Yoga (Sanskrit yuga, “yoke”), one of the six classic systems of Hindu philosophy, distinguished from the others by the marvels of bodily control and the magical powers ascribed to its advanced devotees.
Yoga affirms the doctrine that through the practice of certain disciplines one may achieve liberation from the limitations of flesh, the delusions of sense, and the pitfalls of thought and thus attain union with the object of knowledge. Such union, according to the doctrine, is the only true way of knowing.
For most Yogi (those who practice Yoga), the object of knowledge is the universal spirit Brahma.
A minority of atheistic Yogi seek perfect self-knowledge instead of knowledge of God.
In any case, it is knowledge and not, as is commonly supposed, feats of asceticism, clairvoyance, or the working of miracles, that is the ideal goal of all Yoga practices.
Indeed, Yoga doctrine does not approve of painful asceticism; it insists that physical and mental training is not to be used for display but only as a means to spiritual ends.
(1) The Eight Stages
(2) Liberation
(3) Various Systems of Yoga
(4) Different Types of Yoga
(5) History
Yoga affirms the doctrine that through the practice of certain disciplines one may achieve liberation from the limitations of flesh, the delusions of sense, and the pitfalls of thought and thus attain union with the object of knowledge. Such union, according to the doctrine, is the only true way of knowing.
For most Yogi (those who practice Yoga), the object of knowledge is the universal spirit Brahma.
A minority of atheistic Yogi seek perfect self-knowledge instead of knowledge of God.
In any case, it is knowledge and not, as is commonly supposed, feats of asceticism, clairvoyance, or the working of miracles, that is the ideal goal of all Yoga practices.
Indeed, Yoga doctrine does not approve of painful asceticism; it insists that physical and mental training is not to be used for display but only as a means to spiritual ends.
(1) The Eight Stages
(2) Liberation
(3) Various Systems of Yoga
(4) Different Types of Yoga
(5) History
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