Bikram's Yoga College Of India

11/03/09

Yoga ... warning to the young and old

by ElizabethSC at Citysearch

People do not realize that Yoga is not just exercise, but a philosophy. It is entering another spiritual reality through the Hindu mantras. It can lead to serious spiritual consequences and the person usually ends up needing help from psychiatrist or an exorcist later in life. People practising Eastern cult techniques can open themselves up to so-called chakras, i.e. energy centres through which bad energies can be absorbed and used for magic or other occult purposes. Certain people can enter a state of so-called kundalini energy, as a medium, using the mysterious energy of evil.

YOGA is a money-maker, but the Yoga practiced in the States is very different than the original Yoga in India .. the Yoga brought to America was actually banned in India because it was so far removed from the original intent in the first place. For more information on this go to YogaDangers dot com. Also look up Jaques Verlinde and yoga in google. Here's an excerpt from an article in GOODNEWS Online:

"The Hindus have a very different concept of God than Christians. For them God is an impersonal cosmic energy and man can merge with the godhead through the technique of meditation and Jacques, through this meditation, was trying to reach a state of “unity consciousness” with the absolute. But such intense meditation instead brought him to such a mental state that he lost contact with reality and became incapable of carrying out his scientific work."

Certainly, do not go to Yoga because it is the latest fad! Oftentimes, the latest fads are harmful to people, but it takes years for them to realize that ... and by then, it is too late!

• Pros: Temporary feeling of being "in shape"
• Cons: Serious spiritual consequences