What are your thoughts on people who say yoga is okay?
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Could you please clarify your question?
A moment please.
For me, it depends on the type of mediation as most is not Christian based.
I therefore include our Father in the name of His Son Jesus Christ when meditating, stretching, and doing "yoga".
He is light, and love. Through Him all things are possible. So, I envision His powerful light and love circulating through me in meditation.
I pray He heals me; in my mind I see His light as white energy going through me. He is my mediation source.
In prayer this works with my pain levels, helps me relax, and to focus on what my needs are.
Sometimes we forget about ourselves, and it is not selfish to remember "us".
So, I am not anti-mediation, or anti-exercise. Our thoughts can be geared towards our Father, in the name of His Son Jesus Christ.
His discipline can be adapted into any type of exercise simply by changing our own mindset. We can enhance our spiritual and mind power,
though prayer. The faith of a mustard seed can move mountains. How much do you wish to have is the question. Hope this helps.
I therefore include our Father in the name of His Son Jesus Christ when meditating, stretching, and doing "yoga".
He is light, and love. Through Him all things are possible. So, I envision His powerful light and love circulating through me in meditation.
I pray He heals me; in my mind I see His light as white energy going through me. He is my mediation source.
In prayer this works with my pain levels, helps me relax, and to focus on what my needs are.
Sometimes we forget about ourselves, and it is not selfish to remember "us".
So, I am not anti-mediation, or anti-exercise. Our thoughts can be geared towards our Father, in the name of His Son Jesus Christ.
His discipline can be adapted into any type of exercise simply by changing our own mindset. We can enhance our spiritual and mind power,
though prayer. The faith of a mustard seed can move mountains. How much do you wish to have is the question. Hope this helps.
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Here's my question...
Devout Christians are very much against spiritual paths such as yoga and zen meditation. But despite that, many people all over the world will assert that it's okay for Christians to do those. They claim those activities or paths are not sinful. Or that we are allowed to do them while loving Jesus. I am here asking what you yourself think of those activities. Yoga, tai chi, and other activities that enhance spiritual power or mind power.
Is it okay to do them? Or, as Christians, we should never?
Thank you. Are you a Christian yourself?
I would have to recuse myself having dabbled in the past with some of the same Eastern philosophies/thought ways of life.
I'm not usually one to condemn (or approve) of such practices, but more or less take 'a wait and see' approach expecting the truth to manifest itself. Instead of the word meditation, I prefer the word ponder.
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Hello Bee Brian;
As we fellowship more can we call you Bee? If not, no worries.
Your question regarding my thoughts on those who are critical in the areas of meditation is answered or debated in so many flavors whether one is a Believer or non believer.
I once had a conversation with a Muslim man who is very much against meditation such as what you described.
Speaking for myself, meditation is associated with thought, outlook and perspective beside the end result of “feeling refreshed within self.”
In my discernment persons who find favor in this discipline of meditation must use caution. Thought, outlook and perspective can lead us away from our Christian grounding to other sudden belief systems, compromise sanctification with God to worldly thought.
I know Christians who don’t find harm in the meditations you describe but I can only share my testimony. My meditation is directly with God. I get prayed up with Him each morning, during the day and evening before I lay me down to sleep.
I’m confident in Him, He refreshes my soul, I’m able to serve Him spiritually and physically and He raises my self esteem daily. In those moments of weakness, feeling sluggish with no desire to serve our God, He restores me because God knows me better than myself.
Turn the tables around and people are critical of my personal meditation. “Why not have the best of both, God and other forms of meditation?”
Say what they will.
Not one of the other worldly methods of meditation went to the cross for me. My personal Meditation and Mediator did.
God bless you, Bee Brian, and thank you for allowing me to share my critique on this subject.
Merry Christmas.
Bob
Hello Bee Brian
I have a friend who is a Christian and also a Yoga teacher. She us Christian first. I have never been interested in yoga and wonder how the two can survive each other.
There are different kinds of meditation. Meditation as thinking about certain things sych as which way to live or thinking about God, or the bible, can be beautiful. Meditating on other beliefs can be dangerous to your faith. But I don't believe in judging people. I would pray for them though that God would keep them safe. Nobody can believe in two religions without losing one. We cannot serve two masters.
I have a friend who is a Christian and also a Yoga teacher. She us Christian first. I have never been interested in yoga and wonder how the two can survive each other.
There are different kinds of meditation. Meditation as thinking about certain things sych as which way to live or thinking about God, or the bible, can be beautiful. Meditating on other beliefs can be dangerous to your faith. But I don't believe in judging people. I would pray for them though that God would keep them safe. Nobody can believe in two religions without losing one. We cannot serve two masters.
My thoughts on Meditation are unfortunately never going to be based on personal observations experience. My inner monolgue doesn't shut up long enough for any of it to be useful. So, I don't think that I can have much useful to contribute beyond a my initial thought from I John 1:4 that implores us to test every spirit because any spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God.
The practical side of Yoga would be the exercises which will almost definitely result in an emergency call if I were to attempt them.
The practical side of Yoga would be the exercises which will almost definitely result in an emergency call if I were to attempt them.