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CHAPTERIWHAT IS YOGA?1. Yoga Defined+TfWfrtq:lr-2qfrt, Yoga, fqt of the mind-stutr, qfr modifications, ftiltr,suppressron.Yoga is the suppression of the modilications of themind-stuff.NOTESThe term 'Yoga'comes from the root'Yuj', which means'tojoin.' ln its spiritual sense, it is the process by which the identityof the Jivatma and Paramatma is realised by the Yogin. TheJivatma is united with Paramatma by the practice of Yoga.Yoga means union with the Lord. This is the goal of human !ife.It is the be-all and end-all of human existence. lt is the summumbonum. Yoga also means'addition.'When Jivatma is added toParamatma, the restless Jivatma finds eternal rest and supremesatisfaction. The science that teaches us the way of acquiringthis occult knowledge is called Yoga Sastra.Yoga is the Adhyatmic science that teaches the method ofjoining the human spirit with God. Yoga is the Divine sciencewhich disentangles the Jiva from the phenomenal world ofsense-objects and links him with the Absolute, whose inherentattributes are Ananta Ananda, Parama Santi, infinite knowledge,unbroken joy and eternal life.Yoga in a generic sense refers to Karma Yoga, BhaktiYoga, Raja Yoga,.Jnana Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Mantra Yoga, LayaYoga or Kundalini Yoga. In a restricted sense it means theAshtanga Yoga or Raja Yoga of Patanjali Maharshi.'l Refers to the original order of Sutras.(2e)