103 Did an American invent yoga in the west? CONTROVERSIAL YOGA history book recommendation

0:00 – Self-proclaimed spiritual teacher Sir Pierre Bernard taught & invented yoga a century ago which helped promote yoga in America | "The Great Oom: The Improbable Birth of Yoga in America" book by Robert Love
6:33 – Avoiding American cultural appropriation soul sucking of Hindu yoga | not caring about India & calling gods myths (Note: yoga isn't completely a naked man on a mat, but it is not what it is sold as in the west)
10:03 – Stealing from Hinduism over other religions
11:04 – Recommended book on relative's legit spiritual search "Theos Bernard, the White Lama: Tibet, Yoga, and American Religious Life" by Paul Hackett on Theos Casimir Bernard
12:13 – Closing thoughts | authentic spiritual tradition

Live 5/12/2024, unedited and off the cuff.

Find "The Great Oom" here: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Oom-Improbable-Birth-America/dp/067002175X?&linkCode=ll1&tag=aaronjoyautho-20&linkId=3eaf1e94b55bb3a73947c24143ac4787&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
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