EP. 79 - Contemplative Prayer, Eastern Mysticism, and the Christian Yoga Deception

In this episode of Discerning the Drift, Addie K. Miller exposes the unbiblical roots of contemplative prayer and its deep ties to Eastern mysticism. 

Drawing from Lighthouse Trails resources by Lynn Lesby Pratt and Chris Lawson, Addie reveals how contemplative practices like Lectio Divina, breath prayer, and meditation techniques mirror Hinduism, Buddhism, and transcendental meditation—not biblical prayer. She also warns against the growing acceptance of “Christian Yoga,” explaining its true meaning as “yoking to the divine” and its roots in Hindu theology and occult philosophy. 

From Thomas Merton and Richard Foster to modern church movements and yoga ministries, Addie makes it clear that these practices are leading believers away from Scripture and into spiritual deception. 

Dive deep into scripture with Addie as current events, teachings in the modern church, testimonies, trends, important biblical teachings, and the sweeping drift away from the basic truths in the Bible across the modern-day Church are all brought to light to be tested only against the infallible, un-changing, Word of God on Discerning the Drift.

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