| There are many questions and doubts that abound in | | | | to an end. The psychological and physical procedures |
| the minds of many people who are skeptical in | | | | that go on in Yoga have no relationship whatsoever |
| regards to the practice of Yoga and whether or not it | | | | with the religion of Hindus. It also should come as a |
| is a religion. Some people get a feeling that it is a | | | | pleasant surprise to many that the dedication that |
| religion due the kind of dedication and concentration | | | | people learn while practicing Yoga, will almost always |
| they see involved in those who practice it. The truth of | | | | enhance the person's religious beliefs just as they |
| the matter is that the practice of Yoga does not come | | | | believe currently. |
| anywhere near any definition of religion as we know it. | | | | Yoga may not be a religion per se but it also comes |
| Yoga does not emphasize any particular philosophy or | | | | packaged with a set of good practices that people |
| doctrine as it were. Yoga is only concerned about the | | | | who practice it are supposed to observe. It could be |
| psychological and physical disciplines that brings | | | | the learning of these ethics or practices that make |
| together the learning of how to combine breathing | | | | many people believe it could be a religion, since they |
| exercise, postures and meditation to achieve the good | | | | resemble what many people learn in their particular |
| health of body and mind. | | | | religions. The principles that Yoga practitioners learn |
| May be it is because the roots of Yoga are the same | | | | include: Avoidance of violence, Chastity, Desisting from |
| as those of Eastern Mythology, many people will tend | | | | stealing, the practice of truthfulness as well as |
| to associate Yoga with Eastern religions such as | | | | avoidance of any form of greed. There are also five |
| Hinduism. It is true that both have their roots and origins | | | | disciplines which include: self-discipline, self-study, purity, |
| in India but basically that is where the similarities come | | | | contentment and centering on the divine. |