By some estimates there are more than 10,000 different religions in the world today. Could yoga be one of them? Countless books and DVDs espouse the spiritual benefits of yoga practice, and there are certainly some enthusiasts who find it to be a religious experience. Others though, insist that yoga is no more a religion than jogging. What does yoga truly represent?
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It Depends on One's Definition of Religion
- From Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati
By Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati - Ordained Monk
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... does not apply
Perhaps you ought to say "does not apply to yoga in some or many minds, but may apply in the minds of others". That has the virtue of being accurate. It seems you want to make the point but don't quite get there that a dictionary is a guide to how language is commonly used but not a rulebook to how it MUST be used. It cannot speak to every context in which the word may be used and it is smart not to attempt to do so. There are many understandings of the concept of " religion ". There are far too many, in fact, to ever include in a single book.
Over six billion and counting.
- Naumadd
September 3, 2009 8:19PM
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