Yoga is the practice that creates harmony between body, mind, and spirit to live a peaceful life. The beauty of yoga poses various attributes that you don’t need to be yogi to reap the benefits. Whatever the age you are in, yoga has the power to calm your mind and strengthen your body.
In ancient times, many Hindu yogis practiced challenging yoga asana to achieve Moksha.
In recent years, yoga has upsurge in popularity, and many practitioners practice yoga poses like Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga to attain liberation. To reunite your body, mind, and spirit is essential to understand the philosophical aspect of yoga to practice different yoga asanas for achieving moksha.
Indian philosophies are based on Nyaya, Vasiseshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta. These are the six Darshanas or Philosophy, which describe the real meaning of life to attain liberation.
Here is a brief introduction about each philosophy in yoga and why it is important
Each six philosophy systems differ from each other, and founders made their own philosophical knowledge. It is essential to understand how sages of the highest order devoted their lives to the study and propagation of philosophy. These six philosophies are, also called Darshana.
Nyaya – Sage Gautama founded the Nyaya School. Nyaya is considered a dividend for all philosophical inquiries, which means “rules.” According to this philosophy, there are four methods of knowledge
(1) Pratyakasha (intuition),
(2) Anumana (inference),
(3) Upasana (comparison)
(4) Shabda (verbal testimony)
Vaiseshika – The sage Kanada Kashyapa found this Vaiseshika Darshana in the period of 6th to 2nd century BC. The word derived from “Vishesa,” which means particularity.
Sankhya – Sankhya Darshana is an enumeration philosophy to gain knowledge on three of six “pramanas,” which means proofs. Yogic sage Kapila found this.
Yoga – Yogic sage Patanjali founded yoga, and it is an adds-on Sankhya Darshana. It has developed to create a union between mind, body, and spirit.
Mimamsa – Mimamsa means “reflection” and derived from the root “Man.” Jaimini founded it in the 4th century BC.
Vedanta – Vedanta is the extension of the Sankhya system, which explains the Upanishads of Indian philosophy. Sage Badaryana is an Indian philosopher who wrote Vedanta.
These six philosophies generally discuss the knowledge and existence of Brahman means “creator.” All these Darshana are not so famous in an earlier time, but yoga gave them alias that many people all around the world embrace through practice.
In Conclusion
The six philosophies now play a vital role in removing pain and suffering while practicing yoga. These darshans help to achieve moksha or reunite the body, mind, and soul. Moreover, these six Indian Orthodox philosophies are real pathfinders and help you to understand the real meaning of life. That’s the reason philosophy in yoga is essential to gain liberation.
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