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

Yoga is India's unique contribution to the world. It is a more intense form of prayer and religious worship. It is a way of reaching out to God through intense personal effort. Yoga aims to build a bridge between the world in which we live and the world from which we came. It attempts to reverse the process of creation and connect us to our source. It gives us an opportunity to transcend our limitations and realize who we are and what our true potentials are. yoga has been the applied science of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism for the last several centuries. In this world you will come to know about the true meaning of the word yoga and how it was practiced in the ancient world. the History of yoga. Our knowledge of yoga comes to us mostly from the work of Patanjali who lived sometime in the early Christian era. The Yogasutras is the most authoritative ancient scriptures on yoga. However Patanjali did not invent the system of yoga. It was practiced in the Indian subcontinent long before him and practiced by the followers of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and many ascetic traditions that were subsequently integrated into Hinduism. the Indus people were probably familiar with some aspects of yoga. Followers of the Samkhya school used yoga as the means to liberate themselves from the hold of Prakriti. the Samkhya philosophy was probably the oldest of the Indian traditions to practice yoga for spiritual liberation. The Jain yoga is also one of the oldest yoga systems practiced in the Indian subcontinent. It focused more on the restraint and self denial to the extent of self-mortification. the Buddha was against hurting the body for spiritual aims. He suggested a more softer middle path in which right means were employed to attain right ends. The ancient Buddhist yoga focused on dhyana and similar practices to become aware of breath and body sensations to cultivate mindfulness. The third part of the video deals with Yoga in the Vedic world and concepts of yoga mentioned in some of the earliest upanishads like the Katha Upanishad, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and Svetasvatara Upanished and also how the Vedic ritual was internalized for the purpose of self-realization.

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[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.

[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.

[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 .

[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

[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.

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

[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.

[TheMsDutchess]

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

[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:)

[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.