THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF POPULARITY OF YOGA AND MEDITATION IN THE PAST
Yoga-meditation was and is the most scientific, complete, practical and effective way to maintain one's health in the best possible state and to keep away from disease. But why Yoga did not have so much popularity in the present era as was expected. The allopathy or modern medical science is still more popular today even in India, the land where Yoga was invented. Let's find out the cause of the setback that the Science of Yoga - Medication had in the last 2000 years. The cause of this fall was repeated invasion of India from outside, imposition of foreign culture and lack of support from then existing Rolers. Starting from the Greek emperor Alexander's invasion (327BC) India had been over and again invaded by outsiders. It was Taimurlong, Lodis, Tughlaks, Babar and so on. By the time of about 500 AD Yoga got a major blow as the scriptures were burnt, gurukuls (where the students learnt Yoga from their teachers-called Gurus) were abolished and the support base was withdr...