Yoga can rejuvenate your mind and body and adds a new dimension to the art of living. Yoga helps to enkindle your inner spirit. Yoga shows us a new way of life. The history of the art of Yoga can be traced in India thousands of years ago. In the later Vedic and post- Vedic period we get the traces of Yoga. In 'Upanishads' and 'Puranas' also Yoga is present. Around two thousand Years ago Patanjali wrote the principles of the full eight fold discipline of Yoga. Yoga originated in India and thousands of years ago and since then it has acted as a prime art of righteous living. Yoga shows us a nice way of life.
The art of Yoga can offer you a state of equanimity. Yoga though originated in India has been a source of inspiration to the people all over the world. A large number of people all over the world practice Yoga which help them to overcome the problems related with several acute diseases, keeps the body fit and helps to keep the mind calm and quiet.
To teach the art of Yoga a large number of schools are there in different parts of India as well as in different parts of the world. The unique art has been has been appreciated by the people all over the world. In the Yoga schools the people learn how to keep your mind calm. The Yoga Philosophy or Yoga Darshan is a discipline of Indian metaphysics. Yoga has played a great role in serving the well being of humanity for thousands of years. Yoga reflects a wonderful combination of human knowledge in psychology, physiology, spirituality and ethics.
| All the wisdom in different fields of knowledge has been practiced through Yoga by the people of India for several years. The basic aim of Yoga is to unite the atma with the paramatma. Atma is the individual soul and the paramatma is the Universal Soul. Yoga has been evolved as an art of purifying our mind and controlling our thought process so that individual can feel himself or herself as a part of the Divine Self. |
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With Yoga one can see the world in its true light and becomes able to accept the eternal truth. Yoga aims at uniting the individual soul with the Eternal Self. Yoga involves the practice of certain mental and physical exercises, which helps in attaining the truth. The various yogic practices and traditions have been systematized by
Patanjali in his Yoga Sutra. From this book one can get to know the how Yoga helps in understanding how Yoga helps to acquire knowledge of the self as well as the methods or steps to achieve it.
The eight steps of Yoga which are known as Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga are, Yamas or eternal vows, Niyamas or observances, Yogasanas or yoga postures, Pranayama or breath control exercises, Pratyahara or withdrawal of the senses from distractions of the outside world, Dharana or concentration on an object, place or subject, Dhyana or the continuance of concentration-meditation and Samadhi or the ultimate stage of yoga meditation.
Yoga is widely practices now days and most people practice asanas. The major branches of Yoga include, Karma Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga and Bhakti Yoga.
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