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Traditionally, there are four main paths to attain union, namely, ''karma yoga'' (through action), ''bhakti yoga'' (through devotion), ''[[Jñāna Yoga|jñāna yoga]]'' (through knowledge), and ''[[Rāja Yoga|rāja yoga]]'' (through meditation). According to the late Yogatattva Upanishad, yoga is divided into four forms — Mantrayoga, Layayoga, [[Haṭha Yoga|Hathayoga]] and [[Rāja Yoga|Rajayoga]]. | Traditionally, there are four main paths to attain union, namely, ''karma yoga'' (through action), ''bhakti yoga'' (through devotion), ''[[Jñāna Yoga|jñāna yoga]]'' (through knowledge), and ''[[Rāja Yoga|rāja yoga]]'' (through meditation). According to the late Yogatattva Upanishad, yoga is divided into four forms — Mantrayoga, Layayoga, [[Haṭha Yoga|Hathayoga]] and [[Rāja Yoga|Rajayoga]]. | ||
Scholarly research shows that Theosophy "was the first movement that popularised yoga on a worldwide scale | Scholarly research shows that Theosophy "was the first movement that popularised yoga on a worldwide scale,"<ref> K. Baier, "Yoga" in ''Dictionary of Contemporary Esotericism'' (ed. E. Asprem), Leiden: Brill.</ref> and that, "It was due to the impact of the TS, then, that yoga penetrated Western culture in a number of previously little-known but important ways."<ref>Patrick D. Bowen, "The Real Pure Yog" in ''Imagining the East'', chapter 7 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2020), 157.</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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==Online resources== | ==Online resources== | ||
===Articles=== | ===Articles=== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/yoga Yoga] in Theosophy World | ||
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/karma-yoga Karma Yoga] in Theosophy World | |||
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/kriya-yoga Kriyā Yoga] in Theosophy World | |||
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/dhyana-yoga Dhyāna Yoga] in Theosophy World | |||
*[https://theosophy.world/encyclopedia/bhakti-yoga Bhakti Yoga] in Theosophy World | |||
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/brahma-yoga Brahma Yoga] in Theosophy World | |||
*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/buddhi-yoga Buddhi Yoga] in Theosophy World | |||
*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No200_201.pdf# The Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga of India] by Annie Besant | *[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No200_201.pdf# The Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga of India] by Annie Besant | ||
*[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/questions-answered-about-yoga-vidya# Questions Answered about Yoga Vidya] by H. P. Blavatsky | *[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/questions-answered-about-yoga-vidya# Questions Answered about Yoga Vidya] by H. P. Blavatsky | ||
*[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/yoga-philosophy-hpb# The Yoga Philosophy] by H. P. Blavatsky | *[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/yoga-philosophy-hpb# The Yoga Philosophy] by H. P. Blavatsky | ||
*[ | *[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/delight-as-a-form-of-yoga Delight as a Form of Yoga] by Radha Burnier | ||
*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/articles/UniversalYoga.pdf# The Universal Yoga Tradition] by Radha Burnier | *[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/articles/UniversalYoga.pdf# The Universal Yoga Tradition] by Radha Burnier | ||
*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No91.pdf# Yoga-Practice in the Roman Catholic Church] by Franz Hartmann | *[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No91.pdf# Yoga-Practice in the Roman Catholic Church] by Franz Hartmann | ||
*[ | *[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/explorations-meditation-and-yoga Explorations: Meditation and Yoga] by Kay Mouradian | ||
*[ | *[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/by-what-knowledge-is-th-spirit-known By What Knowledge is the Spirit Known?] by Ravi Ravindra | ||
*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No124.pdf# True and False Yoga] by Arthur A. Wells | *[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No124.pdf# True and False Yoga] by Arthur A. Wells | ||
*[http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/forum/f25n07p394_yoga-in-daily-life.htm# Yoga in Daily Life] by Ernest Wood | *[http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/forum/f25n07p394_yoga-in-daily-life.htm# Yoga in Daily Life] by Ernest Wood | ||
*[http://www.theosophical.org/online-resources/leaflets/1808# Yoga: A Theosophical Perspective] by The Theosophical Society in America | *[http://www.theosophical.org/online-resources/leaflets/1808# Yoga: A Theosophical Perspective] by The Theosophical Society in America | ||
*[ | *[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/statics/yoga-a-study-and-a-practice Yoga - A Study and a Practice] by The Theosophical Society in Australia | ||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
*[http://www.anandgholap.net/Introduction_To_Yoga-AB.htm# An Introduction To Yoga] by Annie Besant | * [http://www.anandgholap.net/Introduction_To_Yoga-AB.htm# An Introduction To Yoga] by Annie Besant. | ||
* Tukaram Tatya, editor.'''''The Yoga Philosophy: Being the Text of Patanjali, with Bhoja Raja's Commentary'''''. Bombay: Subodha-Prakash Press, 1885. 2nd edition revised, edited, and reprinted for the Bombay Theosophical Publication Fund by Tookaram Tatya, with introduction by Col. Olcott. Translations in English by Dr. Ballantyne and Govind Shastri Deva. Available at [http://blavatskyarchives.com/theosophypdfs/tatya_the_yoga_philosophy_of_patanjali.pdf Blavatsky Archives]. | |||
===Audio=== | ===Audio=== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:23, 5 November 2025
Yoga (devanāgarī: योग) is a Sanskrit term derived from the root yuj, "to join, to unite, to attach", which can be interpreted as "union of ātman (the individual Self) with paramātma (the Universal Self)". It is one of the six darśanas (orthodox āstika schools) of Hinduism based on the Vedas, and prescribes spiritual practices performed primarily as a means to enlightenment.
Traditionally, there are four main paths to attain union, namely, karma yoga (through action), bhakti yoga (through devotion), jñāna yoga (through knowledge), and rāja yoga (through meditation). According to the late Yogatattva Upanishad, yoga is divided into four forms — Mantrayoga, Layayoga, Hathayoga and Rajayoga.
Scholarly research shows that Theosophy "was the first movement that popularised yoga on a worldwide scale,"[1] and that, "It was due to the impact of the TS, then, that yoga penetrated Western culture in a number of previously little-known but important ways."[2]
See also
Online resources
Articles
- Yoga in Theosophy World
- Karma Yoga in Theosophy World
- Kriyā Yoga in Theosophy World
- Dhyāna Yoga in Theosophy World
- Bhakti Yoga in Theosophy World
- Brahma Yoga in Theosophy World
- Buddhi Yoga in Theosophy World
- The Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga of India by Annie Besant
- Questions Answered about Yoga Vidya by H. P. Blavatsky
- The Yoga Philosophy by H. P. Blavatsky
- Delight as a Form of Yoga by Radha Burnier
- The Universal Yoga Tradition by Radha Burnier
- Yoga-Practice in the Roman Catholic Church by Franz Hartmann
- Explorations: Meditation and Yoga by Kay Mouradian
- By What Knowledge is the Spirit Known? by Ravi Ravindra
- True and False Yoga by Arthur A. Wells
- Yoga in Daily Life by Ernest Wood
- Yoga: A Theosophical Perspective by The Theosophical Society in America
- Yoga - A Study and a Practice by The Theosophical Society in Australia
Books
- An Introduction To Yoga by Annie Besant.
- Tukaram Tatya, editor.The Yoga Philosophy: Being the Text of Patanjali, with Bhoja Raja's Commentary. Bombay: Subodha-Prakash Press, 1885. 2nd edition revised, edited, and reprinted for the Bombay Theosophical Publication Fund by Tookaram Tatya, with introduction by Col. Olcott. Translations in English by Dr. Ballantyne and Govind Shastri Deva. Available at Blavatsky Archives.
Audio
- The Psychedelic and Yogic Pathways to Reality by Geoffrey Hodson
Video
- Theosophy as a Path of Yoga by Pablo Sender
