Yoga, Martial Arts and the Force
YOGA, MARTIAL ARTS & The FORCE
Leporati also highlights the sobering fact that Bodhidharma’s “uniquely yogic approach” and “contribution to Shaolin Temple Boxing” which came to be known as Kung Fu, also “raises levels of internal bodily energy (kundalini Shakti).” This is otherwise known as Serpent Power, or the Star Wars Force (Ki), as explained in Part 1. Leporati documented Kung Fu's relationship to Yoga:
The Sinew Change and 18 Monks Boxing sets attributed to Bodhidharma confer strength and flexibility on the body. The Marrow Washing set raises levels of internal bodily energy (kundalini shakti) and strengthens and elongates the spine, thereby tonifying the nervous system. Although methods of physical conditioning were also well-known in China prior to the appearance of Bodhidharma, it is in this uniquely yogic approach that Bodhidharma’s contribution to Shaolin Temple Boxing shows itself to be a profound step towards achieving what the old Tai Chi proverb encapsulates also as the goal of Tai Chi Chuan: “the health of a lumberjack, the pliability of a child and the peace of mind of a sage.”
Although Shaolin Boxing, Tai Chi and Hatha Yoga are distinct vehicles in and of themselves for achieving higher states of consciousness if practiced with the proper intention, they can also be, as Bodhidharma recognized, invaluable conditioning tools for formal seated meditation.
Shaolin Boxing then and Pantajali’s Yoga share a common ideational structure. Although kung fu as practiced at Shaolin Temple continued to evolve into the complex and the deadly science of fighting we understand it to be today, this art was and is still profoundly shaped by the ethical precepts codified in the yama-niyama of the Sutras and the on-going re-shaping of perception that is Chan Buddhism, thus giving even further credence to the old Chinese axiom that states: “Kung fu begins with the conquering of the opponent and ends with the conquering of the self.”[121][bold, red added]
The late Dave Hunt further connected Yoga to the Martial Arts in his power-packed little book, Yoga and the Body of Christ: What Position Should Christians Hold? Hunt specifically examines the spiritual connections:
The true yogis from India, however, refer to yoga as a means of arousing spiritual energy that they believe generates amazing psychic powers that could be very destructive… what is this “energy” to which Ken Harakuma [yoga instructor] (and others) are referring? Is this the ki, or chi, of martial arts, which has no physical explanation and clearly comes from the spirit world? Yet in spite of warnings backed with factual data about its dangers—and that it can even open the door into the occult—yoga continues to grow in popularity everywhere.[122][bold, red added]
Hunt highlights the occult power of kundalini (popularized as the Star Wars Force.) He then lays out the spiritual snares encountered by anyone attempting to awaken the Kundalini (i.e., Star Wars Force), whether professing Christian or not, warning:
...[Y]oga, though parts of it may be physically beneficial, was designed—through its physical positions, stretching, and breathing exercises—to yoke practitioners with the Divine allegedly within us all. One cannot adopt even the physical aspects of yoga without becoming spiritually ensnared. This is a fact rooted in history, which no amount of denial by Western yoga instructors can change. It is true that the yogis asanas (physical positions) can have a dramatic effect upon the body and may even lead to improved health. Likewise, the pranayama (regulation of breathing) may seem to do the same. The ultimate goal of all yoga, however, as [Carl] Jung clearly understood, remains the awakening, through the asana and pranayama, the Kundalini “divine power,” portrayed as a serpent coiled three and a half times when at rest at the base of the spine. Awakened, it moves up through the seven chakras along the spine and bursts into the “thousand-petalled lotus” in the cerebral cortex.
At the point, the yogi is flooded with the divine ecstasy of the alleged union of atman (the individual self) with Braham (the universal self), resulting in the self-realization of “that thou art.” This could involve tantra, with uncontrollable sexual urges, and other dangers. Thus the ancient texts warn the novice yogi coming into self-realization always to have his guru present for protection from potential disaster. Such is the clear caveat repeated by all of the ancient founders of authentic yoga. Tragically, this fact is either not known to, or is deliberately ignored by, most yoga instructors in the West today.[123][bold, underlining, red added]
We examined the Martial Arts manipulation and manifestation of this Ki Force (kundalini) in Part 3 of this series, and delved into its connection to the popular Star Wars Force in Part 1. Thus, having documented the solid historical connections and spiritual linkages between the two systems, we can conclude the same spiritual dangers lurking in Yoga also apply to the Martial Arts. These are sobering facts to consider while reading the following sections of this report.
Master Pastors
Yoga and Martial Arts continue together in popularity—even amongst Christians—with most practitioners not recognizing the mother and child relationship of these two systems. Christian Martial Arts evangelists do not consider that the very forms, techniques, and breathing regimens adopted from these Eastern occult traditions carry embedded within them a dark spirituality that can and does destroy those who practice them. These systems cannot be Christianized any more than Hinduism, Buddhism, or Taoism can be Christianized. Yet many practitioners attempt to do this. It is therefore not surprising that there are prominent Christian pastors teaching these Eastern disciplines—alongside the Bible—and many of them are Masters in the Martial Arts.
For example, one pastor links to his Kung Fu website directly from his church's webpage:
Kung Fu San Soo Diamond Bar teaches the ancient art of self-defense, brought to America by Jimmy H. Woo in 1935. Pastor Raul Ries is one of Grand Master Woo’s first generation students and he has two assistant Masters that have trained for many years with him. The studio focuses on the main tenants of the art: confidence, morals, values and hand to hand combat. This ministry allows you the opportunity to grow and develop in Kung Fu; as well as, fellowship and receive Godly instruction.[125]
This Kung Fu “ministry” purports to help practitioners “grow and develop in Kung Fu” as well as “receive Godly instruction,” thus mixing the two. On a separate website, highlighting this pastor’s direct lineage to the Grandmaster of this particular Kung Fu system, a brief biography is given. Notice this explanation:
As a Christian Pastor and a Master in the art of Kung Fu San Soo, Raul has been asked many times about the conflict between the two. Because Lo Si Fu never taught the mysticism associated with Kung Fu, he does not see a conflict. Lo Si Fu did not rely on mystical powers, but confidence in one’s abilities. He would always say, “You can take my life, but not my confidence.” Lo Si Fu dedicated his life to teaching Kung Fu San Soo, in its’ purist form. In memory of his dedication and leadership, whose presence surpasses words, Raul has continued on, in this tradition.[126][bold added]
Sadly, the fact that this Pastor/Master “does not see the conflict between the two”—the Martial Arts and the “mystical powers” inherently connected to them—does not nullify the dark truths documented in this article series. Kung fu cannot be divorced from its Eastern mystical roots any more than Yoga or any other Martial Arts forms can be compartmentalized from the underlying Eastern spirituality.
On the same Master/Pastor's biography website, his brother—also a pastor—is also listed among many other notable Kung Fu Masters. But unlike the first, this other brother's martial arts activities appear to be conducted independently from his church. Take special note of what he says about protecting the purity of the Eastern discipline he’s mastered:
Jimmy [grandmaster Woo] greatly opposed the integrating or mixing of other arts, whether it be with the intent to better the art or to create a new one, he was committed to keeping the art pure as it had been handed down to him by his ancestors.[127][bold added]
Notice how fervently as this Kung Fu Master endeavored to keep his Martial Art free from foreign corruption. Oh, that Christian believers and pastors would be just as committed to keeping the faith, ‘once for all delivered to the saints’ (Jude 1:3) pure from these Eastern influences and syncretic efforts! Dave Hunt made this exact point in his book warning Christians about Yoga and the Martial Arts:
“Christian yoga”? How could that be? The falseness of such an idea should be clear from the fact that yoga originated long before Christ was born and He certainly never practiced, taught, or commended it. Neither the apostles nor the early church engaged in yoga. One cannot just adopt a religious practice and call it Christianity. This faith was “once [for all] delivered to the saints,” and believers everywhere and at all times are exhorted to “earnestly contend” for it (Jude 3). It is therefore dishonest to introduce some new element—particularly something like yoga, which comes from Hinduism—and call it “Christian”.... If the Word of God is no longer the Christian’s guide, what kind of “Christianity” could the practice of yoga be?... Those who teach and practice “Christian yoga” must have therefore departed from Scripture.[128][bold, red added]
Can it likewise be said that those who teach and practice ‘Christian’ Martial Arts have “departed from Scripture”? (See 1 Tim. 4:1.) Given the historical and spiritual correspondence between Yoga and the Martial Arts documented earlier in this article, this becomes a legitimate question.
excerpt from article blogged at: http://herescope.blogspot.com.es/2016/04/
Read with discernment. As always, "Prove all things, hold fast that which is good" (1 Thess. 5:21)
Leporati also highlights the sobering fact that Bodhidharma’s “uniquely yogic approach” and “contribution to Shaolin Temple Boxing” which came to be known as Kung Fu, also “raises levels of internal bodily energy (kundalini Shakti).” This is otherwise known as Serpent Power, or the Star Wars Force (Ki), as explained in Part 1. Leporati documented Kung Fu's relationship to Yoga:
The Sinew Change and 18 Monks Boxing sets attributed to Bodhidharma confer strength and flexibility on the body. The Marrow Washing set raises levels of internal bodily energy (kundalini shakti) and strengthens and elongates the spine, thereby tonifying the nervous system. Although methods of physical conditioning were also well-known in China prior to the appearance of Bodhidharma, it is in this uniquely yogic approach that Bodhidharma’s contribution to Shaolin Temple Boxing shows itself to be a profound step towards achieving what the old Tai Chi proverb encapsulates also as the goal of Tai Chi Chuan: “the health of a lumberjack, the pliability of a child and the peace of mind of a sage.”
Although Shaolin Boxing, Tai Chi and Hatha Yoga are distinct vehicles in and of themselves for achieving higher states of consciousness if practiced with the proper intention, they can also be, as Bodhidharma recognized, invaluable conditioning tools for formal seated meditation.
Shaolin Boxing then and Pantajali’s Yoga share a common ideational structure. Although kung fu as practiced at Shaolin Temple continued to evolve into the complex and the deadly science of fighting we understand it to be today, this art was and is still profoundly shaped by the ethical precepts codified in the yama-niyama of the Sutras and the on-going re-shaping of perception that is Chan Buddhism, thus giving even further credence to the old Chinese axiom that states: “Kung fu begins with the conquering of the opponent and ends with the conquering of the self.”[121][bold, red added]
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| Dave Hunt’s 2006 expose’ on ‘Christian’ Yoga |
The late Dave Hunt further connected Yoga to the Martial Arts in his power-packed little book, Yoga and the Body of Christ: What Position Should Christians Hold? Hunt specifically examines the spiritual connections:
The true yogis from India, however, refer to yoga as a means of arousing spiritual energy that they believe generates amazing psychic powers that could be very destructive… what is this “energy” to which Ken Harakuma [yoga instructor] (and others) are referring? Is this the ki, or chi, of martial arts, which has no physical explanation and clearly comes from the spirit world? Yet in spite of warnings backed with factual data about its dangers—and that it can even open the door into the occult—yoga continues to grow in popularity everywhere.[122][bold, red added]
Hunt highlights the occult power of kundalini (popularized as the Star Wars Force.) He then lays out the spiritual snares encountered by anyone attempting to awaken the Kundalini (i.e., Star Wars Force), whether professing Christian or not, warning:
...[Y]oga, though parts of it may be physically beneficial, was designed—through its physical positions, stretching, and breathing exercises—to yoke practitioners with the Divine allegedly within us all. One cannot adopt even the physical aspects of yoga without becoming spiritually ensnared. This is a fact rooted in history, which no amount of denial by Western yoga instructors can change. It is true that the yogis asanas (physical positions) can have a dramatic effect upon the body and may even lead to improved health. Likewise, the pranayama (regulation of breathing) may seem to do the same. The ultimate goal of all yoga, however, as [Carl] Jung clearly understood, remains the awakening, through the asana and pranayama, the Kundalini “divine power,” portrayed as a serpent coiled three and a half times when at rest at the base of the spine. Awakened, it moves up through the seven chakras along the spine and bursts into the “thousand-petalled lotus” in the cerebral cortex.
At the point, the yogi is flooded with the divine ecstasy of the alleged union of atman (the individual self) with Braham (the universal self), resulting in the self-realization of “that thou art.” This could involve tantra, with uncontrollable sexual urges, and other dangers. Thus the ancient texts warn the novice yogi coming into self-realization always to have his guru present for protection from potential disaster. Such is the clear caveat repeated by all of the ancient founders of authentic yoga. Tragically, this fact is either not known to, or is deliberately ignored by, most yoga instructors in the West today.[123][bold, underlining, red added]
We examined the Martial Arts manipulation and manifestation of this Ki Force (kundalini) in Part 3 of this series, and delved into its connection to the popular Star Wars Force in Part 1. Thus, having documented the solid historical connections and spiritual linkages between the two systems, we can conclude the same spiritual dangers lurking in Yoga also apply to the Martial Arts. These are sobering facts to consider while reading the following sections of this report.
Can a man take fire in his bosom,
and his clothes not be burned?
(Proverbs 6:27)
and his clothes not be burned?
(Proverbs 6:27)
Master Pastors
Yoga and Martial Arts continue together in popularity—even amongst Christians—with most practitioners not recognizing the mother and child relationship of these two systems. Christian Martial Arts evangelists do not consider that the very forms, techniques, and breathing regimens adopted from these Eastern occult traditions carry embedded within them a dark spirituality that can and does destroy those who practice them. These systems cannot be Christianized any more than Hinduism, Buddhism, or Taoism can be Christianized. Yet many practitioners attempt to do this. It is therefore not surprising that there are prominent Christian pastors teaching these Eastern disciplines—alongside the Bible—and many of them are Masters in the Martial Arts.
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| Kung Fu San Soo Diamond Bar website [124] |
For example, one pastor links to his Kung Fu website directly from his church's webpage:
Kung Fu San Soo Diamond Bar teaches the ancient art of self-defense, brought to America by Jimmy H. Woo in 1935. Pastor Raul Ries is one of Grand Master Woo’s first generation students and he has two assistant Masters that have trained for many years with him. The studio focuses on the main tenants of the art: confidence, morals, values and hand to hand combat. This ministry allows you the opportunity to grow and develop in Kung Fu; as well as, fellowship and receive Godly instruction.[125]
This Kung Fu “ministry” purports to help practitioners “grow and develop in Kung Fu” as well as “receive Godly instruction,” thus mixing the two. On a separate website, highlighting this pastor’s direct lineage to the Grandmaster of this particular Kung Fu system, a brief biography is given. Notice this explanation:
As a Christian Pastor and a Master in the art of Kung Fu San Soo, Raul has been asked many times about the conflict between the two. Because Lo Si Fu never taught the mysticism associated with Kung Fu, he does not see a conflict. Lo Si Fu did not rely on mystical powers, but confidence in one’s abilities. He would always say, “You can take my life, but not my confidence.” Lo Si Fu dedicated his life to teaching Kung Fu San Soo, in its’ purist form. In memory of his dedication and leadership, whose presence surpasses words, Raul has continued on, in this tradition.[126][bold added]
Sadly, the fact that this Pastor/Master “does not see the conflict between the two”—the Martial Arts and the “mystical powers” inherently connected to them—does not nullify the dark truths documented in this article series. Kung fu cannot be divorced from its Eastern mystical roots any more than Yoga or any other Martial Arts forms can be compartmentalized from the underlying Eastern spirituality.
On the same Master/Pastor's biography website, his brother—also a pastor—is also listed among many other notable Kung Fu Masters. But unlike the first, this other brother's martial arts activities appear to be conducted independently from his church. Take special note of what he says about protecting the purity of the Eastern discipline he’s mastered:
Jimmy [grandmaster Woo] greatly opposed the integrating or mixing of other arts, whether it be with the intent to better the art or to create a new one, he was committed to keeping the art pure as it had been handed down to him by his ancestors.[127][bold added]
Notice how fervently as this Kung Fu Master endeavored to keep his Martial Art free from foreign corruption. Oh, that Christian believers and pastors would be just as committed to keeping the faith, ‘once for all delivered to the saints’ (Jude 1:3) pure from these Eastern influences and syncretic efforts! Dave Hunt made this exact point in his book warning Christians about Yoga and the Martial Arts:
“Christian yoga”? How could that be? The falseness of such an idea should be clear from the fact that yoga originated long before Christ was born and He certainly never practiced, taught, or commended it. Neither the apostles nor the early church engaged in yoga. One cannot just adopt a religious practice and call it Christianity. This faith was “once [for all] delivered to the saints,” and believers everywhere and at all times are exhorted to “earnestly contend” for it (Jude 3). It is therefore dishonest to introduce some new element—particularly something like yoga, which comes from Hinduism—and call it “Christian”.... If the Word of God is no longer the Christian’s guide, what kind of “Christianity” could the practice of yoga be?... Those who teach and practice “Christian yoga” must have therefore departed from Scripture.[128][bold, red added]
Can it likewise be said that those who teach and practice ‘Christian’ Martial Arts have “departed from Scripture”? (See 1 Tim. 4:1.) Given the historical and spiritual correspondence between Yoga and the Martial Arts documented earlier in this article, this becomes a legitimate question.
excerpt from article blogged at: http://herescope.blogspot.com.es/2016/04/
Read with discernment. As always, "Prove all things, hold fast that which is good" (1 Thess. 5:21)
