Category:Yoga Means...
Theme Analysis
The category Yoga Means establishes that real yoga is not a matter of bodily exercise, gymnastics, mystic display, or sense enjoyment, but the restoration of the living being's lost relationship with God. Through these quotes, Śrīla Prabhupāda repeatedly defines yoga as linking, connecting, or adding the individual soul back to the Supreme Lord, especially Kṛṣṇa. The complete meaning of yoga culminates in bhakti-yoga, where the mind, senses, work, and consciousness are fully connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Meaning of Yoga as Connection: Yoga means linking the individual soul with the Supreme Lord, reconnecting the living being with the relationship that has been forgotten in material existence.
- The Recovery of God Consciousness: The living entity is presently in a God-minus condition, and yoga brings the soul back to a God-plus condition by adding Kṛṣṇa to life.
- The Completion in Bhakti-yoga: Although many systems such as karma-yoga, jñāna-yoga, dhyāna-yoga, and haṭha-yoga are discussed, complete yoga means bhakti-yoga, or surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Control of the Mind and Senses: Real yoga requires sense control, concentration on Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, and withdrawal from unrestricted sense gratification.
- The Rejection of False Yoga: Yoga is not showmanship, intoxication, sexual exploitation, magical feats, or a mere bodily exercise program, but the serious process of spiritual reconnection.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Yoga Means Restoring the Lost Relationship with God.
Pages in category "Yoga Means..."
The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total.
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- Actually, yoga means meditation on the form of Lord Visnu. If the yoga practice is actually performed according to the standard direction, there is no difference between yoga and bhakti-yoga
- And another word, samyag-yoga-samadhina, means by complete practice of the yoga system
- Another meaning of the word yoga is "plus." At the present moment we are minus God, or minus the Supreme. When we add Krsna - or God - to our lives, this human form of life becomes perfect
- At the present moment we are in subtraction - God minus myself. I have no sense of God; therefore I am in minus condition. So yoga means God plus I. That is the real meaning of yoga. So long I was God-minus, now God-plus
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- Besides bhakti-yoga, the Bhagavad-gita also describes karma-yoga, jnana-yoga and dhyana-yoga. Yoga means linking with the Supreme Lord, which is possible only through devotion
- Buddhi-yoga means bhakti-yoga. So, svalpam apy asya dharmasya trayate mahato bhayat. Bhakti-yoga, begun, some way or other, it has got great effect
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- Either any yoga system, any spiritual life is called yoga. Yoga means to link. We are part and parcel of the supreme absolute, Brahman or Bhagavan, whatever you call, Paramatma, it doesn't matter. But yoga means linking
- Everything is mixed up with little bhakti, but... Just like karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, dhyana-yoga, there are different. But the real yoga means loving Vasudeva, Bhagavan
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- Ordinary work is karma. And when it is added with yoga, that means spiritualized work. Yoga. Yoga means spiritual perfection or linking up with the Supreme. So karma and karma-yoga, there is gulf of difference
- Our real purpose of life is to become yogi. Yogi means to reestablish our connection, our lost connection, with God. At the present moment, in our material condition, we have forgotten our relationship, our eternal relationship with Krsna
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- Real yoga means to connect your relationship, your identity, with Krsna. That is called yoga
- Rules and regulations must be followed very strictly. Simply to make a show of gymnastics is not perfection of yoga. Yoga means control of the senses. If you indulge your senses unrestrictedly but make a show of yoga practice, you will never be successful
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- So don't be misled by these bluffers' yoga system. Don't be misled. Here is yoga, Krsna, because yoga means to meditate upon the Supreme, dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa, mind fully absorbed, and they see Krsna or Narayana, the same thing
- Suppose one has begun yoga. Yoga means attempt to link with the Supreme. That is called yoga
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- That is called yoga, to control the mind from all other subject matters and concentrate it on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is called yoga. Yoga means linking
- That is not yoga practice, smoking ganja, bidi, intoxication, tea, and he has become a yogi. These are useless, all bogus. Yoga means he has controlled his senses. Yoga indriya-samyamah
- The Bhagavad-gita says that just as our outer garments are changed, so this body is changed. Yoga means the process of getting out of this material embodiment
- The devotee tries to come directly in touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas the yogi tries to find the Supersoul within the heart by meditation. Thus, both directly and indirectly, yoga means bhakti-yoga
- The means of jnana and yoga and other allied disciplines are not independent in delivering a performer. Such activities help one to reach the stage of bhakti-yoga after many, many years
- The Vedas maintain that yoga means meditation on Visnu, and this is also maintained in Bhagavad-gita
- The word yoga means "connection," and atma means "soul" and sometimes "mind" or "body." The material body has nothing to do with the Supreme Being because the Supreme Being is completely spiritual. He has no material covering
- The word yoga means "link." Any system of yoga is an attempt to reconnect our broken relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- The word yoga means "to connect." Brahma-siddhaye means "self-realization," and aham brahmasmi means "I am spirit soul." Actually, realizing oneself to be spirit is not sufficient. One has to progress further
- The word yoga means "to link up," and the idea is that in yoga we link our consciousness to God. It is a means for reuniting with God or re-establishing our relationship with Him
- The word yoga means connecting or linking with that original source. Yoga is the Sanskrit word meaning "connection," and viyoga means - disconnection
- The word yoga-sankhyayoh is very important. Yoga means bhakti-yoga because yogis also accept the existence of the all-pervading Supreme Soul and try to see that Supreme Soul within their hearts
- The yoga system is especially difficult for this age. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam we understand that yoga means to concentrate one's attention on the Superself, Visnu. He is situated in your heart
- There are many different types of yoga. Yoga means the system, and yogi means the person who practices that system
- There is some hole. From that hole the soul goes out to any planet he likes. That is perfection of yoga. But here in your country (Australia) the yoga means a certain type of exercise
- This is brahminical qualification, to practice how to fix up the mind at the lotus feet of Krsna & that is the perfection of yoga. Yoga means not to show some magical feats. No. Real perfection of yoga means to fix up the mind at the lotus feet of Krsna
- This is human civilization, not that so many so-called sadhus and... They are now preaching openly the yoga by sex. Yoga by sex. They have invented. Yoga means to find out the Supreme Lord within one's self, within the core of the heart. That is real yoga
- This word yoga, means to come in direct touch with the absolute light or Absolute Truth. That is called yoga
- Those who are too much bodily attached, for them this yoga system is controlling the senses, yoga indriya samyamah. Yoga does not mean to increase the power of sense gratification. Yoga means controlling the senses
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- Yoga actually means to make your connection with the Supreme Lord. Yoga means "addition," "connect." The opposite word is viyoga. Just like addition and subtraction
- Yoga is a means to understand the Supreme Soul
- Yoga means connecting link. Our link is now separated
- Yoga means controlling the senses
- Yoga means God conscious, or Krsna conscious. Everything, anything, any attempt, which we perform, which we do for spiritual realization is called yoga
- Yoga means keeping touch with the Supreme. That is called yoga
- Yoga means linking up with the Supreme, and karma, when it is linked up with Krsna, that is called karma-yoga
- Yoga means the connecting link between the soul and the Supersoul, or the Supreme and the minute living creatures
- Yoga means to connect or to link up with the Supreme Absolute Truth. Now suppose he is in the topmost platform. So everyone is trying to go there
- Yoga means to get into touch with the SL. The process, however, includes several bodily features such as asana, dhyana, pranayama and meditation, and all of them are meant for concentrating upon the localized aspect of Vasudeva represented as Paramatma
- Yoga means to get out of this bhoga and roga and go back to home, back to Godhead. That is called yoga
- Yoga means to get out of this embodiment, and it means to know oneself. This body is born of the parents. Similarly, as pure soul, you are also the source of its birth
- Yoga means to inquire. What am I? If I am not this body, then what am I? I am pure soul
- Yoga means transcending the distress or happiness of the material body. If we connect ourselves with Krsna through the supreme yoga, we can get rid of material happiness and distress arising from the body
- Yoga means which connects, and viyoga means which disconnect
- Yoga process means to come to the point of Krsna consciousness. But one who directly goes to Krsna consciousness, he hasn't got to practice this. But still, the practice is recommended
- Yoga system means an endeavor to understand the Absolute Truth. Yoga means linking, connecting. So when you connect with the Absolute Truth, that is called yoga
- Yoga system means to save time. The whole process, mechanical process, of yoga, mystic power, means to save time. We have got a limited duration of life