Question

plz give me links and photos and attached essay on yoga in english please

Answer 1

The term ‘Yoga’ has been derived from the Sanskrit word, ‘Yuj’ which means union. It can be explained as the union of the mind and the body to achieve perfect harmony at the most profound level. it helps us to reach a higher level of consciousness, thought a transformation of the psychic organs.

Yoga has no specific religious connotations. Its appeal is universal and is practiced by many. The Upanishads, the Mahabharata, including the Bhagavadgita, Jainism and Buddhism accept yogic practices. The ‘Yoga Sutra’ of Patanjali is the oldest text book of yoga. It was written during second century and became very popular. It developed as one of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy, often associated with the Samkhya school.

Yoga is a methodical effort to attain perfection through the control of the different elements of human nature, physical and psychical. yoga has two firms bases. They are the physical and the spiritual. On the physical side, there are asanas, kriyas, bandhs and pranayams, besides the mudras. A proper practice of these exercise prepares the body and the mind of yoga practitioner to make spiritual progress.