Yoga

Content

• Terminology• History of Yoga• Goals of Yoga• Schools of Yoga• Conclusion

Terminology

• Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline that denotes a variety of schools, practices and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism (including Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism) and Jainism, the best-known being Hatha yoga and Raja yoga.

History of Yoga

• Indus Valley Civilization (before 1900 BCE)• Vedic civilization (1700-500 BCE)• North-eastern India (before 500 BCE)• Pre classical era (500-200 BCE)• Classical era (200 BCE – 500 CE)• Middle Ages (500–1500 CE)• Modern history

Goals of yoga

1-Yoga as a disciplined method for attaining a goal;

2-Yoga as techniques of controlling the body and the mind;

3-Yoga as a name of one of the schools or systems of philosophy;

4-Yoga in connection with other words, such as "hatha-, mantra-, and laya-," referring to traditions specializing in particular techniques of yoga;

Yoga Buddhism

Buddhist meditation encompasses a variety of meditation techniques that aim to develop mindfulness, concentration, tranquility, and insight.

Hinduism

• Yoga philosophy ( Rāja yoga)• Hatha Yoga

Jainism

Meditation in Jainism aims at realizing the self, attain salvation, take the soul to complete freedom. It aims to reach and to remain in the pure state of soul which is believed to be pure conscious, beyond any attachment or aversion.

Tantra

Tantra yoga may be described, as practices in 9th to 10th century Buddhist and Hindu texts, which included yogic practices with elaborate deity visualizations using geometrical arrays and drawings, fierce male and particularly female deities, transgressive life stage related rituals, extensive use of chakras and mantras, and sexual techniques, all aimed to help one's health, long life and liberation.

Conclusion

Mohammed AlmuhairiSection: CJK