How is 'yoga' defined in the Gita?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
"karmasu kausalam yoga": Doing the allotted work well to the utmost capacity is Yoga.
"cittavritti niroda yoga": Control of inner and outer senses and stilling the mind is Yoga.
"samatvam yoga muchyate": Maintaining equanimity under all circumstances is Yoga...
Source(s): -Sri Satya Sai Babu in Gita discourses
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- 1 decade ago
There are two direct indications of Yoga in Gita.
Samatwam Yogamuchyate - Equanimity (of mind at all times) is said to be yoga
Yoga karmasu koushalam - Excellence in performance (complete involvement during action) is yoga
But these are the results which Krishna indicates as a result of yoga, as arjuna at that point wishes to understand the state of the yogi.
In my perception, krishna defines yoga when he says "Sarva samkalpa sanyasi yogaarudaaha tat uchyate"
He also says "Na hi sanyasta samkalpaha yogi bhavati kaschana"
ie. One who has renounced samkalpa (vrittis, thoughts) is a yogi one who has identified himself with the source of the samkalpa and remain merged there is a yogi. (Yogi yunjeeta satatam, aatmaanam rahasi stitam).
Source(s): Bhagawad Gita, Chapter 7, 2- Login to reply the answers
- Anonymous1 decade ago
There are different types of yoga.
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