I don't practice a religion, but I dopracticeyoga.
宗教はやっていないけど、ヨガはやっている。
Yogais a fascinatingexample, actually.
ヨガは実に魅力的な例だ。
Likein 2009, the U.S. stateofMissouri's governmentpushedtoreclassifyyogaclassesnotastax-exemptspiritualpractices, butasrecreationalbusinessesinthesametaxablecategoryasgymmemberships.
Sowhenweusethewordreligion, whatweoftenmeanisbeliefin a higherpower, a traitthatEnglishphilosopherLordHerbertofCherburyproposedbackinthe 17thcenturyasoneofthefivefundamentaltruthsaboutreligion.
Thetermreligionissortoflikethewordsports, whichlumpstogethersoccerandsynchronizedswimmingandcurlingandevenpickleball, whichitsadherentsgenuinelyseemtotreatlike a religion.
SociologistEmileDurkheimsaidthatreligionis a systemofbeliefsandpracticessurroundingthesacred—basicallyanything a communityhasgivenspecialmeaningto, likecrucifixesorlandscapesoraltars.
社会学者エミール・デュルケームは、宗教とは聖なるものを取り巻く信念と実践の体系であると言った。
Buthisdefinitionalsoleaves a lotofroomforotherthingstobeconsideredsacred, likeTaylorSwiftorDietDr. Pepper.
Like a lotofyogateachersdisagreedwithMissouri's reclassificationofthepracticeandbelievedthatyogastudioshadmoreincommonwithchurches, whichdon't havetopaysalestax, arguingthatyogaismorethanexerciseandcan't beseparatedfromitsspiritualties.
LikemanyRastafariadherentshavebeenincarceratedforsmokingmarijuana, a substancetheyviewas a sacrament, butonethat's criminalizedinmanycountries, fromtheUKtoCuba.
I wonderifyouhaveanultimateconcern, or I guessmoretothepoint, ifyou'reconsciousofwhatyourultimateconcernis, andhowbeliefsandpracticesinyourlifetendtothatultimateconcern.