What is the true definition of yoga?

Published: March 9, 2020, 2:53 p.m.

In the West, yoga means asanas/ postures. Period. In the East (India), it can mean anything - Bhakti (devotion), Dhyana (contemplation/ meditation), Raja (Spiritual practices), Pranayama (Breath control) or Karma yoga (doing our duties without expecting a particular outcome). But in this episode we present the definition of yoga as discussed in a book on Vishnu Sahasranamam: it is when we contemplate on the unity of the individual enlivening soul in us with the universal supreme consciousness Brahman!\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happilyoga/message