The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads
by Philomina T.L | 2018 | 42,235 words
This page relates 鈥楾he Yogangas (Introduction)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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6. The Yog膩峁単as (Introduction)
Along with 辫耻谤耻峁 the empirical body self and mental tenets constitute the structure of human being. Yoga advocates the close connection of body and mind. For human being body is an instrument to expose the spiritual life. Yoga regards equal importance to both spiritual and worldly life, which treat the empirical existence as a part of the spiritual discipline. It provides eight steps to attain the highest perfection by the removal of obstacles and, at the same time, it removes the impurities of mind also. Through the eight stages of action man鈥檚 spirit opens to the light-giving knowledge of the 辫耻谤耻峁[1].
These eight 补峁単补蝉 or limbs of yoga [测辞驳腻峁単补蝉] are:
Among these the first five are intended for the mental and physical discipline, which means the purification and the enlightenment of citta or mind. So these are treated as the indirect or external means of achievement. And the last three are considered as the direct or the internal means to the attainment of truth. 痴颈惫别办补办丑测腻迟颈 or discriminative knowledge is attained through the practice of 础峁ａ弓腻峁単补测辞驳补, as observed by 痴腻肠补蝉辫补迟颈[3].
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Companion Encyclopedia, Hindu Philosophy,149.
[3]:
dharm膩t yog膩峁単膩nu峁ａ弓h膩n膩dv膩 tadapane tadapr膩pti baddhav峁泃ti 蝉惫补产丑腻惫补迟补 eva tadananakat膩y膩 tad膩pnoti |T.V.2.28.