Why yoga is not a religion

re·li·gion    /riˈlijən/ NOUN a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the ...

Bahá'í How Are You Doing? - Have a Little Faith

Here is a little video about the religion I was raised in. Talk about a great platform to build a foundation upon. Though I no longer label ...

On being Cylon, speciesism, religion, and yoga

Earlier today, I was telling a colleague--I'm going to just call him R from now on--about my ongoing Battlestar Galactica (BSG) binge (f...

Yoking with the devil, Hindu brainwashing, and the physical religion that is yoga

A few days ago, I had a discussion about yoga with a Christian friend. My friend has known for some time about the psycho-physical benefits ...

Yoga is not a religion, but it is something you can use to help you get the most mileage out of your religious practice

I just read this very interesting article titled " Is Yoga Kosher? " written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner in Tablet , an online magazi...

Religion, being religious-minded, and copping out; some neither-here-nor-there thoughts

As many of you who read this blog and a few others know, a number of parents whose children are attending school in the Encinitas Union Scho...

When elephants fly, or, how a non-religious yogi interprets "Ishvarapranidhana"

I am not usually one to re-post old posts. But I came across this one from my archives the other day and couldn't help but re-post it.  ...

What do we do with people who try to quit the Church of Ashtanga?

Disclaimer: Before you read the rest of this post, and possibly accuse me of being disrespectful, irreverent, and/or downright blasphemou...

If yoga really is a religion, and we do not practice it as a religion, are we going to hell?

"Hell is other people." Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit Just a little while ago, I was skimming through the posts that I have written ov...

If yoga is not a religion, why are so many religious types freaking out about it?

The above video by Kiki has been making the rounds of the blogosphere lately. Kiki responds to recent claims by a former Vatican exorcist th...

Is Yoga a Religion?

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Patton Oswalt on the origin of religion

I don't know what your religious sensibilities are, or what your sense of humor regarding religion is like. But a student just sent me t...