Religious Experience and Yoga

Religious Experience and Yoga

Yoga practice provides access to religious experience, which has been defined by William James as &#8220;immediate luminousness, philosophical reasonableness, and moral helpfulness.&#8222; In this paper the processes of Yoga will be summarized as found in the <i>Bhagavad Gῑtā</i>...

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Main Author: Christopher Key Chapple
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
William James
Yoga
Gāyatrῑ mantra
Bhagavad Gῑtā
Patañjali
Sāṃkhya philosophy
Gandhi
Bhakti
Vedānta
<i>Yoga Sūtra</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/4/237
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spelling doaj-cb5b815b9a184ca5ad5e5dbb638252202020-11-24T22:28:49ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442019-03-0110423710.3390/rel10040237rel10040237Religious Experience and YogaChristopher Key Chapple0Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Loyola Marymount University, 1 Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USAYoga practice provides access to religious experience, which has been defined by William James as &#8220;immediate luminousness, philosophical reasonableness, and moral helpfulness.&#8222; 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>).https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/4/237William JamesYogaGāyatrῑ mantraBhagavad GῑtāPatañjaliSāṃkhya philosophyGandhiBhaktiVedānta<i>Yoga Sūtra</i>
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Religious Experience and Yoga
Religions
William James
Yoga
Gāyatrῑ mantra
Bhagavad Gῑtā
Patañjali
Sāṃkhya philosophy
Gandhi
Bhakti
Vedānta
<i>Yoga Sūtra</i>
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title Religious Experience and Yoga
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description Yoga practice provides access to religious experience, which has been defined by William James as &#8220;immediate luminousness, philosophical reasonableness, and moral helpfulness.&#8222; 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>).
topic William James
Yoga
Gāyatrῑ mantra
Bhagavad Gῑtā
Patañjali
Sāṃkhya philosophy
Gandhi
Bhakti
Vedānta
<i>Yoga Sūtra</i>
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