Yoga (Sanskrit, Pali: योग yoga) refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India. The word is associated with meditative practices in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In Hinduism, it also refers to a six orthodox (āstika) schools of Hindu philosophy, and the goal towards which it directs the school its practices. In Jainism it refers to the total amount of all mental activities, verbal and physical.
Main Branches of yoga in Hindu philosophy include Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, and Hatha Yoga. Raja Yoga, compiled in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and known simply as yoga in the context of Hindu philosophy, is part of the Samkhya tradition. Many other Hindu texts discuss aspects of yoga, including the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Shiv Samhita and various Tantras.
Sanskrit word yoga has many meanings, and yuj derived from the Sanskrit root means "to control", "to yoke" or "to unite". Translations include "joining", "unity", "unity", "link", and "means". Outside India, yoga term is usually associated with Hatha Yoga and its asanas (postures) or as a form of exercise. Someone who practices yoga or yoga philosophy follows called Yogi.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
History of Yoga
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