Yoga Definitions & Etymology Flashcards
‘Yoga’ derives from which Sanksrit word and in which text did it first appear?
- yuj (Sanskrit root): to bind, join, attach and yoke
- Union
- The word yoga was first mentioned in the oldest sacred texts, the Rig Veda.
- Per Sanskrit text, yoga (from the root yuj) means “to add”, “to join”, “to unite”, or “to attach” in
According to Pāṇini (A 6th-century Sanskrit grammarian)
The term yoga can be derived from either of two roots?
- yujir yoga (to yoke)
2. yuj samādhau (to concentrate)
Yoga means Samādhi; which can be translated as:
Concentration, as in “complete meditative absorption or spiritual absorption”
“Union of the self (jivātma) with the Divine (paramātma) is said to be yoga” is found in what text?
Yoga Yajnavalkya
Yogah Chitta Vrtti Nirodhah means what?
Chitta – mental or consciousness
Vrtti – modifications or fluctuations
Nirodhah – restraint
Restraint of mental modifications (or) stop the modifications of the mind.
Yoga’s four etymological components are:
- Union
- Equinamy
- Skill in action
- Stop the modifications of the mind
What are the five principle meanings of yoga?
- Yoga: as a disciplined method for attaining a goal.
- Yoga: as techniques of controlling the body and the mind.
- Yoga: as a name of one of the schools or systems of philosophy (darśana).
- Yoga, in connection with other words, such as “hatha-, mantra-, and laya-,” referring to traditions specializing in particular techniques of yoga.
- Yoga: as the goal of Yoga practice.
What is the ultimate aim of yoga?
Self -realization: Moksha / Kaivalya / Nirvana. This is the state in which one is ultimately free from the miseries and sufferings of the life Or in the state of Satchitananda
What are the six objectives of yoga?
- To achieve good health.
- To practice mental hygiene.
- To possess emotional stability.
- To integrate moral values.
- To attain higher level of consciousness.
- To attain harmony in body, senses and mind
