Although Yoga essentially borrows the metaphysics of Samkhya, it introduces a twenty-sixth tattva, namely, Ishvara, or “the Lord”—for which reason it has been called “Theistic Samkhya.” The nature of ...

Hinduism is, most probably, the oldest religion in the world. Religion is often associated with blind faith and superstition. While it might be true for some other religions, it is quite the opposite ...

Philosophy is a belief (or system of beliefs) that deal with the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics. There are six schools of philosophy developed in India ...

(1) Nyaya theory of Pramanas, (2) Vaisesika Theory of Padarthas ‘, (3) Samkhya Theory of Three Gunas, (4) Yoga- The Eight-fold Practice. Unit 5: Advaita Vedanta 24 Pds. The nature of Atman, Brahman ...

This article looks at origins and philosophy of yoga, asking, what was the true and original purpose of yoga? A darshana is an outlook, a philosophy, literally, a “vision.” The term darshana is ...