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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
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- 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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