 'cured' by yoga The world's most
> popular Hindu guru, Swami "Baba" Ramdev, has claimed homosexuality can be
> "cured" by yoga in a petition to India's Supreme Court.
> *
> By Dean Nelson, South Asia Editor
> Published: 6:09PM BST 08 Jul 2009*
>
> Link -
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5780028/Hindu-guru-claims-homosexuality-can-be-cured-by-yoga.html
>
> The television guru whose yoga programmes are watched by an estimated 85
> million people throughout the world, made the claim in an appeal to the
> overturn a ruling last week which legalised homosexuality.
>
> He has warned he will launch nationwide protests if the ruling is not struck
> down and said all of India's main religions regarded homosexual acts as
> sins.
>
> In his petition, he argued that homosexuality was a curable disease and that
> sufferers could seek a cure.
>
> "It can be treated like any other congenital defect. Such tendencies can be
> treated by yoga, pranayam and other meditation techniques," he said.
>
> Pranayam are a series of breathing exercises which include hyperventilation,
> a slow release of breath while chanting "Om".
>
> His followers have said there are particular yoga positions which also help
> prevent sexual urges.
>
> The overturning of India's law criminalising homosexuality was welcomed by
> India's gay community and by campaigners, including several leading
> designers and Bollywood stars.
>
> But it was condemned by Muslim, Christian and Hindu leaders in India.
>
> Baba Remdev, who counts senior government ministers among his devotees,
> issued a particularly strong response. In his petition he compared
> homosexuals to "other anti-social groups", and said legalisation would have
> a "negative effect" on the young, while increasing the prevalence of
> HIV/Aids.
>
> "These are unnatural acts not designed for human beings. The decision of the
> High Court, if allowed to sustain will have catastrophic effects on the
> moral fabric of society and will jeopardise the institution of marriage
> itself. This offends the structure of Indian value system, Indian culture
> and traditions, as derived from religious scriptures," it said.
>
> Swami Ramdev remains extraordinarily popular despite a number of
> controversies surrounding his own ayurvedic medicines. In 2006, a leading
> Communist MP claimed laboratory tests revealed human and animal remains in
> his herbal treatments. Other tests supported his denial, but the popularity
> of his medicines grew regardless.
>
> He has also drawn criticism for his claims that yoga and ayurvedic medicines
> can ease the symptoms of HIV/Aids and cure cancer.
>
> His petition was filed as gay activists extended their campaign for equality
> in other areas of social life. A young couple in Haryana defied their
> families to stage India's first gay wedding in a Hindu temple.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Aditya Raj Kaul
>
> Freelance Correspondent, The Times of India
> Cell -  +91-9873297834
>
> Blog: http://activistsdiary.blogspot.com/
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