[CS-FSLUG] Eastern disciplines in regard to our faith.

[Ed Hurst]

Timothy Butler wrote:
>>Does anyone have any objections against practising an Eastern
>>discipline such as Thai Chi or Yoga ?
> 
> 	Ok, let me weight in on this. Perhaps I'll surprise y'all with this  
> one. I believe Yoga is incompatible with Christianity -- it is part  
> of one of the four paths to Moksha in Hinduism and I believe is  
> inseparable from Hinduism.

Ditto. I started kempo with a "sensei" who required us to start each 
session with quietly sitting cross-legged on the floor. It was okay 
until he started instructing us to close our eyes, and invision a cup 
filled with water in our hands, then suddenly the surface going still. 
This is a well-known technique in pagan meditation. Up to that point, it 
was okay. I found another instructor.

Sitting quietly is fine, even with breathing exercises, since they are 
well understood from medicine. The mental exercise crossed the line into 
something foreign to Christianity. I sensed I couldn't pray if I 
followed those instructions. I can't speak with authority for another, 
but any activity I can't conduct with peace in my spirit is out of bounds.

-- 
Ed Hurst
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