Yahweh
Yoga
Holy Yoga –
Trinity Yoga – Yoga for Yahweh – Christian Yoga
– Body Prayer Yoga –
Son Light Yoga
- Yoga Devotion – Be Still Yoga – Grounded in Yoga – New Day Yoga
First Word
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Yogaphobia is the fear, that certain
postures or sequences in Yoga could present prayers to Hindu gods making it incompatible
with Christian doctrines and moral codes.
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The
Elephant in the room is the question; SHOULD A CHRISTIAN PRACTICE YOGA?
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Christian
Colleges such as Gordon College and Wheaton College offer Yoga classes.
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Nothing is inherently
wrong
in its own light with a highly developed, low impact, physical activity; that
of stretching, bending, twisting and breathing to relieve pain and get your
body in shape. – Christian have co-opted Christmas and the Easter days for
celebration, so why not Yoga. - What’s the big deal? – NYOBS 66.02 - CHRISTMAS --
NYOBS 68.07 – EASTER
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Yoga is a spiritual
discipline
that uses the body as a vehicle for achieving consciousness of the divine; Christianity
is just spiritual kindergarten and Yoga allows you to move on to the next
level; on to higher things. – Yoga serves as the gateway for New Age thinking,
it is a mixing of worldviews without paying attention to what is being homogenized
in the mix. – This is an attempt to combine two contradictory beliefs
into a New Age religious system.
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The Christianization of
Yoga
has been repackaged and is now called “Wholy Fit” or “Praise Moves”
or “Body Prayer” or “Stretching the Truth”; all accompanied with
Biblical Scripture mantra techniques and meditation.
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Well, I must say that Yoga is far more complex than
the common understandings imply. – Most are unaware that Yoga cannot be neatly
“separated” into spiritual and physical dimensions. – The Book
questions us with; WHY do
you put up with a different teaching?
1 Timothy 4:8 - Bodily
training is some value; godliness is best
8 for while BODILY TRAINING is of SOME VALUE, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. (ESV)
8 for while BODILY TRAINING is of SOME VALUE, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. (ESV)
1 Peter 5:8 – Warning - Be sober-minded and watchful
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. (ESV)
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. (ESV)
1 Timothy 4:1 – Depart the faith by following deceitful spirits
1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times SOME will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, (ESV)
1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times SOME will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, (ESV)
Matthew 7:16 – We will know them by what they do
16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? (ESV)
16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? (ESV)
2 Corinthians 11:4 – Why do you put up with a
different Gospel
4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if YOU ACCEPT a different gospel from the one you accepted, YOU PUT UP WITH IT readily enough. (ESV)
4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if YOU ACCEPT a different gospel from the one you accepted, YOU PUT UP WITH IT readily enough. (ESV)
Yoga background
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Pantheistic View is that the universe is
an emanation of God and He vales himself within physical matter, so REALITY consists only of the Universe and Nature. God is in everything, therefore there is a “divine
spark” in nature and within everything and everyone. – So man and God are
one, with Yoga being “self-worship” disguised as high level spirituality. – It
teaches to focus on one-self instead of the ONE true God.
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Yoga unites opposites; the sun and moon,
masculine and feminine, mind and body, stillness and movement; it is based on
the philosophy of REINCARNATION.
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Sunyata is a Buddhist term that means
emptiness or void; the idea of “dying” reaching its finality. - Another word is “Moksha” being a state
which is “beyond being”; it is the destruction of self. – Originally Yoga was
more openly understood to be “a way of dying”; it was a way to escape
the constant and never-ending deaths and rebirths of reincarnation. – You are
given countless chances to reach heaven where your personality will ultimately
then be destroyed. – The Book says it is appointed for man to die ONCE, and after that comes the judgment. - NYOBS 34.02 -
REINCARNATION
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Webster’s Dictionary definition
of
Yoga – A Hindu theistic
philosophy teaching the suppression of all activity of BODY, MIND and SOUL in order that “the self”
may realize it’s distinction from them and attain liberation.
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A man who practices Yoga is called a “Yogi”
and a woman is called a “Yogini”.
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Yoga simply means
discipline,
but in the Sanskrit language the word “yuj” literally means to yoke, join merge, or unite. The question would be; to what are we
yoking, joining or uniting? – Yoga teaches that there are two eternal beings; 1) God,
the infinite being and 2) the
individual spirit of a finite
being. - It is the union of the ”Parramatta”, the universal supreme soul with “atma”
the individual soul; it is the merging of the two into the Cosmic Will. - Originally all spirits dwelt in the consciousness
of that Oneness.
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The Goal of Yoga is to reach “Kaivalya”;
freedom from the chains of “Karma” which is
what we would call “Cause and Effect” which binds us into
continual REINCARNATION. – It
is self-exaltation, realizing one’s own divinity and yoking one’s self with
the universal consciousness. – The exercises are meant to open up your Chakras.
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Chakras is your spiritual energy
center and there are SEVEN of them that exist in the
body. The first five are located
along your spine, the sixth is the THIRD
EYE on
your forehead and the seventh is located on the top of your head called
the CROWN CHAKRA.
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Kundalini is the awakening of the latent
power of the SERPENT that is coiled at the
base of your spine. It RISES UP during deep meditation bringing a person to a “god
consciousness”, allowing the practitioner to exit the body and experience
higher spiritual realms. No other method
of physical activity offers this opportunity of “transcendence”. - (SERPENT POWER)
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NOTE: From what I read; when
the coiled serpent reaches the top of the head it will explode into the so
called “Thousand-Petalled
Lotus” and from that point it is almost impossible for the
practitioner to return to any semblance of normality, but will remain in an
induced psychotic state. – (I do not understand any
of this as TRUTH and am only reporting what I have read.)
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Sheva the destroyer is the “Lord of Yoga” to
whom you ultimately yoke, and is the Supreme Being who creates, protects and
transforms the universe. – Don’t believe me; then look it up -
Hebrews 9:27 - It is
appointed for man to die once
27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, (ESV)
27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, (ESV)
2 Corinthians 4:16 – Outer-self wastes away Inner-self
renewed
16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. (ESV)
16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. (ESV)
Yoga
Limbs
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There are Eight limbs of
Yoga
1. Yamas is restraints – Universal
Ethics; non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing.
2. Niyamas is observances –
Principals of self-conduct, study of self, purity, contentment and surrender.
3. Asanas is worshipful Hindu Yoga poses;
“stretching out in worship” – The practice of the Postures are offerings to the
gods.
4. Pranayama is breath control
techniques. – Prana is the Hindu word for “Life Force”.
- The Science of Breath attempts to manipulate that Life Force Energy – Deep
breathing controls the body and increases mental capacity and develops the
spiritual side of man’s nature. – Breathing and meditation is essential so that
you will be accepted by one of the little gods. – Be advised that Satan is the
Prince of the “power” of this AIR and this spirit is NOW at work in the
world. – It’s in the Book -
5. Pratyahara is the withdrawal and
control of the senses. – It is the discipline of the mind, senses and the physical
body in order to obtain spiritual calmness. - This concept of emptying the mind
is opposite of the Biblical concept of transforming & renewing the mind.
6. Dharana is to obtain perfect concentration.
7. Dhyani is meditation to obtain
moral excellence – The Book says to
meditate on whatever is true, honorable, just, pure,
lovely, and commendable, if there is any excellence, if
there is anything worthy of praise, to meditate on these things.
8. Samadhi is the absorption of
ethical perfection to a higher consciousness.
Ephesians 2:2 – Satan – Prince of the power of the
air
2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the AIR, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience —
2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the AIR, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience —
(ESV)
More Definitions
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S?rya namask?ra is a salute to the
sun – Bowing down to the sun in the east in submission and worship. – Best
performed at sunrise; the most favorable spiritual time of the day. – Have you
ever attended an Easter sunrise worship service? – Have you ever wondered where
the tradition came from? - Don’t get upset until you read about it.
- NYOBS 68.07 – EASTER
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Bowing – There are over 330,000,000
Hindu gods and when you bow, “Namaste”, you are saying; “THE GOD IN
ME, HONORS THE GOD IN YOU”. – Did you
notice that when President Trump went to China, HE DID NOT BOW? – The Book
says
“you
shall have no other gods before me”.
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Mantras awaken the Self and deepen
the meditative aspects of a physical Yoga practice. Mantra yoga is an
exact science that is meant to engage the mind through focusing on sound,
duration a number of repetitions. They are Hindu words that you repeat over and
over that sound like gibberish to you, but are actually prayers to a Hindu
deity. – Chanting or “Om-ing” usually with fingers made to resemble
a circle, is common with the sounds “vibrating your body”, and with many in the
class, it causes the whole room to vibrate.
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Astral Travel is when people have
willful OBE “Out of Body Experiences” and actually leave
their bodies. That happened to me twice by
accident, I don’t even know how.
- I could look down and see myself in the room and could even move about
outside. The first time, I struggled
quickly to get back into my body, the second time I stayed out a little
longer. I told a co-worker what I had
experienced and she became alarmed and said in no uncertain terms “NEVER DO THAT AGAIN”, that I was leaving my body open to demonic
possession. – I made sure that I NEVER DID THAT AGAIN. -
Acts 15:29 - Abstain from
POSTURES that are offered
to gods
29 that you abstain from THINGS OFFERED to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell. (NKJV)
29 that you abstain from THINGS OFFERED to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell. (NKJV)
Deuteronomy 4:19 – Beware; don’t posture to the sun
and moon
19 And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven. (ESV)
19 And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven. (ESV)
Philippians 4:8 – Meditate on these things – pure
- just
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (ESV)
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (ESV)
Drinking in philosophy
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The Yoga World View
imparts
the viewing of all life as “energy”, it is the viewing of your role as
participation in that “energy”; self-mastery, self-discipline, self-control, emotion control, body control & mind control to detach yourself
from the sufferings of the world.
·
This is drinking in the New
Age philosophy
with a New World view of meditative techniques of reflexology and philosophical
assumptions that are coming through THE DOOR of physical activity such
as Acupuncture, Reflexology,
Karate,
Jujitsu
and of course Yoga.
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The Goal of Yoga is the corruption of the
Christian Faith and the conversion of the mind to the occult Pantheistic World
View. - Christian
Yoga is an Oxymoron – THEY ARE OPPOSITE -
2 Corinthians 4:4 - The god of this world has blinded the minds
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (ESV)
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (ESV)
Exodus 20:2-3 - You shall
have no other gods before me
2 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 You shall have no other gods before me. (ESV)
2 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 You shall have no other gods before me. (ESV)
Ezekiel 8:15-16 – Facing the east worshiping the
sun
15 Then he said to me, “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS, O son of man? You will see still greater abominations than these.”
16 And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the LORD. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the LORD, and their FACES TOWARD THE EAST, worshiping the sun toward the east.
15 Then he said to me, “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS, O son of man? You will see still greater abominations than these.”
16 And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the LORD. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the LORD, and their FACES TOWARD THE EAST, worshiping the sun toward the east.
(ESV)
Ezekiel 8:17-18 – They mock God with their thumb
on their nose
17 Then he said to me, “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations that they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence and provoke me still further to anger? Behold, they put the branch to their nose.
17 Then he said to me, “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations that they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence and provoke me still further to anger? Behold, they put the branch to their nose.
(Like the thumb on the nose
meaning; God can kiss my ass.)
18 Therefore I will act in wrath. My eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. And though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.” (ESV)
18 Therefore I will act in wrath. My eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. And though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.” (ESV)
Isaiah 2:6 – God will reject people – full of
things of the East
6 For you have rejected your people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. (ESV)
6 For you have rejected your people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. (ESV)
Last
Thoughts
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Although Yoga has been
around
and practiced for about 3,000 years, it did not become popular in the West
until the early 60’s with the Hippies and drug culture and the spread of
psychedelic drugs that offered an expansion of the mind. - Drugs offered altered states of conscience,
mind expansion and a search for “spirituality” without religious constraints. - It was then that the West was introduced to
Yoga where you could CHANGE PERCEIVED
REALITY.
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New Age is Buddhism and
Hinduism
which brought Acupuncture, Homeopathic Medicine, Reflexology
and Theories of Energy Flow. - (Star Wars; may the force be with you.)
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Posturing became offerings to some of the 330 millions
of Hindu Gods. You were taught to fill
your mind with nothing and just focus on yourself and find the god
that is within you. The poses of “the
cobra”, “the mountain” and “the greeting of the sun”, are all
designed to welcome Hindu gods. - I would call this a false religion, wouldn’t
you?
·
Why would Christians want to borrow an
expression; the term Yoga from a false religion? - Pantheism believes everything is God,
Christians believe there is only ONE true God.
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The Book
says to do everything to the
glory of God; to abstain from postures that are offering to the gods. - THIS IS OUR SPIRITUAL
WORSHIP; to
present our bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and acceptable. – We are
not to be conformed to this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of our
mind. – It is NOT possible for a Christian to practice the Eastern philosophies
of Yoga to the glory of God.
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The Coiled
Serpent rising
up represents a counterfeit spiritual power trying to find a way to god; for the
Christian the spiritual way to God is the DOVE coming down from heaven.
·
If you are a strong
Christian,
you may feel like you will not fall prey to the spiritual deception of Yoga,
but what about your example to a weaker Christian who is watching your
lifestyle.
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Yoga and Hinduism and inseparable. - Feeling a sense of calmness or feeling less
stressed is a wonderful thing, and that’s the HOOK of Yoga. Any part of our life that is not submitted to
Jesus Christ is an OPEN DOOR for the enemy. – When you began to meditate, you
are no longer merely just a physical “posture”; you are an offering.
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Questions; Will Yoga make me more
Christ like or devoted to Jesus? Will I
be more filled with the Holy Spirit in prayer and actions? Will my witness be bolder and stronger? Will Yoga help me to better discern the
snares and traps of Satan?
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The Book
says God
will reject the people who are full of the things of the East; we are to do everything to the glory of
God.
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Pat Robertson of the 700
Club
Says “When Christians practice Yoga they must either deny the reality of what
Yoga represents or fail to see the contradictions between their Christian
commitments and their embrace of Yoga; The contradictions are not few, nor are
they peripheral”. – Christian Yoga is an Oxymoron –
Genesis 3:4-5 – SELF-REALIZATION
- You will not surely die
4 But the SERPENT SAID to the woman, “You will not surely die.
5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
4 But the SERPENT SAID to the woman, “You will not surely die.
5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
(ESV)
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Let no one deceive you in any way
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
(ESV)
1 Corinthians 10:31 – Do everything to the Glory
of God
31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or WHATSOEVER YE DO, do all to the glory of God.
31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or WHATSOEVER YE DO, do all to the glory of God.
(ASV)
Romans 12:1 - Present your
bodies as a living sacrifice - Holy
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
(ESV)
Romans 12:2– Don’t conform to this world – Be
transformed
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
(ESV)
Matthew 6:7-9 – Do not utter empty mantras – Pray
to God
7 And when you pray, do not heap up EMPTY PHRASES as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. (ESV)
7 And when you pray, do not heap up EMPTY PHRASES as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. (ESV)
Deuteronomy 18:9 - Do not learn nations Abominable Practices
9 When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations.
9 When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations.
(ESV)
Jeremiah 10:1-2 - Learn not
the ways of the nation’s
2 Thus says the LORD: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them,
2 Thus says the LORD: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them,
(ESV)
Genesis 3:4-5 – Self-realization - You will not surely die
4 But the SERPENT SAID to the woman, “You will not surely die.
5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
4 But the SERPENT SAID to the woman, “You will not surely die.
5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
(ESV)
In the
multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14
I am grateful to those that went before me
providing concepts, ideas, historical
information, and scripture verses. Because of them I can stand on their
shoulders
and see further that I otherwise ever could
have.
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