The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads
by Philomina T.L | 2018 | 42,235 words
This page relates 鈥極bservations and Findings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.
Chapter 6.6 - Observations and Findings
1. The 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 are twenty in number and they belong to 108 authoritative 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉. They are called so, on account of their subject matter.
2. The name of each 耻辫补苍颈峁诲 has its derivation. For example: In the K峁rikopani峁d, 诲丑腻谤补苍补 is related with 办峁谤颈办补 or knife. Here 诲丑腻谤补苍补 cuts ignorance or the knot of the heart just as knife cuts and removes unwanted things.
3. Among the twenty 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉, Tejobind奴pani峁d is the biggest which consists of 456 mantras and 惭补丑腻惫腻办测辞辫补苍颈峁诲 is the smallest which consists of only twelve mantras
4. Some 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 are described in the running manner while some are divided and sub-divided into ten 办丑腻峁囜笉补蝉.
5. The 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 vary among themselves upon same subjects like 测辞驳腻苍驳补蝉, and in the number of 测辞驳腻苍驳补蝉 and its divisions.
6. 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 introduce eight more 测辞驳腻苍驳补蝉 such as tarka, 迟测腻驳补, mauna, 诲别艣补, 办腻迟补, 尘奴濒补产补苍诲丑补, dehas膩mya and d峁沰sthiti.
7. They introduce ten more yamas like daya, 膩rjavam, 办峁尘补, d峁泃ih, 尘颈迟腻丑腻谤补, 艣aucam, 艣墨to峁ａ箛膩h膩ranidra vijayam, 艣膩nthi, ni艣calatvam, and indriyanigraham.
8. They introduce thirteen more niyamas like 腻蝉迟颈测补尘, 诲腻苍补尘, hrih, matih, tapa, 惫峁泃补, gurubhakti, satam膩ega, sukh膩gatavastvanubhavam, nissa峁単ata, 别办腻苍迟补惫腻蝉补峁�, manoniv峁泃ti, phal膩bhil膩峁, vair膩gy膩nubhavam
9. The 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 present various terms which denote different entities. For eg.,the term bindu denotes mind, 苍腻诲补 denotes buddhi, 丑补峁僺补 means 箩墨惫补, and parama丑补峁僺补 indicates 辫补谤补尘腻迟尘补, 辫补谤腻艣补办迟颈 indicates 办耻峁囜笉补濒颈苍墨 etc.
10. Even though the four 尘腻迟谤补蝉 of 辞尘办腻谤补 is generally accepted twelve other divisions of it are also narrated in the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 like 狈腻诲补产颈苍诲奴 and Brahmavidya.
11. The origin of 苍腻诲补 is in our itself from 尘奴濒补驳苍颈 and it is revealed through 驰辞驳补艣颈办丑辞辫补苍颈峁诲.
12. The 础诲惫补测补迟腻谤补办辞辫补苍颈峁诲 and the 测辞驳补艣颈办丑辞辫补苍颈峁诲 highlight 谤腻箩补测辞驳补 while the other 测辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 give prominence to 丑补峁环补测辞驳补.
13. The Yogas introduced in the 测辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 are different in their nature while they lead to the one and the same goal, that is kaivalya.
14. The 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 illustrate yoga as an aid for the prevention and curing of diseases.
15. Major 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 give prominence to the theoretical aspects of yoga while they 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 emphasize physical practices also.
16. Major 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 ascertain 尘辞办峁 through 箩帽腻苍补 while the 测辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 ascertain 尘辞办峁 through yoga.
17. The 驰辞驳补蝉奴迟谤补 of 笔补迟补帽箩补濒颈 is spiritual in its nature while the 测辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 are spiritual as well as physical in nature.
18. The basis of the 测辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 lies on 惫别诲腻苍迟补诲补谤艣补苍补, whereas the 测辞驳补蝉奴迟谤补 lies on 厂腻峁僰丑测补诲补谤艣补苍补.
19. The 驰辞驳补蝉奴迟谤补 proclaims yoga as a means of self-realization while the 测辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 treat yoga and 箩帽腻苍补 complementary to each other for the realization.
20. The Yogic concepts in the 测辞驳补蝉奴迟谤补 are described in a systematic manner while the 测辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 do not have a systematic description on it.
21. As the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 introduce a number of yogas, it may make confusion among the practitioners. when they choose yoga, as explained in the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉. However they provides full freedom to practise each yoga as per one鈥檚 physical fitness and mental strength, because it is said that 鈥渕ental strength makes one strong.鈥�
22. The language used in the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 is comprehensive and the illustration of yogic concepts through examples are more helpful to conceive the ideas quickly, even by the ordinary people.