The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads
by Philomina T.L | 2018 | 42,235 words
This page relates 鈥榊oga in the Yogopanishads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.
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2. Yoga in the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉
The 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 commonly define yoga as 蝉补峁儁辞驳补 or union, that is the union of 辫谤腻峁嘺 and 补辫腻苍补 or rajas and retas or Sun and Moon or 箩墨惫腻迟尘补 and 辫补谤补尘腻迟尘补. In this manner the union of several pairs is known as yoga.
The 驰辞驳补艣颈办丑补 states this as,
yo'p膩na辫谤腻峁嘺yoraikya峁� rajaso retastath膩 |
s奴ryacandramasoryoge 箩墨惫腻迟尘补辫补谤补尘腻迟尘补no岣� ||
eva峁� hi dvandvaj膩lasya sa峁儁ogo yoga ucyate |[1]
They again consider yoga as a means to avoid the obstructions for the attainment of knowledge. The 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 are generally classified into four such as mantra yoga, Ha峁環a yoga, Laya yoga and R膩ja yoga. Though there are varied divisions of yoga, more or less the same yoga is described differently under different names such as, 罢腻谤补办补测辞驳补, Ha峁僺ayoga, Sam膩dhiyoga, 厂耻峁尘苍腻测辞驳补, 厂补峁僷耻峁璦测辞驳补, Vedhakayoga, Sahajayoga, 叠丑腻惫补苍腻测辞驳补 etc. in the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉.
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驰.艣颈办.鲍.滨.68,69