The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads
by Philomina T.L | 2018 | 42,235 words
This page relates 鈥楧escription of Hamsa-yoga鈥� of study dealing with the evolution and significance of Yoga as reflected in the Yoga-Upanishads, a collection of authoritative texts dedicated to the concept of Yoga (spiritual discipline). The thesis traces the origins of the practice back to pre-Vedic times and and suggests that Yoga became a philosophical system following the creation of the Yogasutras.
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6. Description of 贬补峁僺补-yoga
贬补峁僺补 yoga is illustrated in the 贬补峁僺辞辫补苍颈峁诲 and 叠谤补丑尘补惫颈诲测辞辫补苍颈峁诲. 贬补峁僺补 pertains to the rigid entity belonging to the heart of all living beings in the form of sensitive soul, the absolute reality and the supreme truth;
This nature of 贬补峁僺补 is described in the 叠谤补丑尘补惫颈诲测辞辫补苍颈峁诲 as,
pr膩峁噄n膩峁� dehamaghye tu sthito 丑补峁僺补岣� sad膩cyuta |
丑补峁僺补 eva para峁� satya峁� 丑补峁僺补 eva tu satyakam ||
丑补峁僺补 eva para峁� v膩kya峁� 丑补峁僺补 eva tu vaidikam |
丑补峁僺补 eva paro rudro 丑补峁僺补 eva par膩tparam ||
sarvadevasya madhyastho 丑补峁僺补 eva mahe艣vara岣� |[1]
Again the 贬补峁僺辞辫补苍颈峁诲 also described its nature as:
sarve峁 dehe峁 惫测腻辫测补 vartate yath膩 hyagni岣膩峁ａ弓he峁 tile峁 tailamiva |[2]
Which means that 丑补峁僺补 exists in all beings as fuel perceives fire and sesamum perceives oil.
The yogi through the yogic meditation attains wisdom along with the Brahman. In this manner the yogi who utters the 丑补峁僺补 mantra becomes enriched with knowledge; and there from obtains the real nature of 贬补峁僺补, the transcendent Brahman. This is what is called 贬补峁僺补 yoga. Here the yogi realizes himself (so ham) as a rigid entity, that is 鈥槼蟛贯箖s补鈥�. The same thing happens in the mantra yoga and 丑补峁僺补 yoga. So it may be assumed that both are the same:
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Br.V.U. 60-62
[2]:
Ha峁�.U. 5