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Dattatreya Samhita states, sarvachinta parityagat nishchinta yoga uchyate. Meaning, the state wherein there is no Sankalpa-Vikalpa, as a result of renouncing the formative will is termed Yoga. It is defined as Yoga samadhih samatavastha jivatma paramatmanoh ie. Jivatman becomes identical with Brahman. That is Yoga. The Bhagavad Gita says, Yogah karmasu Kaushalam ie. Yoga is skill in action and Samatvam Yoga Uchyate ie. equillibrium is called Yoga.

Dattatreya Samhita states, sarvachinta parityagat nishchinta yoga uchyate. Meaning, the state wherein there is no Sankalpa-Vikalpa, as a result of renouncing the formative will is termed Yoga. It is defined as Yoga samadhih samatavastha jivatma paramatmanoh ie. Jivatman becomes identical with Brahman. That is Yoga. The Bhagavad Gita says, Yogah karmasu Kaushalam ie. Yoga is skill in action and Samatvam Yoga Uchyate ie. equillibrium is called Yoga.

Yoga in a generic sense refers to Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Mantra Yoga and Laya Yoga. In a restricted sense it means the Ashtanga Yoga or Raja Yoga of Patanjali Maharshi. And a Yogi is on who has reached the highest Samadhi which is the final achievement or fulfilment of Yoga.<ref>Swami Sivananda (2006), [https://archive.org/details/practice-of-yoga/mode/2up?view=theater Practice of Yoga], Shivanandanagar: The Divine Life Society.</ref>

Yoga in a generic sense refers to Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Mantra Yoga and Laya Yoga. In a restricted sense it means the Ashtanga Yoga or Raja Yoga of Patanjali Maharshi. And a Yogi is on who has reached the highest Samadhi which is the final achievement or fulfilment of Yoga.<ref name=":4">Swami Sivananda (2006), [https://archive.org/details/practice-of-yoga/mode/2up?view=theater Practice of Yoga], Shivanandanagar: The Divine Life Society.</ref>

== योगदर्शनस्य महत्त्वम् ॥ Importance of Yoga ==

== योगदर्शनस्य महत्त्वम् ॥ Importance of Yoga ==

To the others, this Asamprajnata Samadhi comes through unconditional faith, energy, memory, concentration and discrimination of the real.<ref>Ashish Pandey (2022), Lecture Presentation on Yoga and Positive Psychology for Managing Career and Life (Session 11 - Obstacles on the Way of Attaining Wellbeing and Means to Surpass : An Yogic Perspective).</ref>

To the others, this Asamprajnata Samadhi comes through unconditional faith, energy, memory, concentration and discrimination of the real.<ref>Ashish Pandey (2022), Lecture Presentation on Yoga and Positive Psychology for Managing Career and Life (Session 11 - Obstacles on the Way of Attaining Wellbeing and Means to Surpass : An Yogic Perspective).</ref>

== संहृतिः ॥ Synopsis ==

== संहृतिः ॥ Synopsis ==