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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]].
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 popularized yoga on a worldwide scale.<ref> K. Baier, "Yoga", ''Dictionary of Contemporary Esotericism'' (ed. E. Asprem), Leiden: Brill.</ref>
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>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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==Online resources==
==Online resources==
===Articles===
===Articles===
*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Yoga# Yoga] at Theosopedia
*[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
*[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/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
*[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/yoga-philosophy-hpb# The Yoga Philosophy] by H. P. Blavatsky
*[http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1420# Delight as a Form of Yoga] by Radha Burnier
*[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
*[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://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No91.pdf# Yoga-Practice in the Roman Catholic Church] by Franz Hartmann
*[http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1359# Explorations: Meditation and Yoga] by Kay Mouradian
*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/explorations-meditation-and-yoga Explorations: Meditation and Yoga] by Kay Mouradian
*[http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1336# By What Knowledge is the Spirit Known?] by Ravi Ravindra
*[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
*[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.theosociety.org/pasadena/forum/f25n07p394_yoga-in-daily-life.htm# Yoga in Daily Life] by Ernest Wood
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===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


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Latest revision as of 03:51, 26 November 2023

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]

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  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.