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Yama and Niyama
Yama and Niyama, the misunderstood yogannI think nothing about yoga could be more sadly misunderstood than the principles of Yama and Niyama. As you may already know, according to an ancient and widely accepted system set down by the yogi Pantanjali, there are 8 "limbs" (astanga) of yoga, which are arranged in an order suggesting that they might be steps towards the ultimate goal of union with God. Considering that the translation of the sanskrit word "yoga" is "union", that
March 20, 2007
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Promises to God
If there is any practice common to all those with even the faintest belief in God, it is probably making promises to God during times of fear and suffering. The saying "there are no atheists in a foxhole" is well-known and probably quite true. Think about it for a minute. If you ask someone if he believes in God or not, you will probably get a well-supported argument of some sort, unemotionally delivered, but if you put that same person on a battlefield, bullets whizzing over
March 2, 2007
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