steve_bakr
Christian
I thought this article was interesting:
Want to Start an Argument? Just Say ?Yoga? : Catholic Stand
And I'm not sure whether that's true or not. I've been reading a lot of Richard Rohr, OFM lately about "the historical Jesus and the cosmic Christ." And so I don't know whether they are really spiritually disconnected from Christ or whether they are beginning to expand their vision of Christ beyond "the historical Jesus."
I sometimes enjoy doing yoga but I am more of an aerobics person--I'm in my sixties, I know I need exercise for health and fitness, and I'm still working, so I go for efficiency. I love water aerobics and a new drumming fitness program that is great for memory, sequencing, and plain old fun. I love exercise that accomplishes two goals at once--things that involve water and music are body-mind-spirit experiences for me. I just don't think yoga would work my body enough in the time I can allocate.
What you are referring to is Hatha Yoga. Primarily, the meaning of Yoga is Pathway to God. I now forget their precise names, but there is a Path in which you dedicate all your works and deeds to God (I think Karma Yoga), a Path of seeking supra-rational knowledge of God (I think Jnana Yoga), and a Path of devotion to God (I think Japa Yoga).
These Yogas are laid out in the Bhagavad-Gita and are quite readily adaptable to Christian spirituality. I don't see any connection here to demonic possession.
Basically, the attribution of Yoga to demonic possession clearly stems from ignorance, and people who do so should find something positive to do with their time.
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