The Use of Yoga in the West Has Become Controversial

question 41

Multiple Choice

The use of yoga in the West has become controversial because some Hindus have charged that:

• A)yoga is being used for non-religious and profit-making purposes.
• B)yoga is being used to create and channel energy for sexual pleasure.
• C)yoga is being used to turn inward in quest of one's true self and deliverance.
• D)yoga is being used to turn outward to devotional union with the divine.

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Definitions:

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