could i take up yoga as a form of meditation for spiritual growth?
2006-09-28 04:34:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, it definitely helps to concentrate your mind in meditation. The yoga is a not for and of any particular religion yet Hindu saint invented it. Hindus are not so narrow minded like others to convert others they use such tactics. Yoga is a good exercise to keep body and mind fit and away from diseases and disordered. Hindu saints have given yoga as gift for human.
2006-09-28 05:32:41 · answer #1 · answered by lover of beauty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are asking if this is a path for you....you and only you can decide this......The best way to really know is to try it.....and see how you feel after wards......
I myself went through a self-destructive bohemian phase where I practiced Yoga about 6X a week and got really into it......to the point where my ego was the thing pushing me........I missed the whole point of what it is trying to teach.....In reality I was just doing it to meet women and feel that I am good at something.
It took a few years to straighten myself out....now I do it by myself to understand that the discipline....emotional, physical is the path I need to be on......and besides I feel great physically and mentally after I do it.
The reason why many people associate yoga with meditation is because when you exude the excess pent up energy in our bodies....it actually quites our minds.....which is difficult to do when holding onto this energy....
Whatever your path to spiritual growth is best of Luck and Namaste
2006-09-28 05:31:38 · answer #2 · answered by macrominded 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yoga has two parts...one is Hathha yoga which is basically to keep body fit and healthy
The other one (Raja Yoga) deals with the mind and its mysteries. If this yoga is done it certainly helps in progress spiritually. If this is done continuously, one may even get enlightened.
Yoga is not for hindus... it is for humanity !!
2006-09-28 04:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Yoga is one of the best things you can do for your body, mind, AND spirit. Below are some sites that may help you in your quest to learn more about the noble spiritual path that is yoga.
Good luck and...namaste!
2006-09-28 05:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not take up yoga as a form of stretching? Is exercise not a valuable goal in itself anymore?
2006-09-28 04:36:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
religious choose at the instant are not earthly so as that they are in a position to not morph from earthly desires. even in spite of the indisputable fact that, some earthly choose like prefer greater out of your existence, or feeling you like a chum, can go away you open to excepting religious presents from God. Ego on the different hand can get interior the way of your religious growth.
2016-10-01 11:18:48 · answer #6 · answered by cosco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes when you quiet your mind and find discipline in the exercises you will begin to grow spiritually.
2006-09-28 04:49:11 · answer #7 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. You could take up bottle rolling or whittling for that matter. If done mindfully, you will be on the path to spiritual growth.
You can find god in your daily life.
2006-09-28 04:36:55 · answer #8 · answered by Bran McMuffin 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if your focus is on GOD. are you referring to Hatha yoga?, for maditation on GOD I recommend www.syda.org They have centers all over the world. They assist all seekers who have pure hearted intentsions. Nothing to "JOIN"
2006-09-28 04:52:54 · answer #9 · answered by Weldon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read something yesterday that really made sense, it said to continue to grow spiritually, I should INSTANTLY ask forgivness when I sin, and INSTANTLY obey when I know what God wants.
2006-09-28 04:44:34 · answer #10 · answered by Grandma Susie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋