Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Yes,exactly.That's exactly how I feel.Great scripture reference by the way.I have always wanted to do yoga to achieve the benefits but was fearful to go too deep in quieting the mind due to my beliefs.Thank you for your post. > Why exactly? Are you perhaps confusing everything that happens without physical touch or instruments to be " magical " and therefore Satanic? Jesus healed without being physically present. > > 8:8-13 > 8 But the centurion answered him, " Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it. " 10 When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, " Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. 11 I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. " 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, " Go; be it done for you as you have believed. " And the servant was healed at that very moment. > > I quote the bible in this instance just to show that Jesus did not need to lay his hands on others physically to heal. Healing from a distance is not innately Satanic. > > Also, yoga does not come from a " New Age " movement. Yoga is an old, old Eastern discipline. There are many disciplines within yoga. You could of course, adopt all of the practices of yoga which include vegetarianism, cleanliness and non-violence but that is neither necessary nor common. > > The main reason Westerners generally use yoga positions today, or even special yoga breathing are for the health benefits. The main benefits Westerners cited are :is increased flexibility, increased strength, deeper breathing which increases lung capacity, reduction of stress, etc. > > Quieting one's mind whether through yoga, meditation (also practiced by Christian clergy since the beginning)or prayer, really is just quieting one's mind. It isn't an invitation to evil forces. If anything, it is used for the complete opposite purpose. A busy, worried, fretful, fearful mind has trouble letting God in, you know? When you live steeped in your fears you are living steeped in Satan, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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