tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85381012009-03-01T15:57:53.750+01:00The word Yoga came from the Sanskrit word Yuj, which means to unite, to join, to add. Meditation is only one aspect of Yoga. Yoga not only describes all mental states, aspects and dimensions within the individual, but also advocates practical games to be played with the mind to control its functioning and to achieve peace.Mohit Johrinoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538101.post-1096561429804416652004-09-30T18:00:00.000+02:002004-09-30T18:36:30.210+02:00<a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation.htm"><strong>Yoga and Meditation</strong></a> <br /> <br /><p><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.com/indian_art_galleries/pieter_weltevrede/pw_ga_bhagiratha_austerities_painting.htm"><img src="http://www.sanatansociety.org/beeld/Paintings/Pieter_Weltevrede/Ganga_Book/pw_ga_bhagiratha_austerities_200.gif" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Bhagiratha austerities - click for a larger image of this painting." border="0"></a></p> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/yoga.htm"><strong>Introduction to Yoga</strong></a><strong> <br /></strong> <br /><strong>Types of Yoga:</strong> Essentially the yogi will choose according to his temperament to follow of the yoga paths. All three in combination or not, may lead the yogi to obtaining the union between individual and cosmic consciousness: <br /> <br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/bhakti_yoga.htm"><strong>Bhakti Yoga</strong></a><strong>:</strong> The path of pure spiritual devotion, love and surrender. <br /> <br /></li><li><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/jnana_yoga_gyana_dhyana.htm"><strong>Gyana Yoga</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Also called Gyana, it is the path of right knowledge, reaching the ultimate truth through cessation of mental modifications by negation. <br /> <br /></li><li><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/karma_yoga.htm"><strong>Karma Yoga</strong></a><strong>:</strong> The path of selfless action.</li></ul><p>There are many other yoga traditions such as:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/tantra_yoga.htm"><strong>Tantra Yoga</strong></a> <br /> <br /></li><li><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/tantra_yoga_ashtanga_yoga.htm"><strong>Ashtanga Yoga</strong></a> <br /> <br /></li><li><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/indian_music_and_mantras/sounds_of_tantra_mantras.htm"><strong>Mantra Yoga</strong></a> <br /> <br /></li><li><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/hatha_yoga.htm"><strong>Hatha Yoga</strong></a> <br /> <br /></li><li><strong><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/chakras/kundalini_yoga.htm">Laya Yoga(Kundalini Yoga)</a></strong> <br /> <br /></li><li><a href="http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/hatha_yoga_mantra_yoga_laya_yoga_raja_yoga.htm"><strong>Raja Yoga</strong></a></li></ul><p></p> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8538101-109656142980441665?l=yoga-and-meditation.blogspot.com'/></div>Mohit Johrinoreply@blogger.com