| Being a practicing Christian myself,
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| | Yoga were a religion, which would it be?
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| there are very few things in Yoga that
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| | The principles of Yoga are universal.
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| conflict with Christianity. Some critics
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| | The Yamas and Niyamas are similar, in
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| argue that Yoga and Christianity cannot
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| | principle, to the Ten Commandments, but
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| co-exist, and yet we know that Yoga is
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| | as a Christian you have the right to pick
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| not a religion.
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| | and choose what you want from Yoga. You
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| However, that depends on your opinion.
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| | also have the right to avoid sectarian
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| Recently, I was reading about someone who
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| | ashrams.
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| claims Kundalini is "new age witchcraft."
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| | Yoga practice, and meditation, give many
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| Sorry to say, another person recently
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| | Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and
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| stated, "Good Christians should avoid the
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| | Moslems, a closer connection to God, but
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| devil's exercise," in reference to Yoga.
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| | there will always be someone who feels
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| Are the Salem witch trials still so close
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| | tempted to change their faith.
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| to our hearts? These claims are
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| | Let's be honest, the people who worry
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| interesting because ministers and priests
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| | about a sudden change of faith are, for
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| have been practicing meditation for
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| | the most part, rooted in two distinct
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| centuries, without any complaints.
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| | camps of thought.
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| I suppose, if someone devoted enough time
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| | 1. Someone who is on the fence about
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| to meditating on bad thoughts, meditation
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| | their own religion and not quite sure
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| would be a bad experience.
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| | where they really stand.
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| To be honest, it depends upon what you
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| | 2. Severe intolerance of any idea that is
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| meditate about; and in truth, within some
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| | new or might result in opening the mind.
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| schools of Yoga, Hinduism, or Buddhism is
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| | Let's stop the intolerance now. When you
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| taught. For me, this has always been a
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| | are driving in your car, waiting in line,
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| conflict, as I love Yoga, but have no
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| | or come face-to-face with someone who is
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| desire to change my faith.
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| | different from you, please set an example
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| The many teachings of Yoga and
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| | for your children and give the other
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| meditation, are non-sectarian. Now, if
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| | person a break.
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