Religious Experience and Yoga
Yoga practice provides access to religious experience, which has been defined by William James as “immediate luminousness, philosophical reasonableness, and moral helpfulness.„ In this paper the processes of Yoga will be summarized as found in the <i>Bhagavad Gῑtā</i>...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/4/237 |
| Summary: | Yoga practice provides access to religious experience, which has been defined by William James as “immediate luminousness, philosophical reasonableness, and moral helpfulness.„ In this paper the processes of Yoga will be summarized as found in the <i>Bhagavad Gῑtā</i> and the <i>Yoga Sūtra</i>. This article concludes with instructions on how to perform a practice that integrates Yoga breathing and movement with reflections on the Sāṃkhya descriptions of physical and emotional realities (<i>tattvas</i> and <i>bhāvas</i>). |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |