The Origin And History Of Yoga and Connection With Hinduism, Buddhism And Jainism

[YogaForWeightLossHQ]

vid kept me glued to my seat great job

[Narsimhadev010]

you forgot to mention Bhakti yoga the quickest way to liberation in this Kali Yug

[TheMsDutchess]

i wish he didnt have that weird echo. it's makes him harder to hear. but it's a veryinformative video

[markwessex]

Thank you for this, great piece of knowledge. Only regret is that your voice echoes a lot and its difficult to understand sometimes - recording/voice is too loud and vibrates, even when you turn the volume down. But thanks.

[GabrielGroverMan]

Honest question here, what do you meen by "It attempts to reverse the process of creation and connect us to our source."... why? why not improve the creation by becoming more interactive with it instead of trying to disconnect from it?

[hinduwebsite]

@GabrielGroverMan

According to Classical Yoga creation is the process of binding an individual soul (Purusha) to Nature (Prakriti) and creating a layer of dynamic consciousness around it. Yoga attempts to reverse the process by removing the impurities from the consciusness and freeing the soul.

[mackac81]

@GabrielGroverMan Yeah, it also seems to be very nihilistic to creation. It seems to cry No to life.

[TheDharmakaya]

@GabrielGroverMan. We reverse the process of creation because the universe is actually created by our own mind - however, the mind makes the mistake of thinking what it is creating is actually "out there" instead of actually being a (mistaken) projection of its own awareness. Because the mind thinks it is perceiving objects outside of itself it then develops the delusions of aversion towards objects it perceives as unpleasant and attachment towards objects it perceives as being attractive.

[GabrielGroverMan]

@TheDharmakaya how can you state such truths if truth cannot be known? surely something has to be objective.

[TheDharmakaya]

@GabrielGroverMan What Buddhists call "ultimate truth" is when the mind can percieve that objects are not inherently existent from their own perspective but are created by imputation of conceptual thought. For example when a human and a dog perceive a car their minds conceive of two different things - however, it is illogical for a car to be two things at once. I admit it is a very difficult concept! If the subject interests you I would recommend "Heart of Wisdom" by Kelsang Gyatso.

[GabrielGroverMan]

@TheDharmakaya if everything is an illusion how can we ever know anything at all... thats is my point. how do you know that your truth is THE Truth and not an illusion in itself, a lie? what proof do you have? empirical evidence that can be understood.

[chickenflu4]

Don't rely on gurus. they are only money making business! If you are really interested, read commentaries on hindu scriptures by eastern scholars(not WESTERN scholars except few like Max Muller). they are full of misinterpretations.

I would recommend studying collection of Vivekanada, Aurobindo,etc. It is a good way to start .

[hinduwebsite]

The insight you have received is the very essence of Hinduism. You are blessed. Thanks for letting me know.

[hinduwebsite]

It is a personal journey in which ultimately you have to drop all mental crutches. So don't seek after a guru. Let him ort her come to you. Till then, keep reading the scriptures and the writings of wise masters. Keep your thoughts pure. Aspire for guidance and wait for the things to unfold.

[citycitymusic]

Thank you!  Great video my friend. Be well..

[jaiPawanPutraHanuman]

That was a very enlightening video.

Thank You, very much.

[pakifucker999999999]

the video i sent is for those who dont practic yoga because of the religious resons........

[hinduwebsite]

Are you suggesting that if the authorities in these countries would have known that yoga was practiced by some athiestic traditions of India, they would not have passed the fatwa! Islamic tradition would not allow yoga practice because it is not sanctioned by Quran or their sharia. Period.

[hinduwebsite]

This video does not speak about the origin of Samkhya Yoga but yoga in general. The word yoga is mentioned in the Vedas while the Buddha never directly used the word Yoga in any of his teachings. Almost every chapeter in the Bhagavadgita end with the suffix "yoga". Apart from classical yoga, there is bhakti yoga (yoga of devotion), karma yoga, jnana yoga, sanyasa yoga, tantra yoga and so on. The word yoga does not mean union alone. Brahma yoga means, for example attaining the status of Brahman.

[hinduwebsite]

There is no unanimity about the athetistic nature of Samkhya, while Yoga was certainly a thestic tradtion. Yoga's Isvara is a personal God, not a creator God. Yoga describes Him as AUM and recommends Japa (a form of prayer). Yoga speaks about individual Souls, but individual souls in absolute state are universal and infinite, because they cannot be distinguished. It is a paradox which classical yoga does not clarify.

[hinduwebsite]

This video is about yoga in general. You can always pick exception to each statement made about yoga. It is true even with your own comments. For example you said

Buddhism does not believe in gods. But they do believe in Brahma, Indra and other gods

though their conception of gods is different. Buddhism also believes in a self, but its concept of self that transmigrates is different from that of the Upanishads.

Isvara pranidhana means devotion to Isvara. Isvara does not have eyes.

[buckarmstrong]

Part III: Isvara-pranidhana really means practicing to see things as if through the eyes of Isvara, with an awareness unconditioned by the habitual patterns of body & mind, samskaras. This is what yoga develops, and when it is fully realized in awakening there is no god of any sort that one meets - just the divine nature of reality and consciousness as they are. In fact, praying or other forms of mental activity are meant to be abandoned: yogas-citta-vrtti-nirodhah (YS I:2)

[buckarmstrong]

Part II: In fact, even though the concept of god appears in the Yoga Sutra, Patanjali's conception of Isvara is as the pure awareness inherent in the universe - a purusa like that of individuals, but unfettered by the illusion of identity. This is different than other conceptions of Isvara, such as those found in Vedanta, and the Isvara of Yoga is not someone or something one would pray or devote oneself to.

[buckarmstrong]

Part I: "[Yoga] is a more intense form of prayer and religious worship. It is a way of reaching out to God through intense personal effort."

When you hear things like this, it's easy to understand why Islamic religious councils in Egypt, Malaysia, and Indonesia have prohibited yoga practice among Muslims. Although well-meaning, the author is wrong - the Samkhyakas whom he cites as the earliest yogis aiming for liberation were atheists, and no gods are involved in the Buddhist path.

[Rainy64]

@buckarmstrong Christians aren't supposed to go near Yoga either.

[00Kuja00]

@buckarmstrong true that the ultimate principle according to Yogasutra is not a god, but they still have a god called Isvara, its just not a "creater god" :)

buddism have gods aswell, but have to remeber that the gods in eastern cultures dont alwys have the same rolls as the gods in western culture:)