Yoga: The Unio Mystica
What
is Yoga?
 Yoga refers to
traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India. The word is
associated with meditative practices in Buddhism and Hinduism. Major branches of
yoga in Hindu philosophy include Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga,
and Hatha Yoga. Raja Yoga, compiled in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and known
simply as yoga in the context of Hindu philosophy, is part of the Samkhya
tradition.
Outside India, the
term yoga is typically associated with Hatha Yoga and its asanas (postures) or
as a form of exercise.
Goal of yoga
The goal of yoga
may range from improving health to achieving Moksha, which is liberation from
all worldly suffering and the cycle of birth and death (Samsara), at which point
there is a realization of identity with the Supreme Brahman (Enlightenment)
Yoga:
The Unio Mystica
The
old term for yoga is hatha. This word hatha is very, very significant. Ha means
sun, tha means moon; and hatha means the meeting of sun and moon. The union of
sun and moon is yoga -- UNIO MYSTICA. In the human body, according to the hatha
yogis, there are three channels of energy. One is known as pingala; that is the
right channel, connected with the left brain -- the sun channel. Then there is
another channel ida; the left channel, connected with the right brain -- the
moon channel. And then there is the third channel, the middle channel, sushumna;
the central, the balanced -- it is made of sun and moon together.-
Osho Yoga: The Alpha
and the Omega Vol 9
Yoga exercise the sun salutation
To strengthen the
sun channel you can practice daily the yoga
exercise the sun salutation.
The moon salutation
will follow later.
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