Yoga is originated from Veda, oldest scripture of India (4000 B.C.) and systematically presented by Sage Patanjali in Yogasutra in around 150 B.C.
Patanjali, an Indian sage is the compiler of Yoga Science. He wrote ‘Yogasutra’ containing 195 verses divided in four chapters. It is believed that he was an incarnation of Adishesha, a mythological God. Scholars such as S. N. Dasgupta, claims this is the same Patanjali who authored the Mahabhasya, a treatise on Sanskrit grammar.
Yoga Definitions:
According to Yogasutra of Patanjali: Yoga is restraint of the activities of the mind.
According to Bhagavad-GitaYoga: Evenness (of mind) is Yoga. Yoga is Skillfulness in Action.
There are basically four paths which all lead to the same goal, the attainment of the ultimate Reality. These paths are:
Karma-Yoga - The Yoga of Action
Bhakti-Yoga - The Yoga of Devotion
Gyana-Yoga - The Yoga of Knowledge
Raja-Yoga - The Royal yoga Path
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