| The benefit of yoga is twofold -
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| | against everything Christianity preaches.
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| increased health and unification of the
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| | Christians believe that studying yoga is
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| spirit with the body. It is accomplished
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| | akin to practicing Hinduism, and one
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| through the use of many different
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| | cannot separate the philosophy of
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| aspects, but mainly through the
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| | Hinduism from their Christian beliefs,
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| combination of Asanas, or postures, and
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| | regardless of the health benefit of
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| breathing/meditation practices.This
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| | yoga.As a practicing Buddhist, I take
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| raises many question in the Christian
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| | issue with this viewpoint. To me, this
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| community. In my research for this
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| | smacks of tunnel vision and
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| article, I was very surprised at the
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| | narrowmindedness. A Christian is
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| viewpoint of the Christian apologists,
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| | expected to open their heart and minds to
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| and their take on yoga and its practice.
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| | Jesus, and to give in to the spirit of
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| I have hesitated on writing this article
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| | the Lord. They are expected to rely on
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| because of that viewpoint. However, I
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| | blind faith, and to accept the word of
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| feel that this question and the stance of
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| | God as the only truth in the world. A
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| the Christian community warrants
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| | thinking person would find this
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| reflection on the subject.Yoga has a
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| | hypocritical, for on the one hand
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| history dating back over five thousand
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| | Christians preach that Yoga must be
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| years, to the beginning of the
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| | avoided because opening the mind to
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| civilization of man. Little is really
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| | clearer vision encourages the possibility
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| known about Yoga. it is believed to have
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| | of demonic possession, yet on the other
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| originated in Mehrgarh, a neolithic
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| | hand preaches that one must open the mind
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| settlement in what is now Afghanistan.
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| | and heart to accept Jesus into their
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| Scholars believe it has grown out of
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| | lives. Opening one's heart and mind is
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| Stone Age Shamanism. In this early period
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| | exactly that - whether it is to look into
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| of civilization's beginnings, Yoga was a
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| | one's self, or to accept Jesus into their
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| community resource, because of its
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| | lives. If, as Christians preach, we are
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| attempts to determine cosmic order
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| | open to demonic possession if we look
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| through inner vision, and apply it to
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| | inside ourselves and open the mind to all
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| daily living. In later years, yoga
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| | the possibilities, how then can we safely
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| evolved into an inner dialogue through
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| | open our hearts to the concept of
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| which the Yogis sought to develop their
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| | Christianity? Is there a gatekeeper who
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| own salvation and
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| | makes this decision when we do so that
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| enlightenment.Archaeological evidence of
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| | determines what path we are to follow? I
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| the existence of Yoga first appeared in
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| | think not...For the record, I was raised
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| stone seals excavated from the Indus
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| | in a Christian household. My father was
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| valley. It depicted figures in many
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| | the deacon of a small Baptist church in
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| Yogic Asanas, or postures, and officially
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| | the farming community where we lived. My
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| put Yoga in the time period of
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| | mother, who taught us children to
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| approximately 3000 B.C. Of greater
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| | question everything, moved from the
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| import, it also linked yoga to the great
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| | Baptist community to the Assembly of God
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| Indus-Sarasvati Civilization, a period in
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| | churches, and was ostracized by my
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| time that was considered modern and
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| | father. I think that to her dying day,
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| efficient.From the Indus-Sarasvati
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| | she resented my father for this
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| civilization came the ancient texts known
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| | narrowmindedness. Life is a matter of
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| as the Vedas, the oldest scriptures in
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| | choice, and my mother believed that we
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| the world. The Vedas are a collection of
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| | are not required to operate under the
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| hymns that praise a higher power and
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| | illusion of blind faith, but to do what
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| contains the oldest recorded history of
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| | is right to us as an individual. And it
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| Yoga teachings. The Vedas required the
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| | is why I walk the Noble 8 Folded Path.
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| practitioner to transcend human
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| | It is simply a matter of choice, and
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| limitations, and reach a higher spiritual
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| | questioning everything in this universe.I
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| plane. In later years, texts known as
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| | believe that the practice of yoga is a
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| the Brahmanas were written to explain the
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| | good thing. It provides us with great
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| rituals and the hymns of the Vedas.
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| | health benefits, clearer vision, and
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| Following this came the Aranyakas texts,
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| | harmony in our souls. And in this day
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| which outlined the practice of Yogis
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| | and age, what else is there? Whether we
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| living in the seclusion of the forest.
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| | be Christians, Muslims, or Buddhists, we
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| This led to the beginning of India's
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| | must not disrespect the feelings and
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| medical tradition, known as Ayurveda.
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| | thoughts of others, their rights to
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| All in all, Yoga transformed into a
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| | practice as they wish, or try to push our
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| practice of health, harmony of the
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| | views down other people's throats. To
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| spirit, and a way of life.The Christian
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| | live in harmony is exactly that...To find
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| viewpoint is thus - if one opens the mind
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| | out more about the benefit of yoga, visit
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| to clearer thinking and inner vision,
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| | my website at Smith is a published and
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| they open the spirit to demonic
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| | award winning author who's website
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| possession. It is felt that Yoga
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| | informs and educates the person wanting
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| practice borders on occultism, and that
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| | to learn more about yoga and its
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| opening one's mind and spirit to the
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| | practice. Visit his site to stay informed
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| benefit of yoga is both dangerous and
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| | on the exciting world of yoga.
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