Yoga and Christianity a Conflict?
being a practicing christian myself, there are very few things in Yoga that conflict with Christianity. Some critics argue that Yoga and Christianity cannot co-exist, and yet we know that Yoga is not a religion.
However, that depends on your opinion. Recently, I was reading about someone who claims kundalini is new age witchcraft. Sorry to say, another person recently stated, Good Christians should avoid the devils exercise, in reference to Yoga.
Are the salem witch trials still so close to our hearts? These claims are interesting because ministers and priests have been practicing meditation for centuries, without any complaints.
I suppose, if someone devoted enough time to meditating on bad thoughts, meditation would be a bad experience.
To be honest, it depends upon what you meditate about; and in truth, within some schools of Yoga, Hinduism, or Buddhism is taught. For me, this has always been a conflict, as I love Yoga, but have no desire to change my faith.
The many teachings of Yoga and meditation, are non-sectarian. Now, if Yoga were a religion, which would it be? The principles of Yoga are universal.
The Yamas and Niyamas are similar, in principle, to the ten Commandments, but as a christian you have the right to pick and choose what you want from Yoga. You also have the right to avoid sectarian ashrams.
Yoga practice, and meditation, give many Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and Moslems, a closer connection to God, but there will always be someone who feels tempted to change their faith.
Lets be honest, the people who worry about a sudden change of faith are, for the most part, rooted in two distinct camps of thought.
1. Someone who is on the fence about their own religion and not quite sure where they really stand.
2. Severe intolerance of any idea that is new or might result in opening the mind.
Lets stop the intolerance now. When you are driving in your car, waiting in line, or come face-to-face with someone who is different from you, please set an example for your children and give the other person a break.
paul Jerard, is a co-owner and the director of Yoga teacher training at: aura wellness Center in, north Providence, RI. He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995. He teaches Yoga, martial arts, and fitness to children, adults, and seniors in the greater Providence area. Recently he wrote: Is Running a Yoga business right for You? For Yoga students who may be considering a new career as a Yoga teacher. http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org
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Online Golf and Making Money
online golf is a skill kind of game where you have to select the right club, set the correct angle, and then apply the right amount of force by using either the mouse or the keyboard, to hit the ball at the target. Whether you're watching or playing, online golf is designed to both play and look as close to reality as possible. Today's graphics continue to get better and better as well as more realistic. Some online games will even replicate the most famous holes and golf courses around the country.
one may not be able to play the Masters, or pebble beach in real life, but nothing is keeping people from stepping into a little "fantasy land", and playing hole #5 at the Masters. Soon I would expect online golf to replicate any major course around the country and give users a wide-variety of course options.
online golf has become more and more popular as broadband users and bandwidth continue to grow. And as broadband users and the interenet continue to grow, more and more online gamers will continue to flock to their computers for a little fun playing virtual golf.
What's even more interesting, and soon to develop, would be online Golf tournaments. UvMe.com will soon be offering tournament style online golf for it's users. not only will people be able to win money playing these games, but there will soon be to follow, cash prizes and real money winnings in the online golf tournaments.
Just imagine being able to login, and challenge someone from across the world to a little match play golf, and wager an agreed amount, just like in the real world. I can imaging people lining up at 12:00 noon online, just like they do at a lot of local golf courses, and someone taking bets at the first tee.
Hey john, "I'll play you for 5 bucks and give you 3 shots". Comments like these will probably be the norm in the near future of online golf.
In Summary, online Golf seems to be going straight up in popularity along with several classic game that have gone virtual. UvMe.com has been smart enough to spot this trend and will be offering some interesting online golf capabilities, that surely will gain wide-spread acceptance and grow in popularity.
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The Mystery of Enlightenment
Initially, enlightenment is living in the present moment and accepting your situation as it is. That is a pretty heavy task for anyone in any time. It is often said that an enlightened person cannot be angered by small talk or negative energy.
Many people are humble and believe that they will never be enlightened in this life. They also believe: The goal of enlightenment is too vast for the average person to achieve. However, should you just give up?
What can you do to attain enlightenment?
You should meditate daily: This will help you connect to the world around you. This is an awareness of plants, animals, people and many things around you that are often not appreciated or overlooked.
meditation will enhance awareness of yourself, everything around you, and the connection between the two. This will bring out the ability to see reality as it is - with the ultimate goal of reaching a state of pure consciousness.
Understand the value of prayer, mantras, and singing. Even if you only practice in your mind, this will strengthen positive energy within you. Many people resort to theses practices; to gain comfort in times of need. This is a shame because you can gain the positive benefits of prayer, mantras, and singing, any time.
Remember, enlightenment is not a race: You would be shocked at the number of people who put pressure on themselves to be instantly enlightened.
It is good to have goals in life, so creating a log to track your progress is a beneficial practice. Your log may track your meditation sessions, your ability to deal with, or diffuse, negative situations, your ability to create positive energy and project it to others, and your ability to see reality.
If you continue the process of keeping and maintaining a log, your results will be encouraging. You may also want to join a group with compatible religious beliefs, search for a teacher, or share your practice with a friend on the same path.
Lastly, do not be frustrated by uncertainty and learn to accept what you cannot control. If all humans could maintain enlightenment, we would experience world peace. We could all accept each other, despite differences of culture, nationality, color, sex, religious beliefs, or any other thing humans can find to develop a pre-conceived notion about each other.
My first taste of yoga was over 40 years ago, at the age of 7, in a martial arts school setting. I have continued to study martial arts until this day and I have four teaching certificates in four different martial arts. Now I teach both martial Arts and Yoga. I began to seriously practice Yoga (under Laura Foster) over twenty years ago due to martial arts competition related injuries. Laura was a skilled & knowledgeable teacher of Restorative hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Laya yoga. After training with her for 3 years, she certified me as a teacher in 1987.
I became certified as a Master teacher (Guru) on September 15, 1995, after teaching over 5,000 hours under her wing. Shortly afterward, Laura retired at age 90. Since that time, I started organizing yoga teacher training camps. As time went on, we began getting requests from everywhere in the U.S. and Canada for a comprehensive yoga teacher training correspondence course. http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org
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