Eastern Religions

I was amazed to read this article by T.D. Jakes in the Washington Post.

It seems that for T.D. Jakes, yoga can be divorced from its Hindu roots, and the good bishop has a better definition for yoga than that which the Websters dictionary offers.

There is a difference between Christian meditation and yoga. In Christian meditation, you actively consider the Word of God. In yoga, you empty your mind in a process similar to self-hypnosis.

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Sadhu Sundar Singh was not one to belittle followers of other religions but he did make some salient observations on those religions. Here are some:

"With regard to the doctrine of Karma, it is true that man receives the consequences of his deeds; but the difference between the teaching of Christ and Hindu teaching is this -- that a Christian performs deeds because he is saved and a Hindu in order to be saved."

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Today millions of intelligent people believe in the idea of reincarnation. This is the idea that after death the soul or life-force will eventually find its way into another body. There are many different and contradictory theories concerning how reincarnation works. One thing is sure however. If reincarnation is true, then death is not final. It is only the gateway to a new existence. Death, then, is therefore also relatively safe. There is no need to fear hell-fire or eternal judgment. This is comforting.

Most systems of thought which accept the idea of reincarnation also

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"Do not go by reasoning, nor by inferring, nor by argument" - the Buddha.
"When you do not understand, then you will know". - Zen student
"Mind always protects what is false. Mind is a black light" - Guru Maharaji Ji
"He who knows, doesn't speak; he who speaks, doesn't know" - Lao-Tse
"To the law and the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20, The Bible.

The development of Western Civilization owes a lot to the principles

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