Yoga & Vedānta 요가와 베단타
Yoga is a discipline for stilling the movements of the mind; Vedānta is the philosophy that the deepest self (atman) is one with Brahman. Long before yoga became exercise, it was a path of ethics, breath and meditation, often practised in Himalayan caves.
OriginIndia
WhenYoga Sutras c. 2nd c. BCE–5th c. CE; Advaita from the 8th c.
TextsYoga Sutras of Patanjali, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita
A practice you can try today
Eight limbs: ethics, posture, breath (pranayama), withdrawal of the senses, concentration, meditation, absorption.
🕯 Pray in the Himalayan Cave Make your own caveSacred places
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Hinduism (Sanātana Dharma)힌두교Not one founder but a vast family of traditions.Buddhism불교The path taught by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha ('awakened one'): life is marked by suffering, suffering has a cause in craving, it can end, and the Eightfold Path leads there.Mindfulness & secular meditation마음챙김과 세속 명상Paying attention, on purpose and without judgement, to this moment.
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