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Hinduism - Yoga | Britannica

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Yoga 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 …

Hindu Roots of Yoga - Hindu American Foundation

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Yoga is a spiritual discipline rooted in Hindu philosophy and is universally available to anyone without any coercion, pressure, or requirement to change one’s religion. Asana is a component of Yoga, albeit the most physically-centered part, and means pose, …

Yoga - Wikipedia

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Yoga and Hinduism - Yoga Journal

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The yogas that do concern us [in the study of Hinduism] are those designed to unite the human spirit with the God who lies concealed in its deepest recesses.” The …

In the West, yoga is exercise. In the East, it's much bigger - Big …

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2 days ago · Essentially, yoga is a spiritual practice meant to help with purifying and preparing the body and mind to first recognize one’s atman (“soul”) within, and then unite …

The Hindu Roots of Yoga: The Saptarishis

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Yoga is considered Hinduism’s gift to humanity. At its broadest, yoga, from the root word “yuj” in Sanskrit, means to unite. Most Hindu texts discuss yoga as a practice to control the senses and …

Yoga - Hinduism Facts

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Yoga is good for the body in increasing your muscle tone, strength, stamina, and flexibility. If you are too fat and conscious about your body figure, yoga …

Hinduism - Eight Limbs & Four Types of Yoga - Learn Religions

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Theologically speaking, there are four divisions of Yoga, that form one of the cornerstones of Hinduism. In Sanskrit, they are called Raja-Yoga, Karma-Yoga, Bhakti …

To Some Hindus, Modern Yoga Has Lost Its Way : NPR

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But some Hindus say yoga is about far more than exercise and breathing techniques. They want recognition that it comes from a deeper philosophy — one, in their view, with Hindu roots. Many...

Yoga (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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Yoga philosophy is one of the six major orthodox schools of Hinduism, though it is only at the end of the first millennium CE that Yoga is mentioned as a separate school of …