Definition Of Yoga By Swami Vivekananda
To the worker it is a union between man and whole of humanity to the mystic between his higher and lower selves to the lover a union between himself and god of love to the philosopher it is a union of all existence.
Definition of yoga by swami vivekananda. In sanskrit swami means one who knows. He was a follower of ramakrishna a 19th century yogi and mystic. You are free to copy share distribute this e book. Swami vivekananda 1863 1902 was a hindu monk who played a key role in introducing yoga and hindu philosophy to the western world.
Controlling our nature through the path of yoga. One single moment of the madness of extreme love to god brings us eternal freedom. What swami vivekananda thought about yoga all problems according to swami vivekananda can be solved by imparting right education. Swami vivekananda recognised that every yogi or human being for that matter possesses and identifies with each of these elements.
Intellect heart body and mind. Nɔrendronatʰ dɔto was an indian hindu monk he was a chief disciple of the 19th century indian mystic ramakrishna. Swami vivekananda e book editor. 12 january 1863 4 july 1902 born narendranath datta bengali.
Y oga means the realization in direct experience of the preexisting union between the individual consciousness and the universal consciousness. Within yoga highly regarded spiritual teachers may receive the title of swami by followers or others in the community. The complete works of swami vivekananda by swami vivekananda volume 3 bhakti yoga. A swami is a spiritual teacher guru or master whose objective is to master the self through renunciation which includes setting aside temporal and secular ambitions to pursue a life of spiritual realization.
This work is in the public domain worldwide. Raja yoga table of contents prefix 4. With this end in view swamiji thought of a universal way acceptable to all. He was a key figure in the introduction of the indian philosophies of vedanta and yoga to the western world and is credited with raising interfaith.
He was a key figure in the introduction of the indian philosophies of vedanta and yoga to the western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness bringing hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the. Problems cannot be solved on racial religious national or. This work was published before 1 january 1923.