What is Yoga? How can we change our lifestyle through Yoga? How does yoga can purify our mind and body? Yoga has power to change us? So there are a lot of questions. Now let us journey of yoga.
Origin of Yoga and History
When there was nothing in the universe, only exists a deep darkness, then a sound produce - 'OM'. 'Om' came with divine light and sound. It is assumed that the sound of 'OM' created Veda, Sub-veda, and Upveda.
The oldest veda is rigveda. In this veda, first time described the yoga and its power. We find various type of yoga in this scripture like Gyan yoga, Bhakti yoga, Kam Yoga, Haatha yoga, Raj yoga, Mantra Yoga, Shiva yoga, Nand yoga, Lay yoga etc.
Rigveda is about 8 to 10 ten thousands years old scripture of Sanatan. About 5 Thousand years ago, A saint named Patanjali wrote a book ' Yoga Sutra of Patanjali' . In this work he wrote 195 Sanskrit sutras on the theory and practice of yoga.
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How Can Yoga Change Your Lifestyle
The Lord Krishna also spoke the importance of yoga. He told that yoga can purify your mind and thought. As we purify our body from shower of water as similarly we can purify our mind by the practice of yoga.
He told that by the practice of yoga can control the senses of human body. Krishna Says in Bhagavad Gita, that senses are controlled by mind, and mind is controlled by intellect. He further states that the intellect is subject to the soul.
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