Yoghismo (Yogismo / Yoga) is the practical discipline of liberation within Hindu philosophy. If Vedānta answers “Who am I?”, Yoga answers “How do I live and realize it?”
The word Yoga comes from yuj — to yoke, unite, integrate.
Its aim is union of consciousness with its source and freedom from suffering.
The classical definition
From Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras:
“Yogaḥ citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ”
Yoga is the calming of the fluctuations of the mind.
When the mind becomes still, the Seer abides in their own true nature.
The goal of Yogismo
Kaivalya – inner freedom, independence from mental conditioning
Mastery of attention, emotion, and perception
Direct realization of the Self (often aligned with Vedānta)
Yoga is not about flexibility.
It is about clarity, freedom, and inner sovereignty.
The Eightfold Path (Aṣṭāṅga Yoga)
Yama – ethical restraints (non-violence, truth, integrity)
Niyama – inner observances (purity, contentment, discipline)
Āsana – steady, comfortable posture
Prāṇāyāma – regulation of life-force through breath
Pratyāhāra – withdrawal of the senses
Dhāraṇā – concentration
Dhyāna – meditation
Samādhi – absorption; unity of knower, knowing, known
The body prepares the breath.
The breath steadies the mind.
The mind reveals the Self.
Main currents of Yogismo
Rāja Yoga – meditation and mental mastery (Patañjali)
Haṭha Yoga – body as instrument of awakening
Bhakti Yoga – devotion and surrender
Karma Yoga – selfless action
Jñāna Yoga – wisdom and self-inquiry
Tantric Yoga – conscious use of energy (śakti)
Yoga & Vedānta (the key relationship)
Yoga disciplines the mind
Vedānta reveals truth
Together: stable liberation
Without Yoga, Vedānta remains intellectual.
Without Vedānta, Yoga risks becoming mechanical.
Modern misconception (important)
Most modern “yoga” = only Āsana (3rd limb)
Classical Yogismo = whole-life transformation
In one line
Yogismo is the science of mastering yourself so truth can reveal itself.
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