Yoga

[wordsower]

from macgregorministries.org

In truth, yoga exercises are NOT just of a physical nature. They cannot be separated from their mystical, Hinduistic purposes. Yoga teaches that there are some 72,000 invisible psychic channels, which constitute another-dimensional body. This "subtle" body is claimed to connect to the real body in seven predominant places, ranging from the base of the spine to the top of the head. The teachings of Hatha (physical) yoga teach that at the base of the spines lies coiled a great serpent power called Kundalini. A former yoga teacher for ten years, and former vice-principal of a large yoga school, now a Christian, comments

"Every posture is designed to stimulate this power to uncoil itself and rise up through the nerve centers in the spine, which are closely related to the endocrine glands, until it finally reaches the pituitary gland--the thousand petal lotus--and when this occurs after long and disciplined practice, perfect enlightenment is achieved."

A Christian need not be instructed on the significance of the original serpent, Satan the Devil! (See Revelation 12:9)

THE PURPOSE OF YOGA

The purpose of the yoga exercise is to align the "subtle" body with the real one, and thereby alter the consciousness of the practitioner in a specified way. The positioning of the body in the yoga postures opens up the practitioner to "vibrations" which teach him the "wisdom" of yoga. As a person proceeds with the physical yoga exercises, it will not be too long before he is asked to practice the "meditation" along with the postures. Often, this begins with just an urging to "empty the mind of all thought", and then progresses into real Hindu meditation. Christian meditation as taught throughout the Bible is a FILLING of the mind with the words and precepts of God, and is the exact opposite of yoga meditation.

PHYSICAL BUT NOT SPIRITUAL?

Skeptical Christians should go to their public library and read ANY authoritative book on Hatha Yoga (physical yoga). These various books will make it clear that physical yoga is just the first step to spiritual yoga, and its roots are solidly in Hinduism. One Christian authority on Yoga, Mother Basilea Schlink of the Darmstat Sisters warns in a pamphlet,

"...every Yoga posture was originally designed to worship the Hindu god Krishna".

YOGA'S VIEW OF JESUS CHRIST

Jesus Christ is presented by yoga as just one of many great masters like Buddha, Krishna, and Mohammed. Yoga teaches that there are many ways of reaching God, all equally good. If Christians are seeking peace and relaxation in yoga, then they are seeking the world's way, not the Way of Jesus Christ. John 14:27 puts it well, quoting Jesus Christ,

"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful."

The true peace from Jesus Christ sustains the Christian through all circumstances, not just while exercising or meditating.

[Guest Bro David™]

THE PURPOSE OF YOGA

The purpose of the yoga exercise is to align the "subtle" body with the real one, and thereby alter the consciousness of the practitioner in a specified way. The positioning of the body in the yoga postures opens up the practitioner to "vibrations" which teach him the "wisdom" of yoga. As a person proceeds with the physical yoga exercises, it will not be too long before he is asked to practice the "meditation" along with the postures. Often, this begins with just an urging to "empty the mind of all thought", and then progresses into real Hindu meditation. Christian meditation as taught throughout the Bible is a FILLING of the mind with the words and precepts of God, and is the exact opposite of yoga meditation.

PHYSICAL BUT NOT SPIRITUAL?

Skeptical Christians should go to their public library and read ANY authoritative book on Hatha Yoga (physical yoga). These various books will make it clear that physical yoga is just the first step to spiritual yoga, and its roots are solidly in Hinduism. One Christian authority on Yoga, Mother Basilea Schlink of the Darmstat Sisters warns in a pamphlet,

"...every Yoga posture was originally designed to worship the Hindu god Krishna".

The true peace from Jesus Christ sustains the Christian through all circumstances, not just while exercising or meditating.

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Thank you for these informative quotes,

Praise be to God,

Maybe the matter needs to be addressed a little more holistically.

I am sure many of you might have heard of allergies and some unfortunate of you might even have some kind of them.

One of the allergies that one of my friend has is the allergy to peanuts.

In the past many people who had that kind of allergies still under went allergic attacks/reactions even though they avoided peanuts and nuts in general.

A massive R&D effort was organized in the late eighties, it was then found that certain manufacturing plants use their equipments to process peanuts and after that wash them and process other things like chocolate and other kinds of food-stuff.

The allergic reaction they had, was caused by consuming food-stuff that had been in contact with traces of peanut.

In short in-advertently anything that has been used to handle/distribute/process peanuts becomes contaminated with peanut.

If you look at your Mars and Snickers bars you will find that they declare that there is a chance there are traces of peanuts in them.

[by the way you can't sue them if you get an attack now because the information was made available to you via the packing]

Now to Yoga, knowing that they come from another religion and knowing certain aspects of the exercise is deeply rooted in Idol worship.

Can a Christian practice it and claim ignorance ?

Can we safely assume that we will not be in anyway contaminated by traces of idol worship embodied into a deeply cultural and religious exercise ?

[Can we claim the lack of knowledge when information about it was made readily available to us, can we still deny accountability ?.]

With all my Love

David King

[Gerioke]

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[Guest Sunking]

Yoga is great! I always feel so much better after doing yoga...in Body, Mind AND spirit!

Sorcery! Humbug!!

[Ovedya]

Yoga is great!  I always feel so much better after doing yoga...in Body, Mind AND spirit!

Sorcery!  Humbug!!

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Mind? Yes. Body? Probably. But spirit? No.

The human spirit was created by God as a vessel to contain only Him. Yoga's effect on the Body is positive. But it's effect on the mind is not any better then self-hypnosis, which in and of itself is nothing more than a counterfeit.

[Guest Sunking]

Yoga is great!

[Gerioke]

Yoga is great!

[Ovedya]

Yoga is great!

[Guest Sunking]

You have some overwhelming need to cry out to God, that you cannot speak to him calmly, with true love and humility?

Apparently you have no understanding of what OM is.....

[Ovedya]

You have some overwhelming need to cry out to God, that you cannot speak to him calmly, with true love and humility?

Apparently you have no understanding of what OM is.....

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From: http://www.vedmandir.com/modules.php?name=...=article&sid=39

"4) Any comments on Om Chanting and its health benefits and any research done on this?

Swami Ramswarup: Yes , OM chanting is according to the knowledge of swar & vyanjan which can not be described here being lengthy. If yet it is required please put this question again on internet. Om is the best name of God in the Vedas. I shall try to send its brief description on receipt of your question again. The chanting of Om start care of the aspirant, controls from bad evils, provide to contain good respiratory system to give long life, save from heart disease, high blood pressure and so many other sickness. I may mention here that by virtue of my long, hard Ashtang Yoga practice, The Om holy word has blessed me to be separated from so many tensions,sickness, etc., and at the age of about 65 years, I feel myself a young and this holy word I have been feeling everytime in my respiratory system .Research can not be done on any spiritualism or holy word Om etc. Only the preach is to be taken in action in life & secondly hard yoga practice is required then every experience is originated in the heart. Because research is a subject of mind,but Mantras are though studied with mind but its practice makes dead mind and thinking, then only experiences are experienced. This you may please call a research."

Despite the poor grammar, this "Swami" claims that Om chanting is "According to the knowledge of swar and vyanjan (vowels and consonants). Notice, not according to anything of the Bible.

Also, "Om is the best name of God in the Vedas." The Vedas are the primary texts of Hinduism. The god of the Hindus is definately not the God of Christianity! So how can chanting "OM" be anything other than calling on the name of a pagan god?!