Yoga comes from extensive and deep root of ancient tradition.
We will look at introductory literature of yoga to discover the conventional
practice and reflect on the significance and practical purpose of this practice
to doing and teaching yoga in twenty first century.
The Vedas
While history of yoga may be several thousand years old that
bring into being in ancient Hindu text ‘Vedas ‘(Knowledge) the oldest being the
Rig Veda. It is here that yoga, meaning to “make one’is the first mentioned.
Meditation is the principal tool of the vedic seers describe in the Rigveda the
state of consciousness and oneness.
The Upanishad
At the later end of the vedic period, another set of ancient
writings of yoga appeared in India’Upanishad’. Although ‘Upanishad’ still focused
on meditation, the Upanishad the earliest written source of Yogic anatomy that
describing the concept of the three parts of the body (causal, subtle e and
physical).Darshana Upanishad Describes various yogic practice utilizing breath
and sound as tool of physical transformation.
The Bhagvad Gita
The bhag vad Gita rxplore the mystry of the
mind, providing the set of guiding principles for life of conscious men.Bhagvad gita is the guide to
offer a pathway to ‘inner peace’ through
the devine connection.
..................To be continued in the next post
..................To be continued in the next post
