Yoga Definition–noun (sometimes initial capital letter ) | 1. | a school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplines for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle. |
| 2. | any of the methods or disciplines prescribed, esp. a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve control of the body and mind, tranquillity, etc. |
| 3. | union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle. |
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(Sanskrit: "Yoking," or "Union"), one of the six orthodox systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy. Its influence has been widespread among many other schools of Indian thought. Its basic text is the ...
Hatha Yoga
school of Yoga that stresses mastery of the body as a way of attaining a state of spiritual perfection in which the mind is withdrawn from external objects. Hatha Yoga traces its origins especially ...
Hinduism
The initiate guided by a guru may practice Yoga (a "methodic exertion" of body and mind) in order to attain, through mortification, concentration, and meditation, a higher state of consciousness and ...
Indian philosophy
Though Patanjali's yoga is known as Raja Yoga (that in which one attains to self-rule), Hatha Yoga (hatha = "violence," "violent effort": ha = "sun," tha = "moon," hatha = "sun and moon," breaths, or ...
Indian philosophy
Indian philosophy
Indian philosophy
The Yoga-sutras of Patanjali (2nd century BC) are the earliest extant textbook on Yoga. Scholars now generally agree that the author of the Yoga-sutras is not the grammarian Patanjali. In any case, ...
Self-Realization Fellowship
spiritual society founded in the United States by Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), a teacher of yoga, who was one of the first Indian spiritual teachers to reside permanently in the West. His ...
Iyengar, B.K.S.
In 1998 B.K.S. Iyengar, unlike most octogenarians, celebrated his 80th birthday year at the height of his fame and in outstanding physical and mental health. Generally regarded as the world's ...
pranayama
(Sanskrit: "breath control"), in the Yoga system of Indian philosophy, fourth of the eight stages intended to lead the aspirant to samadhi, a state of perfect concentration. The immediate goal of ...
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