Yoga Philosophy: Fourteen Lectures on the Path to Harmony of Body and Mind (30th Edition)

Author: American Yoga Association
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Yoga is not a religion; it is a method that anyone can use, a way to seek inner peace in this restless world. The precise definition of the term "yoga" in the ancient sage Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is "the control of the mind." It should be transliterated from Sanskrit, meaning "union" or "connection," and refers to the concentration of the mind to achieve meditation. Through yoga practice, the various aspects of human nature can be "united," harmonizing with the highest universal spirit, and one can be liberated from suffering and disaster. Yoga is also one of the oldest physical conditioning practices in the East. Through yoga practice, the seeds of reincarnation in human thought can be extinguished, self-realization can be achieved, and all obstacles of humanity can be eliminated. At the beginning, only a few people practiced yoga, generally in monasteries, rural cottages, caves in the Himalayas, and dense forest centers, taught by yogis to those willing to accept it. Later, yoga gradually spread among the common people in India. Today, yoga has become a scientific practice of the human body summarized by the Indian people over thousands of years through practice. Yoga has a complete set of practices ranging from the physical to the spiritual. Today's yoga is not only within the scope of philosophy and religion but also has a broader meaning and a stronger vitality. This book is a basic reader for popularizing yoga knowledge and has played an important role in promoting yoga in the West.