Swami Satchidanand giving the First of Two Energy Enhancement Talk about Hatha Yoga and Meditation and explaining that every Yoga posture or Asana is a path to Enlightenment.
Originally the word Yoga meant Union with the Absolute or Enlightenment. He then talks about the Eight Limbs of Yoga by Patanjali - Raja Yoga - Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi.
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From Julia Roberts to a college student it seems like everyone is doing Yoga! Some practice Yoga to help them deal with the day to day stress of a hectic life while for others it's a means of physical wellbeing. The health benefits of Yoga are numerous, helping some people lose weight and others breathe properly to improve their attention. Yoga has become the tool to help your mind and body stay healthy. But Yoga's higher purpose is to attain a state of perfect spiritual insight; its true purpose is to assist a Yogi, a practitioner of Yoga, connect to the Divine within! Yoga stems from the Sanskrit word Yuj, meaning to "join" or "get united." The ultimate goal of Yoga is to unite one's soul with the Brahman, the Absolute Reality. The word, "Yoga" first appears in the Hindu scripture, Katha Upanishad, in Chapter 3 verse 11. The verse tells us the meaning and purpose of the Yoga, it says, "(10) When the five senses are stilled, when the mind Is stilled, when the intellect is stilled, That is called the highest state by the wise. (11)They say YOGA is this complete stillness In which one enters the unitive state, Never to become separate again. If one is not established in this state, The sense of unity will come and go." Yoga philosophy recognizes that as there are many different types of individuals so there are many different paths to the Brahman, an individual may follow a path based on their temperament.
