heron said:
Immanuel, thanks for bringing this up. When I was younger, people were so cautious of TM and yoga... they knew about the spiritual connections. These days, everyone seems to use yoga casually for destressing and health, forgetting its history.
I had an experience just like yours when I was in high school. I knew that I might need to refuse participating, but the teacher insisted it was for gym credit and resented my "against my religion" request.
The man was late; I was relieved he might not come.
When he did arrive, I could feel dark and controlling spirits trail along with him so much, that while others wondered if he was going to show up, I could feel him outside the building. I felt him entering the building, walking through the stairwell toward the class. Everyone else jumped when he entered the door, not realizing he was there.
I don't think it's wrong to relax to that state, because it's the same brain activity level as one of our sleep stages. I think that many Christians do this in worship without realizing it. But "Let your spirit return to your body" --wow, that is so close to our conversation!
(Spirits can enter at high-anxiety times too...fear and anger and despair opening the door.)
What does TM stand for? I'm bad w/ acronyms.
This is something that really disturbs me Heron. I mean they are taking Christianity out of the schools and the nation, but they are allowing and instilling other religions in people without asking first and it's so decieving. Man, satan is good, but as God's people we have to do something about it.
When i was in the yoga room with those kids, I felt the Holy Spirit grieving. I didn't know what to do, but to pray over the kids.
And oh my goodness. Parents who let their kids go to public school MUST know everything that the teachers are instilling and teaching their kids. It's really bad out there. satan is out on the prowl because he knows he is coming to an end.
I am begining to understand these things more and more as I am obseriving different people and their religion, their relationship with God, and how they carry on with their lives.
Oh by the way, NO OFFENSE TO anyone who is Catholic, but. I noticed something as I was taking the train. I notice that many catholics use a rosary to pray and it's like they are chanting. It reminds me so much of the Buddist and their chanting. The buddist also use beads that looks like a rosary. (well that's what a rosary is right? beads w/ a cross on it). As I began to observe every Catholic who does that I notice the expressions on their faces. Yeah, when you're on the train and have nothing else to do, you observe people. Well anyhow, as I was observing, I noticed that all the catholics who were doing their prayers with the rosary all seems so angry. They have this very serious face which makes the person look like they are about to explode. It's kind of a scary face. I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I was just observering, and that was what i had noticed.
Oh please if anyone observes anything else, please post.
Heron, have I seen you in another thread before? your name just looks familiar.