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Yoga and the Body of Christ: What Position Should Christians Hold?

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I wanted to learn all I could about Yoga. I found it here in this book. Dave Hunt has throughly researched this topic from a Christian viewpoint. It answers the question about what position Christians should hold on Yoga and Christian Yoga.

Is there such a thing as Christian Yoga? Can Yoga be used only for exercise? Dave answers these questions and more.

My daughter (who is a physical trainer) asked me about Yoga. I sent her this book. When you read the evidence that Dave reveals you realize that Yoga is Hinduism.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Yoga for exercise.

This little (undersized) book reveals how yoga is permeating the western cultures and deceiving many people including Christians. Its occultish roots promote brainless, unBiblical meditation which allows demonic spirits to enter into ones body and hallucinations result. The author shares a number of testimonies from people who were and are involved in yoga and the results are terrifying (literally). Hunt provides proof that this type of meditation is synonymous with LSD trips (a common drug used in the 1960s) and other pharmaceuticals. An excellent book for anyone thinking that yoga is harmless or knows someone who is involved in yoga or mystic practices.

Hunt's book is thorougly documented. He demonstrates without a doubt that yoga has its roots in the occult and Hinduism. He also shows how yoga is really the largest missionary organization in the world, being the entrance door for people to get interested in Hinduism. Naive people think it is just a health program, when in reality occult techniques like mantras and meditation are surely to follow.
Hatha yoga, the one with the physical exercising, is just a tiny part of yoga. A Christian who deals with yoga would be like a Hindu who would enter a Catholic church, kneel in front of an altar and play with rosary beads because it is good for the fingers' joints. He would be totally immersed in the Catholic environment but thinking this was an exercise for the hands.

This book powerfully exposes the true origins and effects of Yoga. Many people who get into this practice have no idea what they are getting themselves into. But the dangers of Yoga will become clear to those who read this book and take an honest look at the evidence.

Nothing new here, just another so called Christian totally misrepresenting Eastern religion and philosophy. Proves that organized Christianity is about as far from Jesus as you can get.

This was an interesting read. It definitely shed light on some issues, however, I felt like the author kept repeating the same idea over and over again. I am a very faithful Catholic who also enjoys yoga. I know that one has to be careful when combining the two in his/her life. I also recommend researching what your church says about the practice of yoga. This is a decent book for those who want to see what the critics are saying. Please know that this author is very conservative.

I thought it would be amusing to read a xenophobic 'take' on Yoga but was dismayed to find out that the author used the 'because I said so' line of reasoning. After whinging about how Jesus Christ was taking second place to other religions - particularly the occult one - Hinduism, he then laid into anything to do with snakes including the universal one on the doctors' sign!
However I do concede that any serious student of Yoga would move from doing physical exercises to the breathing exercises and theory but it seems far-fetched to think it is a co-ordinated movement to take over the United States of America since the 1890s. He does mention some Conspiracy Theories which can be believable- one of which being that the CIA unleased LSD on the hippie/student population of the 1960s to study the effects on human beings - sounds like the dastardly sort of thing they would do. He also mentioned The Aquarian Conspiracy whereby the powers-that-be investigated how to become mystical.
It got a bit repititious - basically Christianity good, Hinduism bad.

This author's views are a prime example of how some Christians have to put down other valid spiritual traditions in order to validate theirs. I recommend that people who want to find the SIMILARITIES rather than the differences in yogic philosophy and Christianity read the Autobiography of a Yogi by Pramahansa Yogananda. Autobiography of a Yogi is not fear based and does not cause a person to close themselves off to something that could definitely help them which is exactly what Hunt's work does.

I am one who was Christian but has come to find that Truth can be found in all spiritual traditions. What Autobiography of a Yogi did for me was help me to realize the SAME spiritual truths that exist in both.

Hunt is free to feel what he desires as is anyone. My question would be, "Does your philosophy cause you to expand and operate from a place of love for all of God's creation or to close and withold love and stand in judment of others?"

Hopefully, anyone would be able to determine that yoga is natural and normal. An earlier reviewer wrote the truth...you can do yoga with no yogic philosophy whatsoever. It can provide health benefits that can help people avoid the degenerative diseases of old age and live longer healthier lives.

Why deny yourself that at the very least. Read a work that is way more balanced and less fear inducing. Hunt obviously has not done yoga or else he would not have written such a misinformed work.

I believe the author misses the entire point of yoga. You do not have to buy into any of these beliefs to benefit from yoga. It is a spiritual practice that can conform to anyone's religious beliefs. It teaches you to calm the spirit and live life from a sense of peace and love.