What of Hatha Yoga

Query: What of Hatha Yoga? Is it a distraction from God? Is it necessary to purge Karma from the physical form? Is there a limit while performing yogic exercises?

Vijay Kumar:
I am blissfully unaware of what is contained in hatha Yoga, Tai Chi or Aikido. I wanted to achieve God in the present life ... I treaded straight path of Jnana Yoga and achieved the goal of my life ... Liberation from the cycle of birth and death forever.

Anything which propagates one towards purging of Karma is the right path ... there are no limitations in the Spiritual path ... in essence there is nothing else than atman the soul within ... all Karma is directed towards purification of this atman the soul within from the impurities surrounding it.

One can always perform Karma in a way that none of the physical tasks being performed by us or life in human form gets affected. It is not the physical Self alone that is performing but our atman the soul within is always trying to guide us on the physical journey. The small inner voice always prompts and tries to correct us whenever we tend to go wrong.

How much is enough will be automatically told to us ... we have only to hear the small inner voice, which most people avoid hearing while pursuing material goals of life. Nothing can be better than concentrating on God while exercising or performing your daily routines.

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Vijay Kumar "Atma Jnani" Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized God in 1993 on Hatha Yoga. For more on what of hatha yoga visit - hatha yoga

Full text of query: What of hatha Yoga... or any other 'Spiritually-minded' exercise for that matter such as Tai Chi or Aikido. Is it simply a distraction from God? Or is it necessary to purge Karma from the physical form and allow the physical form to meditate or pray properly and for longer periods of time? How much is okay? Is there a limit if one is focusing on God while performing exercises?