MEDITATE SUNDAY: CAN YOGA BE USEFUL IN MEDITATION? (460 hits)
Blessings to you with Love and Harmony!
There are many techniques to use in meditation.as well as many types of meditations to follow and practice. However many may wonder if Yoga useful in meditation. The practice of Yoga is aimed to increase balance of body, mind and spirit. Many consider Yoga a practice used by Buddha and which I have found much of the techniques of Yoga is aimed at connecting the body and mind and spiritual person with gaining a equal rhythm of balance for good physical and mental health.
Since Word meditation is focused on the worship of God, it has a major concept of ingredient of forming a God and your personal relationship. Although Yoga may be calming; the Word meditation of your meditation must never be omitted. In the privacy of your meditation time some techniques of sitting and movement can be executed. Clearing thoughts to think of the Lord and offer praise and love to God is the definite goal. Songs of hymns, prayers, pure speaking along with intake of the Word of God is the spiritual heights you'll want most of all. Some meditation positional movements can be subjected; while others prefer the quite sitting for deeper involvement to develop harmony so that the meditation of the Lord with blessings in the balance of everything in one's life.
Although Yoga is a type of meditation, the purpose of God's meditation is where you will "close your closet, thinking only on Him," showing reverence to the glory of God. In the deep of meditation of your mind is guided by the Holy Spirit which intercedes for you. The stillness enhances the Spirit to work inside you and omits the outside world from focusing in zones only can be attained when your inner self has committed all things to be expressed. The more your meditation of the heart is practiced with God's Word, the more you'll discover other meditations may less rewarding spiritually.
"Hold fast to form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy: :13
"By the word of Truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left. 2 Corinthians 6:6
"Speak thou the things which become sound doctrine In all things shewing pattern of good works; in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity and sincerity." Titus: 2:1
Although you can practice the Yoga, the meditation of Word requires exactly that of the Word. The ways of pleasing God is obedience and trust. True thinking of God will require true thinking of Him. I believe this is true meditation for the heart.
Let the words of my mouth the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O' Lord my strength and my redeemer. Psalm: 19:14
