2006-09-23 15:48:11 · 9 answers · asked by wakeup i 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How long has it been since something has been BANNED in the U.S.?
I mean, illegal things are criminalized...that's one thing. But so far as something that someone might consider to be the "work of the devil"--when has a practice like yoga been banned lately? Or meditation?
I am growing weary of all the hypothetical talk on here of banning this and banning that. The U.S. is still, in theory and somewhat in practice, a nation where votes matter and where laws are passed by a majority.
The last thing I remember getting banned was Tylenol back in the Seventies when people were tampering with it. Oh, no, wait, air travel was banned after 9.11.01 for a short while. Generally when there has been a ban, it has been for public protection. All of this arch, uninteresting hoo-ha about banning this, that, and the other thing...well, like I said, I'm just tired of it.
2006-09-23 15:54:40 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No You are wrong dude,Its the human thought which when used in a
negative way gives raise to all the so called "Works of Devil" , as far as yoga and martial arts goes this are pure forms aof exercises and keeping your mind active as one said an idle mind is a devils paradise so these exercises freshen your body and thus so your mind and soul,so they are not "EVIL" at all .got that Kapish
2006-09-23 22:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by whocares 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can I know my mind?
An alert mind is not a problem; an unaware mind is. The mind projects the future to be fulfilling but misses the beauty of the present. If you are rich, you want to be richer; if you are strong, you want to be stronger; if you are beautiful, you want to be more beautiful. Such a mind does not make you live life but leave life.
Such a mind creates false prayers. You make a ritual out of prayer and pretend to pray. Such prayer becomes an empty gesture.
Why am I so greedy?
There is a visible world and there is an invisible world. There is a visible self and an invisible self. The visible world is a world of diversity and the invisible world is a world of oneness.
If we live on the periphery we will feel incomplete but completeness is one’s nature. This incompleteness wants us to be a complete person. But the only track it knows is greed, wanting more. The enlightened masters give us not a dogma but a device to reach this state of completeness.
We should stop fooling around with life. Just thinking to be happy is not enough; just thinking to be wise is not enough. It is a luxury to think but it is wisdom to live. Ask yourself: Are you concerned with reality or fantasy?
There are two ways to know reality. If you want to know objective reality, then science is the way out. If you want to know subjective reality, turn to spirituality.
Why does one worry in life ?
Worry has become a habit for many. An inner energy that is not creative goes around in circles of worry. A creative person is one who, when he encounters a problem, is focused on the solution and is not a victim to the problem. Convert the problem into a springboard for possibilities.
A doctor does not cure illness but allows the healing process within to surface by giving it the right condition. So, too, the true healer exists within you. But you have to create the right condition. By looking at the mountain you can’t climb the mountain, you should will yourself to climb the mountain. Optimise this will for you to be above worry.
What should one do to be successful in life?
Ultimately what you need is self-confidence, mental toughness, commitment to excel and the ability to use the power of imagination.
What do you mean by self-confidence?
There are three pillars of self-confidence: Feeling good, taking responsibility and developing skills. There are both healthy ways and unhealthy ways of feeling good. You should develop the discipline to feel good in a healthy way. The quality of one’s life is the quality of one’s consistent feeling. There are techniques that are taught how to hold and maintain consistent feelings of empowerment within you.
How does one acquire clarity?
Clarity is acquired not by knowledge but by knowing. It is not a belief system; it is intelligence operating in the domain of freedom. The true meaning of renunciation is not renouncing the world but renouncing bondage. When bondage is renounced there is freedom, the most important thing. In freedom lies intelligence. It is not just discipline but true freedom. Freedom is not something devoid of order; it is a flowering of order.
2006-09-23 22:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Seemingly.....anything that originates in the far-east (asia) somehow is always tied to a cult-like thing. If you're a christian, stay far away from yoga, and all of those things associated with finding that so-called "inner peace"....it's a work of the devil himself.
The only way to find true peace is through the saving work of Jesus Christ on the cross.
2006-09-23 22:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You'll never successfully ban these things because people who practice these 'arts' are good people and because these 'arts' benefit them and the world immensely.
2006-09-23 22:56:00 · answer #5 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave yoga and meditation alone.
2006-09-23 22:53:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
let you bugger off and let people live their own lives.
let you learn to spell.
let you keep your superstitions to yourself.
Edit:
to Simple (and what a fitting moniker THAT is)
you "knew a guy..." so yes, indeedy, by all means, let's set policy for everyone based on your vast personal experience.
nitwit.
2006-09-23 22:58:32 · answer #7 · answered by answer faerie, V.T., A. M. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
True.
I knew a guy that practiced black belt chi and he used it to harness energy, power, domination, lying, cheating and stealing and being dishonest and angry at all times.
2006-09-23 22:52:36 · answer #8 · answered by DREENA 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, lets! You go first.
2006-09-26 09:57:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋