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Should Christians Do Yoga?

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Fri, 2010-10-22 16:51
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Richard Sugar
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Should Christians Do Yoga?

Most start praising yoga for its calming effect and wellness benefits, yoga is gaining cultural acceptance even among some Christian circles.

Still many Christians thing: “These are postures that are offered to the 330 million Hindu gods. Is yoga postures, breathing technique and meditation really offerings to the Hindu gods?”

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Fri, 2010-10-22 20:07
velu
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Yoga is for all religion including Christianity

Here are a few of the things that are usually part of religions, but which are missing with Yoga:

  • Yoga has no deity to worship.
  • Yoga has no worship services to attend.
  • Yoga has no rituals to perform.
  • Yoga has no sacred icons.
  • Yoga has no creed or formal statement of religious belief.
  • Yoga has no requirement for a confession of faith.
  • Yoga has no ordained clergy or priests to lead religious services.
  • Yoga has no institutional structure, leader or group of overseers.
  • Yoga has no membership procedure.
  • Yoga has no congregation of members or followers.
  • Yoga has no system of temples or churches.

Source: http://www.swamij.com/religion.htm

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