Yoga: A Pathway to Tap Into the Cosmic Consciousness

A professor of religious studies recounts a dinner conversation with a biologist, a physicist, and other guests after an invitational lecture. When asked about his background, he explains he teaches a course on the theory and practice of yoga, leading to a serious discussion about theology and yoga.

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Abstract

One night I found myself seated at a table with a group of eminent people, enjoying dinner after attending an invitational lecture at the college where I taught. There was a biologist and a physicist in our midst; I was the only person qualified to be called a humanist. That particular semester I was teaching a course called “Theory and Practice of Yoga.” In one conversation during the evening, the lady sitting next to me, the wife of another guest, a successful entrepreneur, asked about my background. When I explained that I was a professor of religious studies, she was fascinated and we became engaged in serious conversation about theology and yoga, not necessarily in that order.