What was yoga ??
Answers: Yoga literally means union , between the individual conscious mind and the higher, universal consciousness, that most people call under different names - God, Allah, Brahman, Ahura Mazda etc.
Different sets of practices that have been developed in India in order to attain this goal are also known as Yoga. Some of them have been exported in the West in a fairly simplified form and consist mainly of breathing and stretching techniques. Some others focus on completely other objectives and can be actually harmful for spiritual evolution (and for health too, by the way).
There is one method that I know that still focusses on the original spiritual goal and actually delivers what is promised. It is called Sahaja Yoga and it is based on meditation and clearing of energy centres using natural elements (water, fire, earth). It has the potential to bring the practitioner physical and emotional balance and to really put a person in touch with themselves.
It is at present available in almost every country in the world, I think you should really give it a try. Good luck!
a science that was, is and shall be.
Yoga was,and still is,the relaxation of the mind.
Yoga is a general term for spiritual disciplines in Hinduism, Buddhism, and throughout S Asia that are directed toward attaining higher consciousness and liberation from ignorance, suffering, and rebirth. More specifically it is also the name of one of the six orthodox systems of Hindu philosophy. Both Vedic and Buddhist literature discuss the doctrines of wandering ascetics in ancient India who practiced various kinds of austerities and meditation. The basic text of the Yoga philosophical school, the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali (2d cent. B.C.), is a systematization of one of these older traditions. Contemporary systems of yoga, such as those of Sri Aurobindo Ghose and Sri Chinmoy Ghose, stress that spiritual realization can be attained without the withdrawal from the world characteristic of the older traditions. Yoga is usually practiced under the guidance of a guru, or spiritual guide.
Yoga is some thing that bring together the Energy of body and soul.
that will strengthen both to achieve better life
It may be called as technique to bring body and mind together
to achieve the culmination point i.e mukti in this case from problems of mind and body
Datta is right.
No offense intended to all the Yoga teachers and classes that focus on breathing/stretching! I really think stretching is great, but there is more to Yoga that meets the eye (or the muscle, for that matter! :-) )
Different sets of practices that have been developed in India in order to attain this goal are also known as Yoga. Some of them have been exported in the West in a fairly simplified form and consist mainly of breathing and stretching techniques. Some others focus on completely other objectives and can be actually harmful for spiritual evolution (and for health too, by the way).
There is one method that I know that still focusses on the original spiritual goal and actually delivers what is promised. It is called Sahaja Yoga and it is based on meditation and clearing of energy centres using natural elements (water, fire, earth). It has the potential to bring the practitioner physical and emotional balance and to really put a person in touch with themselves.
It is at present available in almost every country in the world, I think you should really give it a try. Good luck!
a science that was, is and shall be.
Yoga was,and still is,the relaxation of the mind.
Yoga is a general term for spiritual disciplines in Hinduism, Buddhism, and throughout S Asia that are directed toward attaining higher consciousness and liberation from ignorance, suffering, and rebirth. More specifically it is also the name of one of the six orthodox systems of Hindu philosophy. Both Vedic and Buddhist literature discuss the doctrines of wandering ascetics in ancient India who practiced various kinds of austerities and meditation. The basic text of the Yoga philosophical school, the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali (2d cent. B.C.), is a systematization of one of these older traditions. Contemporary systems of yoga, such as those of Sri Aurobindo Ghose and Sri Chinmoy Ghose, stress that spiritual realization can be attained without the withdrawal from the world characteristic of the older traditions. Yoga is usually practiced under the guidance of a guru, or spiritual guide.
Yoga is some thing that bring together the Energy of body and soul.
that will strengthen both to achieve better life
It may be called as technique to bring body and mind together
to achieve the culmination point i.e mukti in this case from problems of mind and body
Datta is right.
No offense intended to all the Yoga teachers and classes that focus on breathing/stretching! I really think stretching is great, but there is more to Yoga that meets the eye (or the muscle, for that matter! :-) )
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