Is Yoga Dangerous? Interview with Ivan Raj
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Born into a Christian household in Hindu India, Ivan Raj grew up around yoga. Yoga has become mainstream in the United States and the broader Western world, but what is it really? Ivan shares his research into the origins and philosophy of yoga, exposing its roots in this eye-opening conversation.
Wonderful interview on Yoga! So much of this resonated with me regarding my husband and my martial arts roots, practices and the philosophies we followed for decades. At @ 28 minutes, Ivan mentions the similar spiritual influences involved in Yoga and martial arts. Tears flowed as I listened to Ivan explain the ways of the East I am all too familiar with and he did so very articulately. As a Christian rescued from the darkness of Eastern Mysticism by the Lord, I've never doubted what the Holy Spirit put on my heart about the deceptions we fell into, but admit I have felt very alone in the understanding He gave me about it. For years, when I've shared what God has revealed to me about these spiritual traditions, as we practiced them, it has mostly fallen on either the ears of "outsiders" who are wowed but perplexed by it, or "insiders" who simply reject the premise altogether, because they don't know the LORD nor want to hear the truth. No one ever seems to really get it! Ivan does. Also, there are striking similarities in how, both Yoga and Karate came to the U.S. Thank you so much for sharing the truth about this subject! God bless 🙏👑
Thank you for sharing this, Rebecca. We are glad to hear this episode was a blessing!
Thank you Pastor Bradshaw and Bro Ivan Raj for this very informative interview. Subjects of this nature need to be addressed on a wider scale in our Church and in other Christian churches as widespread deception is in so many popular forms and things.
I was offered training in tai chi so that I could help the elderly in retirement homes stay fit with exercises. Knowing a little of the nature of these Eastern practices, I declined sharing briefly my reason for doing so. The sister making the offer was aghast that I would "find fault with something so innocent." She did not want to even consider that they were promoting something ungodly. She considered it as simply exercise.
So keep on educating. It is needed sorely since spiritualism is one of the big things that Satan is using and will intensify his use of it in these endtimes to lead his millions to perdition. Educate. Educate. Educate! Agitate. Agitate. Agitate!
Wonderful revelation on yoga bro Ivan. I being a bible teacher in Chennai myself I'm not aware of these things. No one here in India knows the religious connections like you have disclosed. God will use you to the maximum brother, thank you Pastor Bradshaw for the wonderful initiative!
Thank you for very educating content! This is what we need when these are trying to spread in our societies. We need to be awake to not go with the world. I really liked the video cause I can now answer to people who ask me about yoga. Greetings and blessings from Finland 🇫🇮
I've never been interested in yoga and have been surprised at its popularity. I, too, thought it was an extended stretching class. This program was fascinating with all the details and one can easily imagine people dismissing the risks, paganism, and connecting to a "god". When Ivan said several times that at first there are benefits, but eventually the practice leads elsewhere, I see the parallel to the devil using truth or something positive to lure people and then deceiving and trapping them.
Fascinating 'Conversation'! Thank you!
Thank you Pastor Bradshaw and Brother Ivan Raj for such an insightful interview. This presentation convicted me to remove from my home any items that pertain to Yoga because of its connection to the spirit whose name they call 'Lord Shiva'. The ways of Hinduism that seek to empty the mind of a follower of Yoga to the point of nothingness is in direct opposition to the Christian Way of filling the mind with the Holy Spirit of God. Yoga has no place in the disciples who are His saints. I was once fooled by a deceiver who influenced me to read the Bhagavad Gita and to follow his pursuit of ancient Sanskrit wisdom, and esoteric Gnostic traditions. We did Yoga together. We had yoga poses on a chart on the wall. It was confusing and detrimental to my health and wellbeing. I could not understand all the mysticism then, but now it is clear to me why. It was then, and it is now spiritism. Thank you for spreading the light of God on Yoga.
Praise the Lord
This was very informative. Praise God for Ivan Raj ministry. God willing, may he continue.
Great presentation, very interesting information. Thank you and God bless
This conversation was very interesting and intriguing. There’s a lot to learn about yoga, it’s origin, and it’s subtle influences and variations. This is certainly another form of spiritual warfare. The conversation ended as Ivan was getting more in depth about Hinduism’s influences on other cultures/religions. I wish it was longer and I’m eager to learn more.
Thankyou Bro Ivan Raj fir your time & TROUBLE to UNBOX Yoga & it's dangers especially to the Christian! I ALWAYS had this strange DEFENSIVE negative attitude towards yoga & I HAD NO IDEA why? Now I know - God has sent you to go out into the world dear Bro Raj to SPREAD this as part of the Three Angels' Messages! On that note I have ALWAYS had the strange same aversion to the practises of meditation for reasons unexplained. I feel God was always WARNING me through the Holy Spirit, projecting me even when I was TOTALLY out of the Church for so many years until not long ago! He lovingly brought me back & NOW I am even more thankful & realise how much Jesus had sent my guardian angel to protect ALWAYS, especially from the clutches of satanic spiritualism! GOD IS SO GOOD! 🙏❤️🙏
For many years I have done effective stretches, recommended by doctors and exercise experts, withOUT yoga. Yoga poses and stretches are absolutely NOT needed for a good, effective stretching routine.
Thank you Pastor John Bradshaw and Brother Ivan Raj!!!
What do you do about the movements that crossover both regular stretching and Yoga? Asking out of curiosity.
Praise God and your team for His providence of this episode, which popped out of the feed. Forwarded it to the brethren at church so that all hearing it can come to the truth, including a pastor who admitted to practising hatha yoga (sans meditation) and deeming it biblical because every human "needs to breathe". God bless you for exposing another of the devil's wiles.
wow, me being a indian christian was not aware of these things about yoga, definitely an eye opener. Thank you pastor ! God bless all your efforts.
This was a fascinating and enlightening presentation. Thank you!
We're glad you enjoyed it, Mary!
This helps me understand why so many people talk about the universe in a similar way to me talking about our Creator, Redeemer God of Heaven. They are really talking about the Hindu God Shiva disguised as the Universe.
Thank you so much, John and Ivan!
Thanks for this presentation, very informative!
Yoga is a form of worship
very informative video! thank youi!
We're glad you enjoyed it, Zartan 917!
Straight away sent this to my son! Thank you for this presentation.
George Vandeman spoke about yoga many years ago and to stay away from it, nice that you remind us that we should stay away from something that is not pleasing to God
AMEN AMEN AMEN🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Since India recently got a new prime minister, freedom for Christians across the nation has changed drastically. The government wants to make India a totally Hindu nation. Thus persecution of non-Hindi people is encouraged by the government.
Let me correct you. Prime minister, Modi is not against any religion, his aim is to develop India. Yoga if you think it's Hinduism, it's not right. Yoga is only stretching exercises and thus improves stamina and blood circulation. It was originated by a Hindu Yogi, but if u don't like to do it, don't do it and do not spread false messages. Anyone can do it and do it with broad mind
@@elizabethmathew7661listen to what the brother is saying! He said it’s more than just stretching.🙏🏿
I love your teachings, but as a American, who is Black, this country most certainly uses a "caste" system, we just don't call it "caste". Have you ever asked yourselves "Why does almost EVERY thing one has to apply for, asks your race/ethnicity? There is a reason...
I always avoid that question when I can and check NA, or don’t answer it. It’s none of anyone’s business what your skin color is on any application. 😒
Thank you!
Is there a Christian form or yoga? The stretching and exercise portion of this? I have very bad bsck and feet. So walking, sitting and most exercises are too hard on my body. I was going to try Yoga because my friend said it really helped her back. Is there a way to do yoga and avoid the spiritualism part of it?
I will stop watching because I'm tired of the commercial. I do not have cable TV because of the commercials sorry
I enjoy the "commercials" and plan to get the book Memory Makeover (I'm a healthcare provider) and I'm especially interested in the segment Time Well Spent. Nonetheless, these aren't typical commercials, they last seconds, and one can move through them (although they are so short, it's easier just to let them run).
Hi Robert, thanks for your feedback. Are you referring to the ads that play at the beginning of the video? If so, we invite you to watch on our online channel, It Is Written TV. All of our programs are there, without ads. :)
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Our church (Denver South SDA Church) practices yoga in their basement. They have boldly put a poster (displaying different yoga postures that basically emulate hindu dieties) on the church website. The pastor has been told that the root of yoga is Hinduism (few videos were sent to him regarding this issue). But nobody seems to be doing anything about it. It is being taught by a non-Adventist. As a church we are supposed to make outsiders feel comfortable NOT by adopting their pagan practices, but through love and in Truth we are commissioned by our loving Savior to bring them to the foot of the cross. I am deeply troubled that this is continuing in our church and that they are turning deaf ears to the fact that this pagan practice will open doors to demon possession. I've reached out to the local conference (left a voice mail) but to no avail... I'm pleading with God to shut down this pagan practice in our churches. My last attempt is going to be, to direct the leaders to this video. God has to intercede, it is His church!!! 🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️
How is it now?
This was an informative video about yoga. However, they don’t have monopoly on general stretching moves we have been doing before Yoga got here. So I think there is a bit of an over reach into stretching for the sake of fitness that we do on individual levels and we need to make the distinction. The Free Indeed commercial…sigh. I’ll just leave that alone.
Of course real yoga is all about the Hindu religion. Visit us if you would like to learn about this great religion.
I sense that Raj is holding back. Wish he wouldnt
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I don’t understand. The logic doesn’t hold for me. Math came from pagan astrologers. Avoid math? What about 1 Cor 8:4? The food was literally sacrificed to idols and Paul says for us an idol is nothing. If the yoga poses have to be done in a certain order to fit the Hindu story make sure you don’t follow that order and you instead focus on healthy stetching low impact exercise, improved breathing, calming of the nerves, and of course moderation in everything. Too much running eating sleeping OR stretching and parasympathetic nerve stimulation will mess you up. If we believe that where something comes from or the original meaning an inventor gives something determines its spiritual acceptability wouldn’t we have to throw out most medicine and many other things? The logic doesn’t hold up for me. Certainly 1 Cor 8:7. If a certain pose makes your mind think about pagan or Hindu ideas maybe you need to avoid that pose and 1 Cor 8:9 how we exercise shouldn’t be a stumbling block (including how we dress). Do I need to worry about every position I put my body and what religious meaning some meditating priest may have imagined behind that? That doesn’t make sense. I believe the all things of 1 Cor 8:6 INCLUDES stretching breathing relaxation fresh air, body movement, enjoying the out of doors, plant based foods, thoughtful times of mediation. All things our Hindu brothers may value as well just unfortunately for a God of wood stone and iron inspired by a lying demon including. I don’t trust the voice of a demon to tell me what stretches I should or shouldn’t do and for what reason. God gave us reason logic physical evidence and scripture. Those should be my guides. 🙏🙏 My thoughts.
Deuteronomy 12:29-30 warns about investigating and inquiring about the ways of other gods and 2cor 3:18 says that by beholding we become changed. Which is more problematic doing some stretching that someone may have invented spiritual meaning to or having multi part series on these pagan beliefs. How is learning all about these beliefs not causing the same harm we’re trying to avoid by not acting out the Hindu stories with our bodies? So we learn all about the stories instead?!
i see in Luke 58:12 Jesus preaching yoga
In what bible can I find like 58 please?
@@mauricepollin293 in the same Bible that's talks about yoga
There is no Luke 58 in my bible. Sorry.
Gospel of Luke has only 24 chapters. There's nowhere mention of yoga in Bible