Book: Chapter 51. Figures mentioned: Dr. Ravindra Marri and concerning family2. Setting is in America and Hindus who have migrated to places like America 3. Chapter 5 starts out with the story of Marri leaving his home in Bangalore, India to go to New York for residency program. Talks about the importance of family role in the Hindu religion and how at-home shrines and traditions like “puja” are a part of the tradition in “Hindu at Home”. Mentions how a hectic life in America makes it hard for families to set aside time for daily practice in the home.4. Points: - Puja: a ritual of chanting sacred mantras, studying religious text, meditation, etc.- Samskaras: series of 16 rituals to mark transitions, begin before birth and continue after death. - Ceremonies have also Americanized, for example, ceremony before birth is now also practiced by way of a baby shower for some Hindus living in America.- Issues with dating before marriage is a common problem for Hindus in AmericaOrigins of yoga: quest for the spiritual1. Figures mentioned: George Feuerstein, and yogis of India such as Swami Vidyanand Swaroop Brahmachari,2. Setting is in India, and mountains/wilderness isolated from society3. This article speaks about yogis and what they give up to merge with god, how they leave society and renounce the world to devote themselves to this “inner quest” to reach the greater potential we have hidden4. Main points:- Yoga is the controlling of the mind’s activities; yogi is the one controlling the mind- Yoga means to join, to yoke, to unite- Yogis give up preconceptions about oneself and society; renunciation- The Atman: the divine, ultimate, true self.- Asana (physical postures) is not yoga itself, yoga is complete with all 8 limbsYoga Beyond Asana:1. Important figures mentioned/quoted include Swami Vivekananda, BKS Iygenar and Pattabhi Jois.2. The areas concerning this topic would include India, but really, the world as a whole. (Seeing how yoga has spread globally).3. This article mainly speaks about the religion/religious scripts/books surrounding yoga and its history, referencing various books and figures. It talks about the changes in yoga throughout history and the commercialization of it today and/or the misunderstandings of yoga.4. Main points:- Hinduism contains six major schools of thought (darshanas): Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta. Dhyana yoga is most in common with yoga, today.- Yoga from the root word “yuj” in Sanskrit- means to unite.- Asana is the physical posture in yoga, means to meditate. Not the main purpose of yoga, but it’s misunderstood as being the goal. Not for physical fitness, for conquering the elements, energy etc.- Guru is important, can’t teach whatever they like and let their own ego take over the teachings. To become a guru, need years and years of practice in yoga, can’t just take a crash course to become an instructor.- Yoga has become commercialized into a multi-million dollar industry, Yoga today isn’t true to the original text in Yoga Sutra.Does Doing Yoga Make You a Hindu? :1. The main figures in this reading include Farida Hamza and Father John Chandler, UK priest.2. The setting is in the US with a Muslim woman who practices yoga and would like to become an instructor.3. This article speaks about Farida Hamza, a Muslim woman in the US practicing yoga, who would like to become an instructor, as previously stated. Her family, like many others, did not react positively. Christians and Muslims are weary of the topic of yoga because it has been related to Buddhism and Hinduism in the early past and still is, in some parts of the world, today. Speaks ofwhether yoga really is a religious activity or not.4. Main points:- The Supreme Court in India will soon make a decision on whether yoga is fundamentally a religious activity.- Yoga classes and teachings vary, some are solely religious, chanting sutras, some are purely for physical fitness/mental health.- Yoga is popular in Iran but is strictly non-spiritual, always emphasizing on the sport, and how it is not a religious