Article - Hindu Yoga: The Four Paths Of Hindu Yoga
The four main spiritual paths for God-realisation are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga. Karma Yoga is suitable for a man...   » 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

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 - 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

Article - Hindu Quotes: State Of Yoga
Hindu Quotes: State of Yoga      Those who aspire to the state of yoga should seek the Self in inner solitude through...   » 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

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 - Hindu Quotes: Ignorance Is Destroyed
Hindu Quotes: Ignorance is Destroyed   When ignorance is destroyed, the Self is liberated from its identification with the worl...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Failure To Discriminate
Hindu Quotes: Failure to Discriminate    Ignorance is the failure to discriminate between the permanent and the impermanen...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Limitations Of The World
Hindu Quotes: Limitations of the World   Although the limitations of the world disappear for one who knows the Self, they are n...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Settled Mind
Hindu Quotes: Settled Mind    As a flawless crystal absorbs what is placed before it, so the settled mind is transparent t...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Negative Feelings
Hindu Quotes: Negative feelings   Negative feelings, such as violence, are damaging to life, whether we act upon them ourselves...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Mind Of Meditation
Hindu Quotes: Mind of Meditation   All minds are created by ego--the separative sense of "I."  All these express...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Negative Feelings
Hindu Quotes: Negative Feelings   Negative feelings, such as violence, are damaging to life, whether we act upon them ourselves...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karma Yoga: Encyclopedia - Karma Yoga
Karma yoga, or the "discipline of action" is based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, a holy scripture of Hinduism. One of the four p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samadhi: Encyclopedia - Samadhi
Samadhi is a term used in Hindu and Buddhist yogic meditation. Samadhi is also the Hindi word for a cenotaph, a structure commemorating t...   » 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 - Samkhya: Encyclopedia - Samkhya
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Samkhya, also Sankhya, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar
The Hindu calendar is of two types: the solar calendar or the saura māna the lunisolar calendar or the chāndra māna Both are describ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paramahansa Yogananda: Encyclopedia - Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda परमहंस योगानन्‍द (January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952), was an Indian yogi and guru. He...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakti Yoga: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Bhakti Yoga
bhakti yoga: n (Sanskrit) "Union through devotion." Bhakti yoga is the practice of devotional disciplines, worship, prayer, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jnana Yoga: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Jnana Yoga
jnana yoga: (Sanskrit) "Union of knowledge."   Describes the esoteric spiritual practices of the fully enlightened bei...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Pada: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yoga Pada
yoga pada: (Sanskrit) The third of the successive stages in spiritual unfoldment in Saiva Siddhanta, wherein the goal is Self Realizat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Tapas: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yoga Tapas
yoga tapas: (Sanskrit) "Fiery union."   Relentless, sustained yoga practice that awakens the fiery kundalini, bringing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Hatha Yoga
hatha yoga: (Sanskrit) "Forceful yoga."   Hatha yoga is a system of physical and mental exercise developed in ancient ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddha Yoga: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Siddha Yoga
siddha yoga: (Sanskrit) "Yoga of perfected attainment, or of supernatural powers." 1)    A term used in the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Sampradaya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yoga Sampradaya
Yoga Sampradaya: (Sanskrit) A term for Siddha Siddhanta. See: Saivism. (See also: Yoga Sampradaya , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Vasishtha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yoga Vasishtha
Yoga Vasishtha: (Sanskrit) Poetic work of over 29,000 verses attributed to Valmiki. It is a dialog between Prince Rama and his teacher...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Pada: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yoga Pada
yoga pada: "Stage of union."   Having matured in the charya and kriya padas, the soul now turns to internalized worshi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Raja Yoga: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Raja Yoga
raja yoga: (Sanskrit) "King of yogas."   Also known as ashtanga yoga, "eight-limbed yoga." The classical yog...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Hatha Yoga Pradipika: (Sanskrit) "Light on hatha yoga."   A 14th-century text of 389 verses by Svatmarama Yogin which ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Purana
PURANA: Hindu myths and legends.   (See also: PURANA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahabharata: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Mahabharata
MAHABHARATA: A Hindu epic.   (See also: MAHABHARATA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Sutra: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Yoga Sutra , Raja Yoga
Yoga Sutra A succint set of aphorisms or sutras written by Patanjali which describe what has come to be known as Rajayoga.   &quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Yoga
YOGA: (Lit.) union; union of the individual soul with the Supreme Soul; any course which makes for such union   (See also: YOG...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Laya Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Laya Yoga
Laya Yoga: Process of absorption of the individual soul into the Supreme Soul; concentration of the mind with a view to dissolve it; t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Yoga
Yoga: techniques of developing and integrating energy   (See also: Yoga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga: The "eight-limbed" Yoga of Patanjali consisting of yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakti Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti Yoga: The yoga of attaining union with God through the prescribed spiritual discipline of the path of devotion.   (See a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Nidra: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra: A state of half-contemplation and half-sleep; light yogic sleep when the individual retains slight awareness; state betwee...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Sutras: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Yoga Sutras
Yoga Sutras: The oldest known writing on the subject of yoga, written by the sage Patanjali, a yogi of ancient India, and considered t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Vashista: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Yoga Vashista
Yoga Vashista: A classical treatise on Yoga, containing the instructions of the Rishi Vashista to Lord Rama on meditation and spiritua...   » 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 - Bhakti Yoga: A Spiritual Dictionary On Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti yoga: A form of yoga based upon love and devotion to God. Devotional chants are often either mantras, or the various names of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Brahma
Brahma: As part of the Hindu Trinity of Vishnu and Shiva, Brahma is the creator of the Universe.   (See also: Brahma ,Yoga, Yo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brihaspati: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Brihaspati
Brihaspati: The Hindu Deity of Wisdom; the chief of all the priests.   (See also: Brihaspati ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Puja: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Puja
Puja: Hindu Worship; flower offerings.   (See also: Puja ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Kama: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Kama
Kama:  Pursuit of desire. Also, the Hindu God of desire.   (See also: Kama ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Gurukul: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Gurukul
Gurukul: Traditional Hindu residential schools of learning; typically the teacher's house or a monastery.   (See also: Gurukul...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Sadhana: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Yoga Sadhana
YOGA SADHANA: the spiritual discipline of Yoga   (See also: YOGA SADHANA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Raja Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Raja Yoga
RAJA YOGA: the Yoga of meditation   (See also: RAJA YOGA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karma Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga: Yoga of Work or Service   (See also: Karma Yoga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jnana Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Jnana Yoga
Jnana Yoga: Yoga of Knowledge   (See also: Jnana Yoga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kriya Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga: yoga of technique   (See also: Kriya Yoga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Laya Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Laya Yoga
Laya Yoga: Yoga of absorption into the sound-current (nada)   (See also: Laya Yoga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prana Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Prana Yoga
Prana Yoga: Yoga of the life-force   (See also: Prana Yoga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Raja Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga: integral or royal yoga path of Patanjali   (See also: Raja Yoga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakti Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Bhakti Yoga
BHAKTI YOGA: the Yoga of devotion   (See also: BHAKTI YOGA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Hatha Yoga
HATHA YOGA: the Yoga of physical perfection   (See also: HATHA YOGA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jnana Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Jnana Yoga
JNANA YOGA: the Yoga of knowledge   (See also: JNANA YOGA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyana Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Dhyana Yoga
DHYANA YOGA: the Yoga of meditation   (See also: DHYANA YOGA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Sutras: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Yoga Sutras
Yoga Sutras: classical text of Patanjali on Yoga   (See also: Yoga Sutras , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga: Yoga of the physical body   (See also: Hatha Yoga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakti Yoga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti Yoga: Yoga of Devotion   (See also: Bhakti Yoga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Sou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Benares: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Benares
BENARES: A holy pilgrimage centre of Hindus, now called Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh,   (See also: BENARES ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ekadasi: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Ekadasi
EKADASI: Eleventh day of the Hindu lunar fortnight.   (See also: EKADASI ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedanta: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Vedanta
VEDANTA: The school of Hindu thoughts (based primarily on the Upanishads).   (See also: VEDANTA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Satya-yuga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Satya-yuga
SATYA-YUGA: the Age of Truth, the first of the four Hindu time-cycles.   (See also: SATYA-YUGA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagvad Gita: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Bhagvad Gita
Bhagvad Gita: a part of the famous Hindu epic 'Mahabharata'. Teachings of Lord Krishna to his disciple Arjuna at the commencement of ...   » 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 - Vedas: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Vedas
VEDAS: The most ancient authentic scripture of the Hindus, a revealed scripture and therefore free from imperfections.   (See a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karma Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Karma Yoga - Concept
The Bhagavad Gita is the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna just before the battle of Mahabharata, a war between the virtuous Panda...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmacharya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya: Literally means practicing conduct that leads one to God. Mostly it is used to describe self-restraint, especially over ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Veda: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Veda
Veda: The Veda, meaning "Knowledge," is a collective term for the sacred scriptures of the Hindus. There are four volumes or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chakra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Chakra
Chakra: Literally, the wheel of a wagon; it is a term used to represent the energetic centers of the body.  In Hindu Yoga there a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upanishads: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Upanishads
Upanishads: The second great collection of ancient sacred Hindu texts, the Upanishads followed the Vedas and set forth doctrines such ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Varna: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Varna
Varna: The Hindu term for caste, a social division into which a person is born. There are four major castes in Hindu society: Brahmin,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cakra Or Chakra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Cakra Or Chakra
Cakra or Chakra:   Cakra or Chakra ("wheel"): literally, the wheel of a wagon; metaphorically, one of the psycho-ener...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiva: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Shiva
Shiva: The Divine; a deity that has served yogis as an archetypal model throughout the ages. Also, in the Sahasrara chakra at the crow...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karma: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Karma
Karma: One of the central ideas of Hindu philosophy, Karma is literally action of any kind, including ritual acts. But Karma also incl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavad-gîtâ: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Bhagavad-gîtâ
Bhagavad-Gîtâ: meaning "Song of God", The epic poem Bhagavad Gita was spoken by Krishna, part of the 2000-year-o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samadhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Samadhi - The Hindu Tradition
Samadhi (IPA: [sɑ ma dʰi] is Sanskrit term for the practice which produces complete meditation (among "normal" one). According to Vyasa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mantra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Mantra
Mantra: "Man" means "mind" or thinking, and "tra" means to "release or free". Mantras are sacr...   » 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 - Hindu Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Philosophy - Hindu Philosophy: The Six Main Schools Of Thought
The philosophic and theological diversity of Hinduism is limitless, being nurtured by the fundamentally eclectic and liberal universalism...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Viveka: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Viveka
Viveka: 1)  A name for the all-pervasive, supreme Reality. 2)  One of the Hindu trinity of gods, representing God as the s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiva: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Shiva
Shiva: The all-pervasive supreme Reality; also, one of the Hindu trinity of gods, who carries out the act of destruction or dissoluti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmin: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Brahmin
Brahmin: A caste of Hindu society whose members are by tradition priests and scholars   (See also: Brahmin , Yoga, Yoga Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Brahma
Brahma: The absolute Reality manifested as the active creator of the universe, personified as one of the three gods of the Hindu trin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Calendar - Day
The Hindu calendrical day starts with local sunrise. It is allotted five "properties", called anga-s. They are: the tithi active at sunr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Philosophy: The Six Vedic Schools Of Thought
The six Āstika or orthodox (accepting the authority of the Vedas) schools of Hindu philosophy are Nyāya, Vaisheshika, Sāmkhya, Yoga, P...   » 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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 - 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