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The Different Faces Of Yoga
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For a large majority of people, including many Americans, yoga is a ritualistic series of body contorting movements done while being totally oblivious to any external facets of life. For others, an image of a wise old man sitting atop a mountain appears in their head. These people fail to grasp t ....
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....n is the point of departure for the yogi (Eliade 520). Through constant meditation the yogi hopes to isolate his soul from his body, This is known as kaivalyam (Nikhilananda 680).
There are for main paths to achieve this enlightenment through yoga. These four branches are known as bhakti yoga (Path of Devotion), karma yoga (Path of Selfless Action), jnana yoga (Path of Transcendental Knowledge) and asthanga yoga (Path of Pantanjali). The fourth "path" derives its name from the teachings of P.... |
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