... . Divine revelation has occurred gradually. Divine revelation is God's unveiling of Himself and His plan for us. God's plan is revealed to us in the traditions handed down to us. Tradition has two elements, the content of revelation and the process by which the revelation is handed down to us. Content is both the teaching and the practice. Some teachings are ... faith, while some are nonessential. Ultimately, the Church guided by the Holy Spirit decides what is essential and that which is nonessential. The process of tradition takes two forms" oral and written. Scripture, part of the wri...

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... of which depicts a godlike human figure seated in full lotus pose. These early works of art are thought to have been rendered around 1200 B.C. (Shaw). Still others believe the yoga tradition dates back even farther, anywhere between 3,000 to 5,000 years or more (Feuerstein). The origins of the yogic lifestyle are revealed in the translations of the ancient Hindu texts of ... been contained in the texts of the Vedas. The Vedas are the source and foundation of current day Ayurveda medicine. The written philosophy of the Vedas comes from the ancient oral account passed down by the Aryan cu...

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