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	<title>Comments on: Patanjali&#8217;s India</title>
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		<title>By: Maciej St. Zieba</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maciej St. Zieba</dc:creator>
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		<description>What funny errors:
&gt; India was not called India at that time. It was still known as Sanathana dharma.

India was NEVER called &quot;Sanatana-dharma&quot; (see also the correct spelling) - &quot;Sanatana-dharma&quot; means &quot;Eternal law&quot; (eternal dharma, religion) - so it refers to Vedic and Brahmanic religion known today as Hinduism.

India was called &quot;Jambu-dvipa&quot; or &quot;Bharata-varsha&quot; (the modern name of India is exactly &quot;Bharata&quot; in Sanskrit, or &quot;Bharat&quot; in Hindi).

&gt; The first Sutra says Yoga is open to all and there are no restrictions.

It doesn&#039;t say so, nor anything close to it. It simply says: &quot;Atha yoga-anushasanam&quot;, which means &quot;And now - the exposition of yoga [is being made]&quot;. It is directed to the initiated students, as all the commentators underline, that the word &quot;atha&quot; (and now, here, behold) has the power of initiation.</description>
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&gt; India was not called India at that time. It was still known as Sanathana dharma.</p>
<p>India was NEVER called &#8220;Sanatana-dharma&#8221; (see also the correct spelling) &#8211; &#8220;Sanatana-dharma&#8221; means &#8220;Eternal law&#8221; (eternal dharma, religion) &#8211; so it refers to Vedic and Brahmanic religion known today as Hinduism.</p>
<p>India was called &#8220;Jambu-dvipa&#8221; or &#8220;Bharata-varsha&#8221; (the modern name of India is exactly &#8220;Bharata&#8221; in Sanskrit, or &#8220;Bharat&#8221; in Hindi).</p>
<p>&gt; The first Sutra says Yoga is open to all and there are no restrictions.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t say so, nor anything close to it. It simply says: &#8220;Atha yoga-anushasanam&#8221;, which means &#8220;And now &#8211; the exposition of yoga [is being made]&#8220;. It is directed to the initiated students, as all the commentators underline, that the word &#8220;atha&#8221; (and now, here, behold) has the power of initiation.</p>
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