well they say yoga is an act of those poeple who worship the devil
2006-08-02 02:00:37 · 12 answers · asked by anita 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Since Yoga is not aligned to any religion.. you don't need to worship any God or deity to practice Yoga, then it cannot be worshipping the devil.
Secondly, the devil is a Judeo-Christian concept, so the founders of Yoga thousands of years previous, had no idea what the devil was..
2006-08-02 02:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crazy arn't they?
In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.
The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of God plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.
Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.
Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.
Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.
Love and blessings
don
2006-08-03 10:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's another myth. Some people don't like eastern influences that might be based on Buddhism. They don't want it creeping into Christian lifestyles.
The devil has nothing to do with it. Go ahead and do your yoga. If it benefits you and if it harms nobody, then what business is it to anybody else?
2006-08-02 02:06:13 · answer #3 · answered by SB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said that - Yoga is a kind of Meditation that helps you identify your body and en sync it with your mind ! How can that be Satanic ?
2006-08-02 02:07:08 · answer #4 · answered by R G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who says that? i don't see how yoga has anything to do with the devil
2006-08-02 02:04:51 · answer #5 · answered by Niecy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOGA is, in fact, a form of, or derived from, pagan worship and religion.
You are playing with fire.... sorry, the truth sometimes hurts.
2006-08-02 02:06:50 · answer #6 · answered by Augustine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said it?? It's just probably someone who doesn't understand or doens't want to take the time to learn about it. It's easier to put down or condemn something than it is to learn about or try to understand it. Personally, I find it quite relaxing.
2006-08-02 02:10:33 · answer #7 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, unless being bored to death is a form of devil worship.
Love, Jack
2006-08-02 02:11:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, i would love to know this too. I think if you meditate on Gods word or in prayer but not any other false Gods. I would do more research if i were you.
2006-08-02 02:06:13 · answer #9 · answered by MizzSweetness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, practicing yoga is worshipping yourself.
2006-08-02 02:16:01 · answer #10 · answered by Maus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋