Article - Yoga Philosophy: The Different Yoga Philosophies
The different yoga philosophies simply adhere to different applications of inner discipline, all of which ultimately lead to the liberati...   » Read the article

Article - Patanjali: Yoga Philosophy And The Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Yoga Philosophy explained thru the Patanjali Yoga Sutras. The roots of Yoga can be traced back roughly 5,000 years to the Indus Valley ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kundalini Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Kundalini Yoga - Underlying Philosophy
Sovatsky (1998) describes 'kundalini yoga' as an energetically guided yoga. This means that the discipline is informed by the Hindu under...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Yoga And Motherhood
The psychology and philosophy of yoga can assist the mother to understand the experiences she is going through and to live them more full...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Philosophy: Yoga - Beyond The Body And Mind
Yog means union. Union with a supreme power which is the source of creation, perfection and destruction. Union with the supreme intellect...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Hindu Philosophy - The Yoga
The word Yoga comes from the root Yuj which means to join. Yoga is restraint of the activities of the mind, and is the union of the indiv...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini And Yoga: Kundalini In Different Yoga Philosophies
The word Kundalini is a familiar one to all students of Yoga, as it is well known as the power, in the form of a coiled serpent, residing...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: The Meaning Of Yoga
While in recent years the word "yoga" has been heard more in gyms than in religious discourse, "yoga" in its original...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: An Introduction To Yoga
An Introduction to Yoga Yoga can be defined as a complete science of life. It was originated in India many thousands of years ago. It is...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Yoga Of Right Conduct
Ethics as a Means to Yoga.   From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.      » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhist philosophy is the branch of Eastern philosophy based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BC - c. 483 BC). Buddhist philos...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Branches: Jnana Yoga
Jnana Yoga - The Yoga of wisdom or knowledge Jnana means wisdom or discernment. Commonly known as Yoga of the knowledge, Jnana focuses o...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Branches: Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga - The Yoga of Action Karma yoga joins both the physical and mental aspects of Hindu philosophy to produce a single concept. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology: Encyclopedia - Psychology
Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = "soul" or "mind", logos/-ology = "study of") is an academic and applied field involving the study of ...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Hints On Yoga
Brahmacharya is very very essential Even in dreams you must be free from lustful thoughts. It requires long practice and careful watch ov...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: The Quintessence Of Yoga
Yoga is union with the infinite through meditation and Samadhi. A Yogi is freed from Karma or the law of cause and effect, from births a...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga - Beyond The Body And Mind
Yog means union. Union with a supreme power which is the source of creation, perfection and destruction. Union with the supreme intellect...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Perfection In Yoga
Perfection In Yoga A Yogi can switch his life-currents, to and from the senses. He takes the Prana and the mind to the Sahasrara or the ...   » Read the article

Article - Raja Yoga: The Path Of Meditation - Raja Yoga
Raja yoga, is the royal path of meditation. As a king maintains control over his kingdom, so can we maintain control over our own "k...   » Read the article

Article - Sahaja Yoga: Health Benefits Of Sahaja Yoga
Research on health benefits of Sahaja Yoga To verify some of the claims of Sahaj Yoga, a systematic research study was organised in the ...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Yoga For Self-realisation
Yoga-II Yoga is primarily a process of self-culture. Its aim is the attainment of spiritual perfection or Self-realisation. The process ...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Yoga - A Perfect Practical System Of Self-culture
Yoga - I Yoga is a perfect practical system of self-culture. Yoga is an exact science. It aims at the harmonious development of the body...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Yoga And Its Consummation
Yoga is the art of uniting the individual soul with the Supreme Soul, of uniting the Kundalini Sakti lying dormant in the Muladhara Chakr...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Ideals In Yoga
Some Yogic students think that only he who can fly in the air, walk on the water, and do such other miracles, can be called a Yogi. It is...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Spiritual Benefits Of Yoga
Practising yoga regularly imparts great benefits, which can be categorized under:   Basic spiritual benefits, Advanced spiritual b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia - Yoga
Yoga is a family of ancient spiritual practices that originated in India, where it remains a vibrant living tradition and is seen as a me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kundalini Yoga: Encyclopedia - Kundalini Yoga
Kundalini yoga is a meditative discipline, comprising a set of simple techniques that uses the mind, senses and body to create a communic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-psychologism: Encyclopedia - Anti-psychologism
Anti-psychologism is a thesis about the nature of logical truth, that it does not depend upon the contents of human ideas but exists inde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personality Psychology: Encyclopedia - Personality Psychology
Personality psychology is a branch of psychology which studies personality and individual difference processes - that which makes us into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Philosophy
The word Philosophy has a variety of meanings. Its etymology is from the ancient Greek word "Φιλοσοφία" (philo-sophia), which me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Hindu Philosophy
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Hindu philosophy (one o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhist philosophy is the branch of Eastern philosophy based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BC - c. 483 BC). Buddhist philos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti Yoga: Encyclopedia - Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti yoga is the Hindu term for the spiritual practice of fostering of loving devotion to God, called bhakti. Traditionally there are 9...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Will Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Will Philosophy
Will, in philosophy, refers to the conscious mental act that produces physical results. It is one of the most difficult and hotly debated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Energy Psychology: Encyclopedia - Energy Psychology
Energy psychology is not a specific field of study but rather refers generally to a collection of techniques and therapies that are often...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biological Psychology: Encyclopedia - Biological Psychology
Biological psychology may be looked at as a hybrid of neuroscience and psychology. Practitioners of biological psychology may use their k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cognitivism Psychology: Encyclopedia - Cognitivism Psychology
In psychology, cognitivism is a theoretical approach to understanding the mind, which argues that mental function can be understood by qu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Psychology - Empirical Methods And Social Philosophy
Social psychology - Methodology. Social psychology involves the empirical study of social behavior and psychological processes associat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Psychology - Empirical Methods And Social Philosophy
Social psychology - Methodology. Social psychology involves the empirical study of social behavior and psychological processes associat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Hindu meditative practices; the formal school of Yoga developed in the middle ages contains seven sub-schools: Jnana Yoga (knowl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karma Yoga: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga: Sub-school of Hindu Yoga which advocates becoming indifferent to the consequences of one's actions, thereby disassociating...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhakti Yoga - The Philosophy And Development Of Bhakti
Bhakti is the Hindu term that signifies a blissful, selfless and overwhelming love of God as the beloved Father, Mother, Child, or whatev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Psychology - Social Psychological Theories
Some of the theories and topics within social psychology address issues which apply to individuals within an interaction, and some discus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Psychology - Social Psychological Theories
Some of the theories and topics within social psychology address issues which apply to individuals within an interaction, and some discus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology - Scope Of Psychology
Psychology is an extremely broad field, encompassing many different approaches to the study of mental processes and behavior. Below are t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology - Scope Of Psychology
Psychology is an extremely broad field, encompassing many different approaches to the study of mental processes and behavior. Below are t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology - Research Methods
Psychology is conducted both scientifically and non-scientifically, but is to a large extent wholly rigorous. Mainstream psychology is ba...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychology: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Psychology
A Theosophical definition of Psychology :   Psychology This word is ordinarily used to signify in our days, and in the seats of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology - Criticisms Of Psychology
Although modern mainstream psychology largely endeavors to be a scientific endeavor, the field has a history of controversy. Some critici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology - Criticisms Of Psychology
Although modern mainstream psychology largely attempts to be a scientific endeavor, the field has a history of controversy. Some criticis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Psychology - Prescientific Psychology
The Ebers papyrus (ca 1550 BC) contains a short description of clinical depression. Though full of incantations and foul applications mea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychology: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Psychology
Psychology In philosophy, the systematic study of mind, as opposed to physics or the study of matter. Applied in theosophy to the attr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology - Principles Of Psychology
Psychology - Mind and brain. Psychology does not necessarily refer to the brain or nervous system and can be framed purely in terms of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - The Word Yoga
The word "yoga" - from the Sanskrit root yuj ("to yoke") - is generally translated as "union" or "integration." This may be understood as...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga (Sanskrit) Union; one of the six Darsanas or schools of philosophy of India, founded by Patanjali, but said to have existed as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga And Tantra
Yoga is often mentioned in company with Tantra. While the two have deep similarities, most traditions distinguish them from one another. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Hindu Yoga
Yoga - Bhagavad Gita. Main article: Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita famously distinguishes several types of "yoga", corresponding to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Buddhist Yoga
Within the various schools of Tibetan Buddhism yoga likewise holds a central place, though not in the form presented by Patanjali or the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Diversity Of Yoga
Over the long history of yoga, different schools have emerged, and there are numerous examples of subdivisions and synthesis. It is commo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga And Religion
In the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain traditions, the spiritual goals of yoga are seen as inseparable from the religions of which yoga f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga Practice And Intention
Modern yoga practice often includes traditional elements inherited from Hinduism, such as moral and ethical principles, postures designed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology - History
Main article: History of psychology Rudolf Goclenius, a German scholastic philosopher, is credited with inventing the term 'psychology' (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychology - History
Main article: History of psychology The late 19th century marks the start of psychology as a scientific enterprise. The year 1879 is comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Psychology - Angles Of Research
Social psychology attempts to understand the relationship between minds, groups, and behaviors in three general ways. First, it tries to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychologization: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Psychologization
Psychologization.   See HYPNOTISM   (See also: Psychologization , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Origins
Images of a meditating yogi from the Indus Valley Civilization are thought to be 6 to 7 thousand years old. The earliest written accounts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Psychology - Relation To Other Fields
Social psychology has close ties with the other social sciences, especially sociology and psychology. It also has very strong ties to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Educational Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Educational Psychology - Educational Psychology For Instructional Design And Technology
In task analysis, often regarded as a behavioral approach to designing learning materials and activities, complex performance goals are a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Educational Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Educational Psychology - Careers In Educational Psychology
A person may be considered an educational psychologist if he or she has completed a graduate degree in educational psychology or a closel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Educational Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Educational Psychology - History Of Educational Psychology
Educational psychology cannot claim priority in the systematic analysis of educational processes. Philosophers of education such as Democ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychology Of Evil: Alternative Health Dictionary On Psychology Of Evil
Psychology of evil: Nascent Christian psychological philosophy endorsed by M. (Morgan) Scott Peck, M.D. Peck is the author of The Road...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychological Astrology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Psychological Astrology
psychological astrology (astro-psychology): Combination of horoscopic astrology (see astrologic medicine) and Jungian psychology. psyc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Literally, "union." Union with the Supreme Being, or any practice that makes for such union. Meditation that unites th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yoga
yoga: (Sanskrit) "Union." From yuj, "to yoke, harness, unite."   The philosophy, process, disciplines and pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heuristic: Encyclopedia Ii - Heuristic - Psychology
In psychology, heuristics are simple, efficient rules of thumb which have been proposed to explain how people make decisions, come to jud...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Sanskrit Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Union of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul; the discipline by which such union is effected. The Yoga system of philosoph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy - Branches Of Philosophy
There is no universal agreement about which subjects are the main branches of philosophy. The Aristotelian division was as follows: Meta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Educational Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Educational Psychology - Motivation
Motivation is an internal state that arouses, guides and sustains behavior. Educational psychology research on motivation is concerned wi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga (from Sanskrit. verbal root, meaning "discipline," )   Any number of physical or spiritual disciplines arising in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transpersonal Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Transpersonal Psychology - Criticisms Of Transpersonal Psychology
Criticisms of transpersonal psychology has come from several commentators. One of the earliest criticisms of the field was issued by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Psychology - Sp's Three Angles Of Research
Social psychology attempts to understand the relationship between minds, groups, and behaviors in three general ways. First, it tries to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Yoga
yoga (Sanskrit) "Yoke" 1. Union of self with the absolute or divine. 2. Methods or discipline employed to obtain such union...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Yoga
A Theosophical definition of Yoga :   Yoga (Sanskrit) Literally "union," "conjunction," etc. In India it is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Psychology - Scientific Psychology
In 1879 Wilhelm Wundt founded a laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany, specifically to focus on general and basic questions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gestalt Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Gestalt Psychology - Origins
Although Max Wertheimer is credited as the founder of the movement, the concept of Gestalt was first introduced in contemporary philosoph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Yoga
Yoga: Yoga is an applied science of the mind and body, involving physical, mental and spiritual forms of practice. It comes from the H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Common Themes
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Common to most forms of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Time: Encyclopedia Ii - Time - Psychology
Different people may judge identical lengths of time quite differently. Time can "fly"; that is, a long period of time can seem to go by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Notable Yogis
History is replete with Yogis that have inspired people for many generations. Yogini Meera from the Bhakti tradition, Shankaracharya from...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga (Sanskrit). (1) One of the six Darshanas or schools of India; a school of philosophy founded by Patanjali, though the real Yoga ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kundalini Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Kundalini Yoga - Kundalini Yoga Practice
The practice of kundalini yoga consists of a number bodily postures, expressive movements and utterances, characterological cultivations,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Tradition that predates Hinduism, and emphasizes meditation for self realization.    (See also: Yoga , Buddhism, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American Psychological Association: Social Studies Dictionary - American Psychological Association
Definition and meaning of American Psychological Association   American Psychological Association (APA) - [Psychology] Founde...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American Psychological Association: Social Studies Dictionary - American Psychological Association
Definition and meaning of American Psychological Association   American Psychological Association (APA) - [Psychology] Founde...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Integral Counseling Psychology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Integral Counseling Psychology
integral counseling psychology: A form of psychotherapy taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies, in San Francisco. It e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infallibility: Encyclopedia Ii - Infallibility - In Psychology And Sociology
Infallibility is inseparable from human nature as a result of the aspect of the human condition called self-awareness. It is one of the f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychology: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Psychology
Psychology. The Science of Soul, in days of old: a Science which served as the unavoidable basis for physiology. Whereas in our modern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Schopenhauer: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Schopenhauer - Psychology
Schopenhauer was perhaps even more influential in his treatment of man's mind than he was in the realm of philosophy. Philosophers have n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Educational Psychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Educational Psychology - Research Methods
The research methods used in educational psychology tend to be drawn from psychology and other social sciences. There is also a history o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Philosophy - Introduction
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic From its inception, Bud...   » Read the article