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'''Yoga''' (devanāgarī: योग) is a [[Sanskrit]] term derived from the root ''yuj'', "to join, to unite, to attach", which can be interpreted as "union of [[ātman]] (the individual Self) with paramātma (the Universal Self)". It is one of the six [[darśanas]] (schools) of [[Hinduism]] based on the Vedas, and prescribes spiritual practices performed primarily as a means to enlightenment.
'''Yoga''' (devanāgarī: योग) is a [[Sanskrit]] term derived from the root ''yuj'', "to join, to unite, to attach", which can be interpreted as "union of [[ātman]] (the individual Self) with paramātma (the Universal Self)". It is one of the six [[darśanas]] (orthodox āstika schools) of [[Hinduism]] based on the Vedas, and prescribes spiritual practices performed primarily as a means to enlightenment.


Traditionally, there are four main paths to attain union, namely, ''karma yoga'' (through action), ''bhakti yoga'' (through devotion), ''jñāna yoga'' (through knowledge), and ''[[Rāja Yoga|rāja yoga]]'' (through meditation). In the West, yoga has become associated with the āsanas (postures) of hatha yoga.
Traditionally, there are four main paths to attain union, namely, ''karma yoga'' (through action), ''bhakti yoga'' (through devotion), ''jñāna yoga'' (through knowledge), and ''[[Rāja Yoga|rāja yoga]]'' (through meditation). According to the late Yogatattva Upanishad, yoga is divided into four forms — Mantrayoga, Layayoga, Hathayoga and Rājayoga.


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Revision as of 21:20, 7 May 2014

Yoga (devanāgarī: योग) is a Sanskrit term derived from the root yuj, "to join, to unite, to attach", which can be interpreted as "union of ātman (the individual Self) with paramātma (the Universal Self)". It is one of the six darśanas (orthodox āstika schools) of Hinduism based on the Vedas, and prescribes spiritual practices performed primarily as a means to enlightenment.

Traditionally, there are four main paths to attain union, namely, karma yoga (through action), bhakti yoga (through devotion), jñāna yoga (through knowledge), and rāja yoga (through meditation). According to the late Yogatattva Upanishad, yoga is divided into four forms — Mantrayoga, Layayoga, Hathayoga and Rājayoga.

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