Issues in Christian Encounters with Yoga: Exploring 3HO/Kundalini Yoga
The paper begins by drawing out current issues that have been raised by critics concerning the contemporary practice of Hindu postural types of yoga in western and specifically western Christian contexts, with some illustrative reference to contemporary movements and schools, especially to Bikram Yo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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Journal of Hindu-Christian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Pages: 4-20 |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism CB Christian life; spirituality CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations |
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| Summary: | The paper begins by drawing out current issues that have been raised by critics concerning the contemporary practice of Hindu postural types of yoga in western and specifically western Christian contexts, with some illustrative reference to contemporary movements and schools, especially to Bikram Yoga. These are: cultural misappropriation; commodification; lack of moral pre-requisites; narcissistic attachment to bodily effects; occult influences; and doctrinal differences. The paper then explores specific aspects of the theory and practice of 3HO/Kundalini Yoga (3HO/KY) by Christians in light of these possible issues, showing how this tradition of Kundalini Yoga seems to skirt or side-step most of them, simply by the way that it locates and grounds itself in Sikhism. The substantial concerns for Christians practicing 3H0/KY seem related to issues surrounding doctrinal compatibility and religious syncretismcriticisms that have been raised also by some Sikhs against 3HO/KY itself. |
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| ISSN: | 2164-6279 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Hindu-Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7825/2164-6279.1655 |