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NASB | 1 Corinthians 10:20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 10:20 On the contrary, the things which the Gentiles (pagans) sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons [in effect], and not to God; and I do not want you to become partners with demons [by eating at feasts in pagan temples]. [Deut 32:17] |
Subject: Clearing up philosophical confusion |
Bible Note: I don't know who made the comment "Ah." That doesn't seem to be an answer. It is more a sign of confusion. It seems as if everyone in my "Relgions of the World" class have had that look on their faces at one time or another. I had decided to take "Religions of the World" , not because I am a philosophy major. Although I have taken Intro to Philosophy. My suggestion is that if you are going to take "Religions of the World" to take "Intro to Philosophy " first. Anyway, my major isn't philosophy. It is psychology. I decided to take "Religions of the World" to make my self a more well rounded person. That way if I was ever counseling anyone, I would know where they were coming from. Just because you are a counselor or psychologist doesn't mean that everyone walking into your office will be a christian. The world has different beliefs. Before entering class I actually thought I knew what a demon was. I gave some background on Hinduism only because my teacher identifies with the culture of India. Hinduism comes from India. And the exercise we call Yoga actually comes from HInduism. But Yoga is a philosophy. It is more than an exercise. And on page 43 to 44 of "The World's REligions by Huston Smith" it says this about the psychophysical or raja yoga. We would simply call the this type of yoga "Yoga" , not realizing that in Hinduism Yoga is a much broader term. Page 43 to 44 " Its method is willed introversion, one of the classic implements of creative genius in any line of endeavor, here carried to its logical term. Its intent is to drive the psychic energy of the self to its deepest part to activate the lost continent of the true self. Risks are of course involved; if the venture is bungled , at best considerable time w ill hve been lost, and at worst consciousness can disintegrate into psychosis. Rightly done, however, under a director who knows the terrain, the yogi wil be able to integrate the insights and experiences that come into view and will emerge withheightened self-knowledge and greater self control." You don't have to understand the philosophy completely to understand that yoga can lead to psychosis. The question would then be "Why do it?" Westerners to the physical exercise, Yoga, as an exercise. In other words for better health. The physical exercise is the third step of raja yoga. We usually don't go beyond that. But there are other steps beyond the step three. We are talking about meditation. But even beyond meditation. We are talking about what happens during meditation. The state of consciousness you reach when you finally get to step eight. And then it can be hard to come back. People can literally meditate for hours. What we Christians call prayer, some would think as meditation. Some might even think that we meditate on the things of God. But prayer is actually a little different than meditation. You actually have to understand the philosophy behind the two. Prayer is actually one of the ways that we commune with God. |