Guest guest Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Can anyone please tell me who is the founder of Astanga Yoga or who actually created it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 ashtangayoga , " jasonkhoobj " <jasonkhoobj wrote: > > Can anyone please tell me who is the founder of Astanga Yoga or who > actually created it ? > Yoga has its roots about 5000 years BC as described in Vedic Philosophy and Tantras. Patanjali , great sage composed this path into a Darshan(Philosophy) in his Book Patanjal Yoga Sutra. In which he has formulated Yoga as a Eight Limbs or Eight Fold path. In Sanskrit " Ashta + anga " is Ashtanga. " Ashta " means Eight and " Anga " is limbs so it means Eight Limb path, ashtanga yoga is based on Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali. The asanas, Pranayamas or the dharana which we have studied earlier or the yam and niyam are based on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Hence, we will acquaint ourselves with the fundamentals as stated by Patanjali first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 ashtangayoga , " jasonkhoobj " <jasonkhoobj wrote: > > Can anyone please tell me who is the founder of Astanga Yoga or who > actually created it ? > Dear Jason, Ashtang Yoga is creation of the Brahmgyani (Who knows GOD) Yogi Astavakra. Ashtavakra was the Guru (Teacher of King Janak, the king of Janakpur, Father of Sita and Father in law of Lord Rama). Patanjali's yoga is also known as 'Astang yoga' (Astang means eight limbed). In Sadhan Pada, Patanjali narrates eight limbs of yoga practice. Interestingly, only one of them deals with physical postures, and that too, mainly with seating positions. The eight limbs are as follows: 1) Yama (abstentions): Ahimsa (non-injury), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-covetousness), Brahmacharya (continence) and Aparagriha (abstinence from avarice). 2) Niyama (observances): Saucha (purity), Santosha (contentment), Tapas (austerities), Svadhyaya (study) and Ishvarapranidhana (surrender to God). 3) Asana (posture): Asana literally means 'seat' but in broader sense they refer to various body postures. Patanjali dwells only on seating postures in Yog Sutra. 4) Pranayama: Control of pr & #257;na or vital breath 5) Pratyahara (Abstraction): Control of the senses by the withdrawal of prana from them so that they do not follow nature of mind. 6) Dharana (Concentration): Fixing the attention on a single object. 7) Dhyana (Meditation): A state of quiescence, wherein mind dissolves and become free of all thoughts. 8) Samadhi: Super-conscious state or state of liberation. In spite of the Yoga Sutra being by far the most definitive text on the philosophy of classical yoga, very little is known about its author, Patanjali himself. In fact, the identity of this sage scholar is still being debated in academic circles. Maharshi Patanjali is believed to have compiled his Yoga Sutra around the 3rd or 4th century BC but archeological evidences and the study of ancient scriptures suggest that yoga was practiced in ancient India as early as 3000 BC. Saint Ashtavakra's theory of Ashtang Yoga is popularised and known to us, but it can not be said that he is the founder of Ashtang Yog System. In fact yog is even older than the vedas. We can conclude that yog is from the inception of this srishti (Universe). Namaste! Mukesh Sahay yog teacher (Patanjali Yog Peeth) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 A very good book to study which explains in detail about the history of yoga is 'The Deeper Dimenstions of Yoga' by Georg Feuerstein. He also has a big book called History and Traditions of Yoga which is fascinating too. Paul Brunton is also a good read. All available on Amazon. Om shanti. - " mukesh.sahay " <mukesh.sahay <ashtangayoga > Monday, August 27, 2007 3:49 PM ashtanga yoga Re: Founder of Astanga Yoga > ashtangayoga , " jasonkhoobj " <jasonkhoobj > wrote: >> >> Can anyone please tell me who is the founder of Astanga Yoga or who >> actually created it ? > >> Dear Jason, > Ashtang Yoga is creation of the Brahmgyani (Who knows GOD) Yogi > Astavakra. Ashtavakra was the Guru (Teacher of King Janak, the king > of Janakpur, Father of Sita and Father in law of Lord Rama). > > Patanjali's yoga is also known as 'Astang yoga' (Astang means eight > limbed). In Sadhan Pada, Patanjali narrates eight limbs of yoga > practice. Interestingly, only one of them deals with physical > postures, and that too, mainly with seating positions. The eight > limbs are as follows: > > 1) Yama (abstentions): Ahimsa (non-injury), Satya (truth), Asteya > (non-covetousness), Brahmacharya (continence) and Aparagriha > (abstinence from avarice). > > 2) Niyama (observances): Saucha (purity), Santosha (contentment), > Tapas (austerities), Svadhyaya (study) and Ishvarapranidhana > (surrender to God). > > 3) Asana (posture): Asana literally means 'seat' but in broader sense > they refer to various body postures. Patanjali dwells only on seating > postures in Yog Sutra. > > 4) Pranayama: Control of pr & #257;na or vital breath > > 5) Pratyahara (Abstraction): Control of the senses by the withdrawal > of prana from them so that they do not follow nature of mind. > > 6) Dharana (Concentration): Fixing the attention on a single object. > > 7) Dhyana (Meditation): A state of quiescence, wherein mind dissolves > and become free of all thoughts. > > 8) Samadhi: Super-conscious state or state of liberation. > > In spite of the Yoga Sutra being by far the most definitive text on > the philosophy of classical yoga, very little is known about its > author, Patanjali himself. In fact, the identity of this sage scholar > is still being debated in academic circles. Maharshi Patanjali is > believed to have compiled his Yoga Sutra around the 3rd or 4th > century BC but archeological evidences and the study of ancient > scriptures suggest that yoga was practiced in ancient India as early > as 3000 BC. Saint Ashtavakra's theory of Ashtang Yoga is popularised > and known to us, but it can not be said that he is the founder of > Ashtang Yog System. In fact yog is even older than the vedas. We can > conclude that yog is from the inception of this srishti (Universe). > > Namaste! > > Mukesh Sahay > yog teacher > (Patanjali Yog Peeth) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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