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TheBlackerTheBerryTheFunkierTheHigh
This is a new level of...just wow
jbcars4life
It's just complex stretching. You don't need to tie an activity to religion in order for it to work.
Sheepyhead
If you're religious, how do you choose which religion to follow? They could all be equally right
percivaldanvers
I'm Russian Orthodox and we're not supposed to do yoga.
doctorbees
sqlyoda
Your sister is not Catholic if she rejects the Vatican II counsel's advice that participating in another religion's prayer is not blasphemy.
darthOnion
That doesn't make her not Catholic - if you're baptized into the Catholic church, you're considered a Catholic by the church.
ScrooblyDoobles
Growing up my parents told me yoga and meditating were evil b/c they were connected to eastern religions. Also thought pokemon was demonic.
TheGiggityGuy
Same with my family. Joke's on them, I'm Buddhist now. Still know nothing about Pokémon, though.
noneyobusisness
gdubh
Hindu, not Buddhist. Religious origin that's not "Christian". But so do wedding rings, xmas and Easter to name a few. Let her chew on that.
ShadowBannedForMakingMemes
My mother says that meditating is bad because it allows demons into your body. Crazy belief imo but I don't argue with her about it ¯\_(ツ)_
shadysocks
Story out a couple years back about how yoga leads to satanism
CounterPuncher
Ah religion. Good to see it's still dumbing down most of America...
BurgerExplosion
SrirachaAddiction
Where did your username come from? I love it!
OtheBobo
What is the source/ context of this gif
Greinaut
I will never not like that gif
OtheBobo
What is the source of this gif?
NballardPDX
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Xrayjacket
Perfect use of this.
HotSpoon
One of my in-laws has claimed that you are actually summoning demons when doing yoga. Also Catholic. Never wanted to do yoga before this!
JLPDayton72
https://68.media.tumblr.com/274b5acb1904b4680eeb5e06ff8a3539/tumblr_mfd73gV83K1rmu6i5o1_400.gif
Athenawins
Maybe she shouldn't do a prayer cuz she might copyright Madonna's music video
UrsusDerpus
But not even Buddhism is about worshipping Buddha
HelloToe
Depends on what branch of Buddhism you're talking about.
dolphinbellybutton
Not branch, incarnation?
UsernameNotTakenYet
Schools. We speak of Buddhist schools.
N1c380085
Core Buddhism at the moment of foundation and by intention of design is actually completely against any sort of worship
justasomeone
thank goodness someone else is aware of this. I feel like I am talking to the deaf when i mention this.
wikideenu
Yep
Buckbeak1486
The founder, Gautama Buddha, told his followers to not worship him as a God.
N1c380085
Siddhartha gautama* and yes very true
Buckbeak1486
Both names are correct.
CamKlSpaceMagnet
My sis says the same thing!!!
ninjasquirrelonanR6
It's actually a form of hindu*
DVSBSTrD
*Hinduism.
FatBoobsDontCount
or just rebranded Swedish military calisthenics
writeroftales
True. Here www.newyorker.com/business/currency/iyengar-invention-yoga/amp
jbcars4life
If you want it to be. Otherwise it's just complex stretching
andnosobabin
Came from but is not hindu
misho
I feel the same about Christmas. Has never had anything to do with religion for me.
andnosobabin
Precisely
Rivalyn
Christmas is the result of catholicism trying (and by large succeeding) to assimilate pagan traditions to make converts stay on board.
andnosobabin
It's ok guys we're the only true religion so we can make up whatever stories we want, ain't no one gonna argue with god - pope probably
chbarts
It can be Hindu, but it Hindon't have to be.
powwerbottom
This is the most underrated comment
Jeepenstein
Haha stupid on so many levels..
Pattimus
So stupid I had to make a post about it!
AkodoSturm
Yoga contains a lot of esoteric stuff and shit.
graehall
Really. As a baptist son of a preacher man, there's a whole buncha folk who claim yoga is the debil! Like Vicki Vallencourt. It's absurd :P
Pattimus
Haha this comment made me lol
graehall
I'm hoping so hard that the new Adam Sandler film coming out on Netflix, Sandy Wexler, is finally his return to form after so much meh :P
NickOffermanGifComments
happyishturtle
Sounds like me when I'm trying to get out of working out.
804lif3
Some denominations teach that yoga= inviting demons into your body. I was taught that by ignorant Pentecostals growing up.
5Point45x39LeadCoreFMJSteelCase
That's what my mom thinks as well. Except instead of Buddha I'm pretty sure she said it was the devil....
morithum
The only yoga priests are interested in is child pose.
ITellYouWhenYoureRight
Yes. This is a fucking thing now.
skyeskye
SanFranSmuggler
To all those asking, It's similar to exercising. Meditation is a big factor in yoga, and many like to pray while doing meditation.
iforgotwhatiwasdoinghere
She's wrong about the Buddha part, but not the worshipping part.
TomSparky
It's just fancy stretching. No worshipping involved
Wookieoo7
Oddest part is you are going to be a small voice in this post.
hitshappens
In yoga you worship gifts given by god, not god itself. You can attribute the thanks to whichever god you choose.
iforgotwhatiwasdoinghere
Yoga is tolerant of other beliefs. Christianity, not so much. (too broad a brush, I know)
semigroup
https://img.ifcdn.com/images/758bac0909e162985e7eaf220a689d0e3ad07e717016edb492ec053890b351bb_3.jpg
ZombieJonSnow
But Ghangas Kahn was tolerant of all religions and he was a super chill guy.
Azerai
That guy shot me with an arrow! Hire him!
WuProgress
So hows guard duty?
ZombieJonSnow
Hah! Lets nick name him the arrow for good measure!
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GQPisadeathcult
Catholics believe in thing they really don't believe so her theory is 99% accurate.
hitshappens
Then your "god" is the system of the universe. God doesn't have to be a person in hinduism. It's the thing that provides everything for life
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hitshappens
All of existence (and more relatively speaking, the universe) provides everything for life. That's a simple fact.
Flyndaran
But what if you don't believe in ANY god? It's the same problem with A.A. and "higher power" superstitions. Enjoy what you want though.
hitshappens
You're taking "god" to mean a mystical figure.In hinduism, god is just the catalyst of life.You can choose to believe it's conscious or not.