Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Yoga and Hinduism

Yoga is a primary practice of the Hinduism faith and a way to adopt different peoples needs. Through yoga, many people find answers to cope with life's daily challenges and to accept the caste they were born to. There are four forms of yoga and each one has a different focus, for example; one form focuses on the path to overcome hardship, freedom from the shackles of their deeds and actions, while purifying the mind by removing impurities; training the mind and body.
The Bhakti form of yoga best fits my personal life, because it focuses on worship, and evokes emotions connecting to the creator of the universe.

2 comments:

Susan De George said...

If you were practicing bhakti yoga, which god or goddess would you be devoted to? Why do you choose that individual deity?

Karen said...

I think that he four kinds of yoga are really interesting, especially considering it is part of another religion. If I had to pick I would be Karma Yoga.