The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2738 page)
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ads. Patañjali states the goal of yoga to be quite simply the ‘cessation of mental fluctuation’ (cittav
tti
nirodha
) which results in higher levels of consciousness or absorptions (sam
dhi) and the purification of the self (
tman
). The
Yoga S
tra
advocates
r
ja
or eightfold (a
a
ga) yoga.
The
Bhagavad-g
t
addresses yoga specifically, in that here
K
a
is the object of the yogin's meditation. The
G
t
ttinirodha
) which results in higher levels of consciousness or absorptions (sam
dhi) and the purification of the self (tman). The
Yoga S
traadvocates
r
jaor eightfold (a
aga) yoga.The
Bhagavad-g
taddresses yoga specifically, in that hereK
ais the object of the yogin's meditation. The
G
tOther books
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