The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads
by Philomina T.L | 2018 | 42,235 words
This page relates 鈥楻esume (of third chapter)鈥� of study dealing with the evolution and significance of Yoga as reflected in the Yoga-Upanishads, a collection of authoritative texts dedicated to the concept of Yoga (spiritual discipline). The thesis traces the origins of the practice back to pre-Vedic times and and suggests that Yoga became a philosophical system following the creation of the Yogasutras.
5. Resume (of third chapter)
The yogic thoughts can be seen from the vedic literature also. So, as a part of the vedas the 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 also elaborately reflect yoga in different manner. The 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 treat yoga as conscious internal research or an effort to attain true knowledge of reality. It emphasizes the meditation and concentration which reveal power. The word yoga first found technically in the 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测辞辫补苍颈峁诲; and besides that 碍补峁环辞辫补苍颈峁诲 and Maitr膩ya峁嚹珁opani峁d also treat it as the same. Almost all the major 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 describe yoga to its possible extent. The 耻辫补苍颈峁诲 commonly reflect yogic concepts like 补峁ａ弓腻峁単补蝉, 箩墨惫补, 莫艣惫补谤补, 尘辞办峁 etc..
Along with these 补峁ａ弓腻峁単补蝉 are enumerated elaborately in most of all major 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉. The 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 connect yamas and niyamas with the day to day life of the common people They pave the way for the ordinary people to adopt and practise the essential values like 补丑颈峁僺腻, satya, asteya, tapas, 蝉惫腻诲丑测腻测补 etc. throughout their lives. They enrich the people with an awareness of values and open the doors for them and lead them to the ways of self-realization. Among these ways the foremost is regarded as yoga. The 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 describe how to practise yoga systematically and how the yamas and niyamas are provided for this purpose. Through the gradual practice of 补丑颈峁僺腻 onwards till
墨艣惫补谤补辫谤补峁噄诲丑腻苍补 one can make essential changes in his life. By practising yamas and niyamas one can remove his external 诲辞峁蝉 and make himself eligible for the 蝉补驳耻峁噊辫腻蝉补苍补. For 蝉补驳耻峁噊辫腻蝉补苍补 there are different methods and practices like 辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补 by which one can restrain his indriyas and acquire concentration. This concentration leads him to the attainment of 蝉补尘腻诲丑颈 or realization. In this state one is lost hold his self and attains union with the 笔补谤补尘腻迟尘腻 or attains paramagati. Here the major 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 are provided like a guide that explains the systematic ways to become a yogi. They admit that yoga is a right way of knowledge to the attainment of realization. It underlines that no one can attain 尘辞办峁 without the practice of yoga. However, yogic reflections have a great role in the later 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 rather than in the major 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉. These later 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 belong to a group of 20 minor 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 which enumerate yogic concepts elaborately; and they are called 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉. This group exhibits the yogic influence of the 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 greatly and it will be discussed in the following chapter.