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Yoga

Discipline of union, action, knowledge, and devotion in the Gita.

ConceptBhagavad Gitaयोग

Definition

Disciplined union of the self with the Divine.

Meaning

In the Gita, yoga is not only posture but skill in action, evenness of mind (samatva), and paths of karma, jnana, and bhakti.

Etymology

From Sanskrit √yuj "to yoke, join, unite".

Primary sources

  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 2
  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 6

Examples

  • Samatvam yoga ucyate, evenness is called yoga
  • Karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, bhakti-yoga as paths
  • Dhyana-yoga of chapter 6, meditation

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