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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 salvation goals, as practiced in the Hindu, Jain, 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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January 21st, 2018, Serial No. 04409 Stillness, Bell, Yoga |
Jan 21 2018 |
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August 23rd, 2012, Serial No. 03989 Generosity, Yoga, Letting Go |
Aug 23 2012 |
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April 5th, 2012, Serial No. 03950 Practice, Enlightenment, Yoga |
Apr 05 2012 |
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March 8th, 2012, Serial No. 03943 Karmic Consciousness, Yoga, Sambhogakaya |
Mar 08 2012 |
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August 12th, 2010, Serial No. 03763 Emptiness, Yoga, Concentration |
Aug 12 2010 |
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Yoga and MeditationOSB Cam, Yoga, Meditation, Grace, Buddha, Precepts, Sutra, Intention |
Jun 2009 1 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Yoga and MeditationSerial: NC-01183 Meditation instructions begin at 42:58 OSB Cam, Yoga, Meditation, Breath, Lineage, Buddhism, Sutra |
Jun 2009 2 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Yoga and MeditationOSB Cam, Yoga, Meditation, Sanctuary, Pain, Patience, realization, Letting Go,... |
Jun 2009 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Yoga and MeditationOSB Cam, Yoga, Meditation, Breath, Posture, Bell, training, japanese |
Jun 2009 4 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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December 6th, 2008, Serial No. 03610 Ceremony, Yoga, Zazen |
Dec 06 2008 |
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Fungi Zen: Equality in Practice Ceremony, Yoga, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 05 2008 |
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May 1st, 2006, Serial No. 03303 Yoga, Karma, Impermanence |
May 01 2006 |
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March 2nd, 2006, Serial No. 03292 Yoga, Impermanence, Anger |
Mar 02 2006 |
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January 23rd, 2006, Serial No. 03287 Renunciation, Yoga, Commitment |
Jan 23 2006 |
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January 22nd, 2006, Serial No. 03286 Yoga, Ceremony, Precepts |
Jan 22 2006 |
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December 15th, 2005, Serial No. 03263 Doubt, Consciousness, Yoga |
Dec 15 2005 |
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October 16th, 2005, Serial No. 03238 Commitment, Yoga, Posture |
Oct 16 2005 |
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October 16th, 2005, Serial No. 03239 Commitment, Yoga, Posture |
Oct 16 2005 |
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June 7th, 2004, Serial No. 03202 Yoga, Ceremony, Intention |
Jun 07 2004 |
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Zen Beyond Linear Progression Yoga, Buddha, Practice |
Mar 13 2002 |
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June 29th, 2000, Serial No. 02979 Yoga, Duality, Patience |
Jun 29 2000 |
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East Meets West: A Spiritual Synthesis Peace, Yoga, Fasting |
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Unknown Date, Serial 04649 Yoga, Letting Go, Buddha Mind |
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