Yoga (Sanskrit योग, lit. "yoke" or "union") is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices and daily disciplines, which originated in ancient proto-India.
The aim of yoga is to still the mind's disturbances (
vrittis), recognizing a detached witness-consciousness untouched by
mind or
unease.
There is a wide variety of yogic schools, practices, and goals in Brahmanism/Hinduism,
Buddhism, and
Jainism [3, 4, 5] and traditional and modern yoga is practiced worldwide [6].
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| Jesus Christ was a yogi? Yes. |
Two general theories exist on the origins of yoga. The linear model holds that yoga originated in the Vedic period (Indus Valley Civilization before "India" existed), as reflected in the Vedic texts and was influenced by Buddhism.
According to author Edward Fitzpatrick Crangle, this model is mainly supported by today's Hindu scholars.
According to the synthesis model, yoga is a synthesis of
non-Vedic (i.e.,
shramanic) and Vedic elements, a model favored in Western scholarship [7, 8].
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Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali
(1953)
Swami Prabhavananda,
Christopher Isherwood, the Sage
Patanjali (4.7 out of 5 stars with 394 ratings)
Routledge Library Editions: Yoga. This is a major work on the practice of yoga and meditation. Through these ancient aphorisms (one-line Sanskrit sayings), readers learn how to control the mind and achieve inner peace. Although these methods were taught over 2,000 years ago, they are as alive and effective as they have ever been. This translation draws from the inspired commentary of both Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood. [*"God" here refers to Brahman, the Ultimate Reality behind the Illusion (Maya).]
How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali
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