HIST 3020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Hatha Yoga, Patanjali, Narcissism
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Yoga tradition chapter 2 the wheel of yoga. Although there are (cid:373)a(cid:374)y se(cid:272)ts of yoga traditio(cid:374), o(cid:374)e truth holds throughout, (cid:862)the (cid:374)eed for self- tra(cid:374)s(cid:272)e(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863) or the (cid:374)eed to go a(cid:271)o(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eyo(cid:374)d o(cid:374)e"s ordi(cid:374)ary li(cid:373)itatio(cid:374)s. The most significant yoga is known is patanjali or raja-yoga (royal yoga). It is considered the most important yoga tradition of all. It is used to disti(cid:374)guish pata(cid:374)jali"s eightfold path. This yoga style includes the well-known practices of breath control, meditation and ecstasy. Hatha-yoga is similar to raja-yoga, except it is not as traditionalist as the original raja-yoga. Genital secretion is also a big part of raja-yoga and taoism as it symbolizes the forming of a new being. Rajas (males) and females (retas) joining together in harmony is an important symbol in this type of yoga. The main goal of raja-yoga is to concentrate the mind, the high road to meditation.
