How India *reverse* colonised the world - without looting anyone | Jeffrey Armstrong, Vedic Vidya

TL;DR

This video explores how yoga has spread globally without a budget, and discusses the colonization of Vedic knowledge by Western academic disciplines.

Transcript

namaste and welcome to Vedic video my name is Jeffrey Armstrong kavindra Rishi varic Vidya is available exclusively on Cherry media English Channel on Sunday nights at 7 pm ist our topic tonight is why and how yoga is spreading throughout America Europe and the entire world without a budget or why yoga is reverse colonizing the world the first thin... Read More

Key Insights

• 🌍 Yoga is spreading worldwide without a budget because its purpose is to enlighten and harmonize behaviors with nature. It cannot be used to undermine other cultures.
• 💡 During colonization, valuable knowledge from India, such as philosophy, science, and psychology, was stolen and integrated into Western civilization without recognition of its Sanskrit roots.
• 🌱 There is a division between Christianity and science because science has taken knowledge from India and integrated it into Western civilization, creating an atheistic religion that claims no relation to the Supreme.
• 🌐 The world still lives in an exploitative profit-only society, with few exceptions. This exploitation has led to the colonization of ideas and the integration of stolen knowledge without gratitude.
• 🔬 Abraham Maslow, Carl Jung, and William Sheldon all stole pieces of Vedic knowledge and incorporated them into their theories, without giving credit to yoga and Ayurvedic medicine.
• 🎨 The hierarchy of needs in psychology, discovered by Maslow, corresponds to the Kundalini and the seven chakras in yoga.
• 💪 Sheldon's body type archetypes in psychology directly align with the Vata, Pitta, and Kapha body types in Ayurvedic medicine.
• 🦋 Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis is related to the Greek goddess of butterflies, relating to the transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly, which is an artistic metaphor in yoga for the process of personal growth and self-realization.

Questions & Answers

Q: What is the relationship between yoga and Western academic disciplines like psychology?

Yoga and Western academic disciplines have a complex relationship, with concepts and knowledge from yoga being borrowed and renamed by Western psychologists, resulting in the colonization of ideas.

Q: How did colonization impact the spread of Vedic knowledge?

Colonization involved stealing valuable knowledge, including Vedic Vidya, from India and integrating it into Western civilization without recognition, renaming, or understanding its roots.

Q: How did famous psychologists like Carl Jung and Abraham Maslow borrow from yoga?

Carl Jung, after witnessing male and female divine figures in India, borrowed the concept from yoga and named it anima and animus, while Abraham Maslow borrowed the concept of hierarchy of needs and renamed it within his psychological theory.

Q: Why does yoga play a significant role in the concept of intellectual discovery?

Yoga's knowledge and concepts have been colonized and renamed by Western academic disciplines, demonstrating how aspects of yoga have been discovered, stolen, and renamed without recognizing its origins in Vedic Vidya.

Q: What is the impact of colonization on the world's current dilemma?

Colonization, which still persists in an exploitative world, has resulted in the exploitation of both natural resources and ideas, leading to a dilemma where the majority continue to exploit rather than care for the world.

Q: How does the term "psychoanalysis" relate to yoga?

The term psychoanalysis, coined by Sigmund Freud, combines the Greek word for butterflies (sūke) and analysis, symbolizing the metaphorical transformation from a caterpillar (the material world) to a butterfly (our immortal self) in yoga.

Q: Why is it important to recognize the colonization of Vedic knowledge?

Recognizing the colonization of Vedic knowledge sheds light on the historical and cultural exploitation that has occurred, allowing for a deeper understanding of the origins and significance of yoga and its impact on various disciplines.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Colonization involved stealing valuable things, including knowledge, from other cultures, such as India's Vedic Vidya.

• Western academic disciplines like psychology, philosophy, and science have roots in Vedic knowledge but have been renamed and integrated into Western civilization.

• Famous psychologists like Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, and Abraham Maslow borrowed concepts from yoga and renamed them, claiming intellectual discovery.