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Question: Recently I joined a yoga class for fitness and relaxation. During the class, mantras are used. The teacher explained the meanings such as “all is truth.” Is it wrong to participate in these mantras? Can I just substitute Christian words such as “Jesus”? Or should I not participate in the class at all? Everyone I have asked seems to think there is no problem with this but I feel uncomfortable and do not know why. Response: I am glad that you feel uncomfortable about being involved in yoga. Drop the class immediately! Yoga is the very heart of Hinduism. It is sold in the West as science but in fact is religion. It is promoted in the West as beneficial to health, but in the East it is a technique for dying. The goal is to reach  moksha , allegedly escaping the world of illusion ( maya ) of time and sense into liberation from the endless cycle of birth and death and rebirth through reincarnation. The latter is another of Satan’s appealin...

YOGA, MARTIAL ARTS & The FORCE  L eporati 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 Ch...

Martial arts have occult origins and ties, and are not for Christians. This article is re-blogged from the source noted below, in the hope that believers will awaken, discern and separate from that which is dishonoring to God. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  MAINSTREAMING THE MYSTIC FORCE  Part 4 – Syncretizing the Force Read Part 1: Star Wars Awakens Read Part 2: Merchandi$ing the Force Read Part 3: Manipulating the Force   For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh , for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh , but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.” (2 Cor. 10:3-4) Punch Thy Neighbor - Source The martial arts is a philosophy that is pretty much the principles in the Bible. Even though we can’t talk about Jesus , we can talk about what Jesus talks about in the Bible – love, loving your neighbor, being good people. Even though we can’t quote Scripture , we can ...