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Yoga (UK: , US: ; Sanskrit: योग 'yoga' [joːɡɐ] ; lit. 'yoke' or 'union') is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated with its own philosophy in ancient India, aimed at controlling body and mind to attain various soteriological goals (moksha), as practiced in the Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist traditions.
Yoga may have pre-Vedic origins, but is first attested in the early first millennium BCE. It developed as various traditions in the eastern Ganges basin drew from a common body of practices, including Vedic elements. Yoga-like practices are mentioned in the Rigveda and a number of early Upanishads, but systematic yoga concepts emerge during the fifth and sixth centuries BCE in ancient India's ascetic and Śramaṇa movements, including Jainism and Buddhism. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the classical text on Hindu yoga, samkhya-based but influenced by Buddhism, dates to the early centuries of the Common Era. Hatha yoga texts began to emerge between the ninth and 11th centuries, originating in tantra.
Yoga is practiced worldwide, but "yoga" in the Western world often entails a modern form of Hatha yoga and a posture-based physical fitness, stress-relief and relaxation technique, consisting largely of asanas; this differs from traditional yoga, which focuses on meditation and release from worldly attachments. It was introduced by gurus from India after the success of Swami Vivekananda's adaptation of yoga without asanas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Vivekananda introduced the Yoga Sutras to the West, and they became prominent after the 20th-century success of hatha yoga.
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Facing Change and Realizing Peace Generosity, Yoga, Letting Go |
Aug 23 2012 |
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The Seeds and Fruits of True AwakeningSerial: RA-03950 The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening
Practice, Enlightenment, Yoga |
Apr 05 2012 4 The Yoga Room |
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The Seeds and Fruits of True AwakeningSerial: RA-03943 The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening Karmic Consciousness, Yoga, Sambhogakaya |
Mar 08 2012 1 The Yoga Room |
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The Mind of Enlightenment Emptiness, Yoga, Concentration |
Aug 12 2010 |
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Embracing Pain as Playful Ceremony Ceremony, Pain, Yoga |
Dec 06 2008 |
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Entering and Embodying Truth Ceremony, Yoga, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 05 2008 |
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Mahayana Abhidharma Yoga, Impermanence, Anger |
Mar 02 2006 1 The Yoga Room |
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Renunciation: Pathway to Selfless Enlightenment Renunciation, Yoga, Commitment |
Jan 23 2006 |
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Path to Enlightenment: Challenges and Commitments Ceremony, Yoga, Bodhisattva Vow |
Jan 22 2006 |
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Freedom Through Chosen Constraints Commitment, Freedom, Yoga |
Oct 16 2005 |
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Finding Freedom Through Embraced Limits Commitment, Freedom, Yoga |
Oct 16 2005 |
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Cleveland-Fear and Fearlessnes Yoga, Ceremony, Intention |
Jun 07 2004 |
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Zen and the Bodhisattva Journey Meditation, Yoga, Zazen |
Mar 21 2002 |
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Catching Without Holding: Zen Insight Practice, Time, Yoga |
Nov 30 2000 |
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Harmony of Presence Through Yoga Yoga, Concentration, Posture |
Jul 20 1999 |
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Awaken Through Yogic Integration Yoga, Concentration, Posture |
Jul 20 1999 |
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Beyond Preference: Embracing the Middle Way Greed, Love, Yoga |
Jun 15 1999 |
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Zenful Yoga: Posture and Liberation Posture, Meditation, Yoga |
Jun 28 1994 |
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Ethics and Enlightenment in Zen Yoga, Precepts, Posture |
Aug 22 1991 |
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Zen Awakening: Mind of Enlightenment Buddha, Practice, Yoga |
Nov 20 1988 |
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Flowing Life, Integrated Practice Yoga, Posture, Practice |
Oct 30 1981 3 |
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No Abode Dharma Talk August 16, 2025 MP3 Version Yoga, Posture, Work |
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Tranquility Practice, Time, Yoga |
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Mindful Balance for True Stabilization Breath, Yoga, Concentration |
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Zen Path: Embracing Enlightenment Within Buddha, Study, Yoga |
Nov 19 |