Yoga..... - Personal Development for Smart People - Steve Pavlina

I am not practicing Yoga, Taoism appeals more to me for the moment.

What has Yoga meant for you?

I am currently writing a paper about Yoga. While studying both the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the books of Eliade (one of the most prominent figures in the history of religious ideas and beliefs), I discovered many things about Yoga I had no idea about.

I found out I didn't know what Yoga is, and neither did most of the people who practiced it.
Yoga is the cessation of all mental processes. (Patanjali). Other translations: Union (Yoga) is the annihilation of all modifications of consciousness.

The follower of the Yoga system tries to stop all the movements of consciousness, and in so doing, he is able to transcend the human condition and become one with his true self, Purusha, which is eternal and absolute, in relation only to himself.

What has been your experience with Yoga?


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