Friday, September 01, 2006

The practice of yoga is about becoming clearly self-aware. As I practice yoga over the years, I work to become increasingly aware of my perceptions and beliefs--and to acknowledge they are only my individual perceptions and beliefs. To speak as if they are "truth" with a capital "T" is not to live in reality, and it's certainly not the practice of satya.
To Tell the Truth, The yogic practice of satya (truth) focuses on carefully choosing our words so they do the least harm—and most good.
By Judith Hanson Lasater in Yoga Journal

"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free."
It has always bothered me that this verse gets emphasized and interpreted to mean that so many others are wrong (ie. One Way!).

When the football team from the church sponsored college I attended was playing a team from a college sponsored by another denomination in the playoffs, a great cartoon was posted on a bulletin board. The dialogue was something like, "Coach, the players from the other college are Christians and pray for victory. Why do we expect God to answer our prayer to win the big game?" Placing his hand on the players shoulder, the coach replied, "Look, you play football and leave the theology to me."

Why is it so important that our interpretation of Christianity be regarded as the truth for everyone. Also it is downhill from there, worrying about pagan babies going to Hell. I just don't think that was the purpose of Jesus' life.

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