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Are you a sinner saint or somewhere in between?

   What does one think of when one thinks of the concept of sin?  Perhaps a judgemental fickle Judaeo Christian Sky deity casting his judgement?  Maybe not if you are an atheist.  Sin has been described as a state of man but how could such a broad thing come down to a mere dualism?  Thinking of sin in terms of justice is uncompassionate and destructive.  It is also doubtful that it is wise, productive, and good for everybody.  Despite the qualms there are for sin,  perhaps it could have a more broader application.   Sin could mean the certain challenges, trails, and tribulations one has had to undergo thus far in life.  Sort of how the cards were stacked.  Although this is not how individuals use the term for usually it is framed in terms of victim and perpetrator which often casts a blind eye in the direction of how the "victim" may have played a role in a certain situation such as how one reacts.     For example, a certain male person once kept getting into these disturbing

What is Yoga and what's the point of it?

  A hefty sized room filled with strange poses that often resemble monkeyish creatures where bodies twisted like pretzels into every shape and form under the sun was an experience at the Bethel Park High School Gym.  Yoga seems sometimes like some ancient mysterious magical practice from some long ago far away land.  How often though does one come across and actually demystify it for us?     A long time ago in ancient India, there lived a prince who was born into a group called the Shakyas.  One perspective on the word shakyas derives from the Sanskrit word that means "Practicable."  Although most Yoga Poses may seem far from something an ordinary person may be able to actually practice by bending into really, after all most asanas (poses) demand considerable flexibility.    Anyway this Prince was born with a special mythologically significant announcement similar to the first joyful mystery in the Catholic rosary called the Annunciation.  In a nutshell, he grew older as a sk