Orthodox Muslims believe that the practice of yoga is tantamount to idol worshiping and fear that it will erode their faith in Allah and Islam. The Hindu element of yoga is the major problem of orthodox Muslim; they see yoga as polytheism and the practice is considered forbidden. The controversy of ...

Hinduism In his section on Hinduism, Huston Smith discusses the Hindu belief in how they can obtain the fullness of human potential. There are four different "paths" or yogas Hindus may take to reach their goal of uniting with God. They have different paths for different types of peopl...