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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'' (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|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, [[Haṭha Yoga|Hathayoga]] and [[Rāja Yoga|Rajayoga]].


Scholarly research shows that Theosophy "was the first movement that popularised yoga on a worldwide scale,"<ref> K. Baier, "Yoga" in ''Dictionary of Contemporary Esotericism'' (ed. E. Asprem), Leiden: Brill.</ref> and that, "It was due to the impact of the TS, then, that yoga penetrated Western culture in a number of previously little-known but important ways."<ref>Patrick D. Bowen, "The Real Pure Yog" in ''Imagining the East'', chapter 7 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2020), 157.</ref>


==Further reading==
== See also ==
*[[Rāja Yoga]]
*[[Yoga Sutras of Patanjali]]
*[[Jñāna Yoga]]
*[[Haṭha Yoga]]
*[[Meditation]]


*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Yoga# Yoga] at Theosopedia
==Online resources==
*[http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1420# Delight as a Form of Yoga] by Radha Burnier
===Articles===
*[http://www.theosophical.org/online-resources/leaflets/1808# Yoga: A Theosophical Perspective]
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/yoga Yoga] in Theosophy World
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/karma-yoga Karma Yoga] in Theosophy World
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/kriya-yoga Kriyā Yoga] in Theosophy World
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/dhyana-yoga Dhyāna Yoga] in Theosophy World
*[https://theosophy.world/encyclopedia/bhakti-yoga Bhakti Yoga] in Theosophy World
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/brahma-yoga Brahma Yoga] in Theosophy World
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/buddhi-yoga Buddhi Yoga] in Theosophy World
*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No200_201.pdf# The Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga of India] by Annie Besant
*[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/questions-answered-about-yoga-vidya# Questions Answered about Yoga Vidya] by H. P. Blavatsky
*[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/yoga-philosophy-hpb# The Yoga Philosophy] by H. P. Blavatsky
*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/delight-as-a-form-of-yoga Delight as a Form of Yoga] by Radha Burnier
*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/articles/UniversalYoga.pdf# The Universal Yoga Tradition] by Radha Burnier
*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No91.pdf# Yoga-Practice in the Roman Catholic Church] by Franz Hartmann
*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/explorations-meditation-and-yoga Explorations: Meditation and Yoga] by Kay Mouradian
*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/by-what-knowledge-is-th-spirit-known By What Knowledge is the Spirit Known?] by Ravi Ravindra
*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No124.pdf# True and False Yoga] by Arthur A. Wells
*[http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/forum/f25n07p394_yoga-in-daily-life.htm# Yoga in Daily Life] by Ernest Wood
*[http://www.theosophical.org/online-resources/leaflets/1808# Yoga: A Theosophical Perspective] by The Theosophical Society in America
*[http://www.austheos.org.au/tsia-article-yoga-a-study-and-practice.html# Yoga - A Study and a Practice] by The Theosophical Society in Australia
 
===Books===
*[http://www.anandgholap.net/Introduction_To_Yoga-AB.htm# An Introduction To Yoga] by Annie Besant
*[http://www.anandgholap.net/Introduction_To_Yoga-AB.htm# An Introduction To Yoga] by Annie Besant
*[http://www.phx-ult-lodge.org/yoga.htm# The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali] An Interpretation by W. Q. Judge
*[http://sun-gazing.com/pdf/misc/Science-of-Yoga.pdf# The Science of Yoga] by I. K. Taimni


==Additional resources==
===Audio===
===Audio===
*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/hodson/Psychedelic%20and%20Yogic%20Pathways%20to%20Reality.mp3# The Psychedelic and Yogic Pathways to Reality] by Geoffrey Hodson
*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/hodson/Psychedelic%20and%20Yogic%20Pathways%20to%20Reality.mp3# The Psychedelic and Yogic Pathways to Reality] by Geoffrey Hodson


===Video===
===Video===
*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=C38C9855-5A12-4AD8-B532-654FB460A6BE# The Yoga of Theosophy] by Pablo Sender
*[https://youtu.be/bjrT2oWf9FU# Theosophy as a Path of Yoga] by Pablo Sender
 
== Additional resources ==
*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Yoga.pdf# Bibliography on Yoga] at the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]]
 
== Notes ==
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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 (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 Rajayoga.

Scholarly research shows that Theosophy "was the first movement that popularised yoga on a worldwide scale,"[1] and that, "It was due to the impact of the TS, then, that yoga penetrated Western culture in a number of previously little-known but important ways."[2]

See also

Online resources

Articles

Books

Audio

Video

Additional resources

Notes

  1. ↑ K. Baier, "Yoga" in Dictionary of Contemporary Esotericism (ed. E. Asprem), Leiden: Brill.
  2. ↑ Patrick D. Bowen, "The Real Pure Yog" in Imagining the East, chapter 7 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2020), 157.
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